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Federal Trade Commission demands Elon Musk 'identify all journalists' who had access to Twitter Files
Practitioner:
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC)
Date:
Mar 7 2023
he Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is demanding Elon Musk turn over internal Twitter documents, including a list of the journalists who were behind the viral "Twitter Files." The Wall Street Journal first reported Tuesday about more than a dozen letters the FTC sent to Twitter and its legal counsel as part of a probe looking into Musk's 2022 takeover of the tech giant.
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Where the Tides Ebb and Flow
Practitioner:
Pedro Marzorati
Date:
Oct 12 2015
As you walk through Paris and especially in the Montsouris Park, one cannot help but notice the blue busts that appear to be rising from under the surface of the water. This artwork is known as Where the Tides Ebb and Flow created by Pedro Marzorati , an Argentinian artist.
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For Warmth
Practitioner:
Thich Nhat Hanh as featured at onbeing.org
Date:
Apr 1 2016
Thich Nhat Hanh reads his poem "For Warmth" in Vietnamese, Krista Tippett reads the translation in English, excerpted from the episode "Mindfulness, Suffering, and Engaged Buddhism."
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The Ferengi Plan (AKA How to Throttle the FCC to Dial Up Modem Speeds)
Practitioner:
Neocities, Kyle Drake
Date:
May 9 2014
On May 9th, 2014, NeoCities.org, installed measures designed to slow the bandwidth of the FCC's IP addresses on Neocities' homepage, throttling their bandwidth down to 28.8kbps modem speeds (the same speed as dial up). NeoCities has demanded a $1000 "ransom" to return the FCC's IP addresses back to normal operating speeds.
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Rhodes Must Fall
Practitioner:
UCT Students
Date:
Mar 6 2015
This series of protests began on the UCT campus in an effort to remove the bronze statute of Cecil Rhodes in the center of campus due to the belief that Rhodes represents the oppressive colonization of South Africa that eventually led to apartheid.
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QUINCEAÑERA PROTEST: Texas teens protest against SB 4 at Capitol
Practitioner:
Texas Teens
Date:
Jul 17 2017
Highlights: A handful of teens donned puffy quinceañera dresses to protest against the “sanctuary cities” ban. The teens gave paper flowers to lawmakers who voted against SB 4 and flyers to those who voted in favor. Texas teens took part in a quinceañera-themed protest on the south steps of the Capitol to voice their opposition to Senate Bill 4, the so-called sanctuary cities ban.
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Un-Daily Bread
Practitioner:
Gregg Segal
Date:
Dec 30 2019
In response to an earlier project called "Daily Bread, Gregg Segal collaborated with the United Nations Refugee Agency to bring awareness to the crisis of refugees fleeing Venezuela through his project "Un-Daily Bread."
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Chalk
Practitioner:
Jennifer Allora, Guillermo Calzadilla
Date:
Feb 14 2019
The two Puerto Rico-based artists Jennifer Allora and Guillermo Calzadilla have worked together to make captivating artworks. Allora and Calzadilla are known for their interactive art pieces in public, often addressing social and political issues and engaging questions of history, geopolitics, and culture.
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Stop The Coal Monster
Practitioner:
Stop The Coal Monster
Date:
Jun 12 2021
A series of three animations and posters to support the campaign titled: Stop the Coal Monster. Our demands of Nelson City Council and Tasman District Council: - Prohibit new resource consents for coal use or mining, effectively immediately. - End all existing consents for coal use or mining by 2025. - Ensure adequate monitoring of all current coal users.
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Projeto Axé
Practitioner:
Cesare de Florio La Rocca (founder)
Date:
Jan 1 1990
“Children and youngsters who are invisible to society are made visible through Art”
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Women Circles for Development in Uganda
Practitioner:
Women And Children's Empowerment Network in Africa
Date:
Jan 24 2015
WACENA, was established in the year 2008 by a number of concerned mothers together with women students from Makerere University Kampala with a purpose of addressing and alleviating the acute and long-term consequences of violence against the women and children of Uganda.
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Sweeping Out Corruption
Practitioner:
Rio de Paz (Peace Rio)
Date:
Sep 12 2011
Four ministers in Brazil have resigned since January after being implicated in corruption, and on Wednesday, protesters showed they've had enough.
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WWE Keeps Pressure On Glenn Beck
Practitioner:
WWE
Date:
Feb 26 2013
World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) issued a statement on Monday detailing the latest chapter in its public feud with Glenn Beck, claiming that the conservative commentator has ducked the professional wrestling organization.
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Photoshopped Sculpture
Practitioner:
Berlin ArtParasites (publisher)
Date:
Aug 24 2014
"The thing about this is that sculptures like these in art history were for the male gaze. Photoshop a phone to it and suddenly she’s seen as vain and conceited. That’s why I’m 100% for selfie culture because apparently men can gawk at women but when we realize how beautiful we are we’re suddenly full of ourselves…" —Kiyun Kim
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A Dozen Writers Put Down Their Pens to Prove the Might of a March
Practitioner:
The people of Moscow
Date:
Mar 7 2014
There were no opposition leaders at the head of the vast column of people that peacefully wound its way through central Moscow on Sunday.
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#1000BlackGirlBooks
Practitioner:
Marley Dias
Date:
Jan 25 2016
From Jezebel: Marley Dias is an 11-year-old New Jersey resident who’s rounding up children’s books that feature black female leads so that she and her peers have more fictional characters to look up to. The project, titled #1000BlackGirlBooks, started when Marley complained to her mother about reading too many books about white male protagonists in school.
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The New Culture Movement
Practitioner:
Chinese progessive writers
Date:
Sep 15 1915
The New Culture Movement was initiated by Chen Duxiu, Li Dazhao, Lu Xun, Hu Shi, Cai Yuanpei, Qian Xuan and other writers who had received Western education (called the new-style education at the time). It is an ideological and cultural innovation and literary revolutionary movement.
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The Declaration of Sentiments from the First Women's Rights Convention
Practitioner:
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Date:
Jul 20 1848
The Declaration of Sentiments, also known as the Declaration of Rights and Sentiments, is a document signed in 1848 at the first women's rights convention to be organized by women. Held in Seneca Falls, New York, the convention is now known as the Seneca Falls Convention. The principal author of the Declaration was Elizabeth Cady Stanton, who modeled it upon the United States Declaration of Independence.
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Activist Art on Fingertips
Practitioner:
Ami Vega
Date:
Jul 16 2016
This has been a racially-charged year. How one challenges the status quo is an individual choice and many opt for artistic expression. Artistic expression can personified most visually on the body and while black pride tees are big, nail art is just as big and just as communicative.
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The Strangers Project
Practitioner:
Brandon Doman
Date:
Aug 1 2019
The Strangers Project is a celebration of the stories we’re surrounded with every day—both from the strangers we share our space with every day, and our own stories we carry. It’s about a connection with ourselves, with people around us, and with something greater than ourselves.
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