Projects tagged "Online"

ISIS-chan : Anime nerds' efforts to influence online search results for ISIS-related messages
Practitioner:
Anime fans from Japan and around the world
Date:
Jan 24 2015
Her name is ISIS-chan. And she's how nerds around the world are trying to silence violent ISIS terrorist propaganda. It starts with the vibrant worldwide community that loves Japanese anime. Some of them have created a cute animated character as a sort of ISIS mascot. The goal? Hijack the terrorist group's message and replace it with a girl that's oh-so-adorable.
Calvin Klein, Mother's Day
Practitioner:
Calvin Klein
Date:
May 8 2022
Text by David Artavia - An ad from Calvin Klein on Mother's Day featuring a pregnant transgender man and his trans partner has sparked a wave of backlash on social media.
Spent: A Game about Surviving Poverty
Practitioner:
Urban Ministries of Durham, McKinney
Date:
Aug 1 2011
Spent is an online in-browser game designed by ad agency McKinney as part of a partnership with Urban Ministries of Durham, NC, calling attention to the problem of poverty and educate people about homelessness. In the game, players are challenged to live on $1000 over a month, often having to decide between essentials and utilize outside options in order to survive.
JEREMIAH'S VANISHING NEW YORK
Practitioner:
JEREMIAH MOSS
Date:
Jan 3 1997
This blogger documents all the cool things that are on their way to extinction in New York. A mix of preserving history and nostalgia through old school photography and new media. This website creates a nostalgic internet record of pre-internet New York. 
Sarah Sophie Flicker: Why the Arts Are Essential to a Strong Resistance Movement
Practitioner:
Sarah Sophie Flicker
Date:
Aug 31 2017
Sarah Sophie Flicker, one of the many organizers of the women's march speaks about the importance of Arts and Resistance ------ [excerpt]
Black Lives Matter to Gaming
Practitioner:
BLM protestors
Date:
Aug 7 2020
During the pandemic of Covid protestors have found many different ways in which they can express themselves. Some examples of which are the BLM rallies that took place in the video game The Sims to the China / Hong Kong protests in Animal Crossing. During the period of time where street protests against anti-black racism was rampant around the world, Animal Crossing players were taking their own stand against racism.
Artists React to the Pandemic, George Floyd and the Election
Practitioner:
Patricia Dahlman
Date:
Jul 3 2020
“Artists React to the Pandemic, George Floyd and the Election”
Design4Peace
Practitioner:
Leslie Dwyer
Date:
Mar 8 2014
Design4Peace is a collection of political posters created by Leslie Dwyer. Images speak to issues of war and peace, prisons, solidarity and movement, immigration, economy and class, violence against women, ecology, agriculture, racism, and gender. Leslie works with movement and educational organizations, such as Veterans for Peace and Teaching for Change to support their work visually.
ARTISTS FIGHT TRUMP
Practitioner:
Patricia Dahlman
Date:
Mar 11 2019
Many citizens of the United States have spoken out against Trump by organizing, protesting, voting, writing and making art. Most of us have hoped for the impeachment of this inept, cruel, lying and corrupt con man who is a danger to our country and to the world. We the people of the United States will continue to speak out and fight against Trump.
Calling Big Brands of Soda
Practitioner:
GreenPeaceUSA
Date:
Apr 5 2021
"This is the video that Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and Nestlé don’t want you to see. The big brands want you to believe they are taking steps to reduce single-use plastic BUT they are actually working hand in hand with the fossil fuel industry to produce even MORE! Watch now to learn that the actual “Story of the Bottle” has devastating effects on our health, planet, and communities!
Yes, the Climate is Changing
Practitioner:
350.org
Date:
Sep 20 2012
Yes, the Climate is Changing Video: People around the world show how climate change is already affecting their lives. <iframe width="560" height="315" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/mgaxuYhI_9E" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>
Slammed in the Butt by My Hugo Award Nomination
Practitioner:
Chuck Tingle
Date:
May 5 2016
Chuck Tingle is the Internet's most beloved author of bizarre niche erotica, perhaps best known for his masterwork Pounded in the Butt by My Own Butt. The Hugo Awards are a formerly prestigious sci-fi honor, hijacked in recent years by racist neoreactionaries and Gamergaters aiming to Make Science Fiction Not Diverse Again.
