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Something Terrible
Practitioner:
Dean Trippe
Date:
Sep 24 2013
Something Terrible is the story of Trippe’s childhood sexual abuse and painful struggle with its psychological aftermath. Though the comic itself is sparsely scripted and free of gory details, Trippe provides an afterword that relates the hard facts: he was raped as a child by a teenager, and for three days. The older boy, who took advantage of the trust of someone much too young, threatened Trippe’s family and used a gun as persuasion.
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This Is Not Your Body
Practitioner:
This Is Not Your Body
Date:
Nov 25 2014
Two reflective stickers in a bathroom stall. When you sit down you can see your face in the bottom one. When you stand you can see your face in the top one, your groin in the bottom one. The top one says "Public", the bottom one says "Private". Or maybe the top one says "Private", and the bottom one says "Public". Which one is correct?
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Womens Erotic Art
Practitioner:
Womens Erotic Art
Date:
Feb 26 2013
The aim is to create an on line community that seeks to find new ways to articulate what it means to be an international women in relation to art and sexuality. International visual artists who are making cutting edge fine art, with an erotic edge, please upload your work onto the web site for free. (see link) Also a competition has been launched, giving you a chance to win £300.
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Violence Against Women Art Map
Practitioner:
Lauren Stetz, Ph.D.
Date:
Jul 22 2021
The Violence Against Women (VAW) Art Map was conceptualized in the fall of 2018, in the wake of the #MeToo movement by Dr. Lauren Stetz, as part of her doctoral research in Art Education with a minor in Women's, Gender, & Sexuality Studies at Penn State University.
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Erasing the Border
Practitioner:
Ana Teresa Fernández
Date:
May 6 2011
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Blindfolding Statues in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (no title)
Practitioner:
Oraculo Project, but the artist remains anonymous.
Date:
Mar 13 2016
An artist in Brazil, who remains anonymous, placed red blindfolds on the eyes of statues across the city of Rio de Janeiro to protest the country's political crisis.
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Activist Hangs Herself in Protest
Practitioner:
FEMEN
Date:
Jan 28 2016
A topless activist staged a mock hanging from a bridge in Paris, to protest against the visit of Iranian President Hassan Rouhani. The protester, from international women's rights group Femen, hung from the bridge in an execution-style demonstration on 28 January 2016. She had an Iranian flag painted on her chest.
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L.A. artist commemorates Monterey Park victims with portraits: ‘Remember them as they were’
Practitioner:
Jonathan D. Chang
Date:
Jan 27 2023
When Jonathan D. Chang visits the 626, he often wears a black hoodie emblazoned with a colorful print of Guangong on the back. A military general from the Three Kingdoms era turned Taoist guardian deity, Guangong, or Guan Yu, is known throughout China and parts of Vietnam as a symbol of wealth and protection. Chang’s hoodie features his own design of the deity, which he drew in classic chibi fashion with a big head and smaller limbs.
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The Tragic Story Behind Billie Holiday's "Strange Fruit"
Practitioner:
Billie Holiday
Date:
Apr 15 1937
In March 1939, a 23-year-old Billie Holiday walked up to the mic at West 4th's Cafe Society in New York City to sing her final song of the night. Per her request, the waiters stopped serving and the room went completely black, save for a spotlight on her face.
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Female Pressure
Practitioner:
Electric Indigo, Andrea Mayr
Date:
Jan 1 2013
female:pressure is an international network of female artists in the fields of electronic music and digital arts founded by Electric Indigo: from musicians, composers and DJs to visual artists, cultural workers and researchers. A worldwide resource of female talent that can be searched after criteria like location, profession, style or name.
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You are not in control of your own health anymore. I am.
Practitioner:
Free Food
Date:
Apr 25 2018
You are not in control of your own health anymore. I am. (An open letter from a graphic designer — or some other clickbait inducing title)
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post (r)evolutionary exercises
Practitioner:
Kultivator
Date:
Feb 16 2014
The post (r)evolutionary exercises are the outcome of a meeting/friendship/project that started in summer 2010, when we took part in "Goings on" seminar in Beirut, Lebanon. In this seminar, curated by Cecilia Andersson, Scandinavian and Middle east art groups were invited to meet and learn about each others practices. That's what we did, we got along really well, and we started at once to think of ways to do something together again.
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Howitcouldbedifferent.org - a wikipedia of ideas for improvement and social change
Practitioner:
Hicbd
Date:
Apr 24 2013
Have you ever wanted to see current or potential innovations for poverty or the environment without having to do a lot of researching or reading? Have you ever thought of an idea and wanted to tell the world about it and get feedback? Howitcouldbedifferent.org was founded for these purposes - to enable people to easily see, share, and suggest ideas in different categories.
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Future Internment Camps
Practitioner:
Plastic Jesus
Date:
Mar 7 2017
Over the weekend, Plastic Jesus affixed 50 signs to construction sites throughout the country that read, “Lot reserved for: Future Internment Camp.”
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"Your body is a battleground"
Practitioner:
Barbara Kruger
Date:
Jun 30 1989
A woman’s head is bisected by a line that splits her face into positive and negative halves. Over the image, a commanding text, stated in the second person, reads: “Your body is a battleground.”
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The Yayoflautas (or Iaioflautas): Seniors against the system
Practitioner:
Yayoflautas / Iaioflautas
Date:
Oct 27 2011
The Yayoflautas, or Iaioflautas is an organized group of senior citizens from different cities and regions of Spain. Like many others, the movement started during the first months of life of the 15-M movement, in Barcelona.
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Flour Bluff students expand education through activism
Practitioner:
Flour Bluff High School students
Date:
Apr 30 2012
CORPUS CHRISTI — Many Flour Bluff ISD students have developed an extracurricular activity that takes their education to the streets, to social media and toward a path of change: activism.Much of the students' passion stems from the April 1 suicide of 16-year-old Ted "Teddy" Molina, a former Flour Bluff Independent School District student.Ted's family has attributed his death to bullying.
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Work Ideology
Practitioner:
Madison Liao
Date:
Apr 15 2022
Work ideology centers around sustainable work. Through fifteen interviews, workers and prospective workers were interviewed about their experiences with work and the job search. Those interviews are analyzed and compiled on work ideology. However, work ideology goes further than showcasing the interview results, it allows for anonymous responses to be entered as well, expanding the research’s accessibility to every worker.
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Building an Ark for the big climate rally
Practitioner:
Auburn Seminary
Date:
Sep 19 2014
Four months ago, I was in a multifaith brainstorm for the People’s Climate March when someone said, “What if we had a giant ark?” I think we all had the same reaction: Great … but how do you build an ark?
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Beijing Sitong Bridge protest
Practitioner:
Peng Lifa
Date:
Oct 13 2022
The Beijing Sitong Bridge protest was a protest in China during the prelude to the 20th National Congress of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP).
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