Projects with Clear Short-Term Goals

These projects all have short-term goals. Ideally each contributes to a campaign with a clear, well-defined path to a goal. Ideally, there are targets—people, institutions—that the project (and/or campaign) pressures and which, if pressured, can help achieve the goal.
Decomposable Barbie
Practitioner:
Barbie Liberation Organization
Date:
Aug 1 2023

Barbie Hoax Targets Mattel and Fools Some News Outlets

The false campaign by environmental activists claimed that the toy giant was launching a new line of decomposable Barbies and would stop using plastic by 2030.

Cultural center on wheels brings the arts closer to working-class Brazilians
Practitioner:
Anderson Mauricio
Date:
Jun 1 2023

SAO PAULO, May 16 (Reuters) - At one of Latin America's largest commuter bus terminals in Brazil's gritty downtown Sao Paulo, 84-year-old Rerizenil de Paula Santos waits on a bus decorated with neon lights and bright graffiti amid the hustle and bustle of rush hour.

You don't like me? I'm gonna throw a party in front of your office window
Practitioner:
Trans children and teenagers
Date:
May 22 2023

On Monday, May 22nd, trans children and teenagers from across the country threw a prom on the National Mall, a youth-led public celebration of trans joy at a time when more and more states are adopting viciously anti-trans legislation. The Meteor’s Mik Bean spoke to Daniel Trujillo, 15, one of the event’s organizers, about the power a little party can have.

Day of Disruption
Practitioner:
Israeli Artists
Date:
Mar 16 2023

Text by Jerusalem Post Staff

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Ballerina uses art to express solidarity with Iran protests
Practitioner:
TARA GHASSEMIEH
Date:
May 4 2023

AMNA NAWAZ: Since anti-government protests erupted in Iran last year, people around the world have taken to social media to show their support.

That includes an Iranian American ballerina who's tapping into her own heritage and her art, in solidarity with those pushing for more rights.

The "NewsHour"'s Julia Griffin reports for our arts and culture series, Canvas.

Climate Protesters Smear Paint on Case and Pedestal of Degas Sculpture at National Gallery of Art
Practitioner:
Tim Martin and Joanna Smith
Date:
Apr 27 2023

On Thursday, two climate protesters dressed in suits smeared paint on the case and pedestal of Edgar Degas’s sculpture Little Dancer Aged Fourteen sculpture at the National Gallery of Art in Washington, D.C.

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