WeTOPIA, Delivering "Joy" In a Real Way
Practitioner:
Sojo Studios
Date:
Nov 29 2011
Sojo Studios, a new entertainment company, made plenty of headlines this week with its first social game, WeTopia. The studio is gaining plenty of attention with news of its $8 million arsenal, a roster of partnerships with non-profits like Save the Children, Children’s Health Fund and buildOn, consumer brand advertisers, and Ellen DeGeneres as one its business investors and partners. 
Real Cost of Prisons
Practitioner:
Real Cost of Prisons
Date:
Jan 1 2000
The Real Cost of Prisons Project brings together justice activists, artists, researchers and people directly experiencing the impact of mass criminalization to work to end mass incarceration.
Trump Death Clock seeks to bring ‘accountability for reckless leadership’
Practitioner:
Eugene Jarecki
Date:
May 6 2020
Donald Trump has been accused of personally causing the deaths of 40,000 Americans through his “reckless” handling of the Covid-19 pandemic, in a new website launched on Wednesday under the provocative title Trump Death Clock.
Can Humor Topple Monsters?
Practitioner:
Yes Man Andy Bichlbaum
Date:
Apr 26 2012
Can Humor Topple Monsters? An interview with Yes Man Andy Bichlbaum on his latest prank against Bank of America and why every protest needs some fun. by Laura Gottesdiener
Nude Protests and Political Contradictions
Practitioner:
Bloggers
Date:
Apr 22 2013
Last month Amina Tyler, a 19 year old Tunisian blogger, posted a nude photo of herself as a protest; she is now under death threat. In her defense, the Ukrainian group Femen [13] staged a global "topless jihad" [14] on April 4, causing widespread debate [15] about nude protests [16], freedom of expression, and Femen's politics. [17]
Black Trans Archive Video Game
Practitioner:
Danielle Brathwaite-Shirley
Date:
Aug 1 2021
"Built from the ground up by Black trans coders and developers, The Black Trans Archive takes the form of a video game, allowing visitors to interact with its content in real-time, making their own contributions in the process. It’s also specifically designed to ensure that this work can never be deleted, allowing everything contained within it to persist long beyond anyone who was involved in its creation.
Deconstructing The 1975’s ‘Love It If We Made It’
Practitioner:
The 1975
Date:
Jul 19 2018
The 1975’s ‘Love It If We Made It’ is a dystopian love story that feels appropriate for the last 18 months. Even though it was written before the pandemic, its relevancy has only increased tenfold since its release in 2018.
Every Month: One Week. One Film. One Global Audience.
Practitioner:
SIMA RAMA
Date:
Mar 16 2017
For the past five years, we’ve screened SIMA juried films in communities and classrooms across six continents and witnessed an increasing demand to use the inspirational force of documentary filmmaking to build a global digital community around today’s most pressing issues.
Trash Tycoon: A Game about "Upcycling"
Practitioner:
Guerillapps
Date:
Sep 1 2011
Trash Tycoon is an upcycling social network game developed by Guerillapps. The game applies traditional social gameplay features to highlight real-world issues such as waste, water, and “green” activities. Gameplay includes cleaning trash, recycling, and constructing products and decorations out of recycled material.
It Gets Better
Practitioner:
Dan Savage and Terry Miller
Date:
Sep 21 2010
After a spate of bullying-related suicides of LGBT youth, gay columnist Dan Savage and his partner Terry Miller decided to launch the It Gets Better project to see what they could do about it. They began with a simple YouTube video in which both of them described their experiences with bullying in high school, coming out, their families, and the story of their relationship and the adoption of their sun.
Undertale
Practitioner:
Toby Fox
Date:
Sep 15 2015
Undertale is a critically acclaimed JRPG indie title that was recently released, and you can get it on the game’s official website or Steam.
'Time to rebel': Greta Thunberg adds voice to new song by the 1975
Practitioner:
The 1975, Greta Thunberg
Date:
May 22 2020
Greta Thunberg has made her musical debut on a single by the 1975. On a track called The 1975, a version of which traditionally opens each of the British band’s albums, the 16-year-old environmental activist restates her position on the need to act on the climate emergency.
Greenpeace asks Nestle to Have a Break
Practitioner:
Greenpeace USA
Date:
Mar 17 2010
Greenpeace released a video to spread the word that Nestle, the maker of Kit Kat, was using palm oil purchased from companies that are destroying the Indonesian rainforest and pushing orangutans towards extinction. The video, which features a guy opening a Kit Kat at work, pulling out an orangutan finger and taking a bite, shocked hundreds of thousands of viewers. The Greenpeace campaign against Nestle was a success.

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