Projects tagged "Digital & Technology"

If I could say to America
Practitioner:
Erin Devine
Date:
May 18 2012
If I could say to America poses an open moment of opportunity for citizens from around the globe: if you could say anything to America, what would it be? Ambiguous but not ambivalent, if I could say to America is intended as a direct forum for dialogue and empowerment, and for truth and awareness among its viewers.
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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!
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Former Dazed editor Rod Stanley launched ‘Good Trouble’: an online zine celebrating the culture of resistance
Practitioner:
Rod Stanley, Good Trouble
Date:
Jan 1 2017
If, like me, you spent the days after Trump’s election in a depressed stupor wondering what – if anything – would change, look no further than Good Trouble. Set up by former Dazed editor Rod Stanley, it’s a new collective arts platform dedicated to celebrating the culture of resistance and grassroots activists promoting positive change.
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Smog Ring - Pollution Transformed into Art
Practitioner:
Daan Roosegaarde
Date:
Jan 1 2014
“A Foreigner Makes Beijing’s Smog into Rings” has become a tittle used by a multitude of popular public accounts on Wechat, the most commonly used chatting app in China, which makes more and more Chinese netizens know the story of Daan Roosegaarde, a Dutch artist and “social designer”, who has been making effort to combine the energy saving technology with visually enjoyable art.
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Sluts Across America
Practitioner:
Roopa Vasudevan
Date:
May 11 2012
In 2012, Sandra Fluke stood up in front of Democratic members of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee to advocate for the mandatory inclusion of birth control coverage in health insurance. Republicans on the committee refused to allow her to speak.
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A Day in the Life of An Escort
Practitioner:
Kate McGrew, SWAI
Date:
Dec 27 2017
A photo project/online feed to increase visibility of sex workers and increase the sex workers’ sense of community of voice, in response to a spate of violence against the community in Ireland. The project led to a piece in The National, and increased area interest and conversation about violence against sex workers.
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Memetro
Practitioner:
Memetro
Date:
Jan 1 2010
Memetro is a non-profit cultural organisation, which has developed a web application for smartphones for all people who have a transitory memory upset. The term ‘memetro’ is a merging of two concepts‘Meme’ from the Spanish expression, and the film ‘Memento’. People with TMG (Transitory Global Memetro) very often forget to validate their ticket of public transport, especially on the subway.
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'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri' inspires real-life billboards
Practitioner:
avaaz, Justice 4 Grenfell
Date:
Feb 20 2018
A pair of activist groups have taken a tactic straight from the Oscar front-runner “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
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Donate an hour
Practitioner:
Plan B
Date:
Aug 1 2020
Prison inmates in Mexico have suffered from coronavirus infections at a higher rate than the country as a whole, and pandemic lockdowns have reduced their already limited contact with the outside world. But one group of women inmates at a prison west of Mexico City have managed to benefit, as the lockdown spurred a wave of professionals with time on their hands to donate online classes.
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Pam Geller Wanted Us to Draw Muhammad. So We Did. #DM2015
Practitioner:
Muslim Girl, Mohammed Barakat
Date:
Apr 27 2015
Pam Geller doesn’t know much about Islam or Muslims, that much is clear. What she does know, however, is how to rally the troops to incite racism. From funding Islamophobic bus ads to maximizing offensive Muslim stereotypes, it’s clear that there’s only one thing on her agenda — and that’s hate.
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Fan Activism: Trans Interventions in Fandom and Beyond
Practitioner:
fans
Date:
Mar 10 2016
Fanfiction is political, subversive, radical. Writing Harry Potter as a girl, Hermione as black, or Ron as transgender exposes people to narratives written from the perspective of marginalized communities. But is writing fanfiction a type of activism?
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Coal for the rich
Practitioner:
The Yes Men, Greenpeace, Colombia College
Date:
Apr 4 2011
Students from Colombia College teamed up with Greenpeace and The Yes Men to take on the Chicago coal industry in an elaborate, multi-layered hoax. The group created a scheme to announce that a new coal plant was planned—but instead of going in a poor neighborhood (like the two coal plants that already exist), this one would be built in a rich one.
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Representing Disability in an Ablest World: Essays on Mass Media
Practitioner:
Beth Haller
Date:
Nov 12 2010
As an add-on to my 2010 book, Representing Disability in an Ableist World. Essays on Mass Media, I have created this online resource site. https://www.facebook.com/pages/Representing-Disability-in-an-Ableist-Wor...
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Putting a Stop to Supermodel Minnie Mouse
Practitioner:
Health at Every Size, Dances With Fat, Ragen Chastain
Date:
Sep 18 2012
When Disney and Barneys partnered together to create a runway-ready Minnie Mouse, outrage ensued from size and body acceptance activists claiming that the new Minnie Mouse was too skinny. Ragen Chastain, a leader in the Health at Every Size movement, and founder of popular blog "Dances With Fat," jumped on the controversy, and started a change.org petition that garnered over 145,000 signatures.
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Disability Rights Activist & Artist Liz Crow Stages "Bedding Out"
Practitioner:
Liz Crow
Date:
Apr 10 2013
Artist and disability rights activist Liz Crow has produced another iteration of her long-standing performance project, “Bedding Out.” In an attempt to bridge the divide between her private and public lives, she invited the world to witness the way she exists in the privacy of her own bed. Staged at the Salisbury Arts Centre just outside of London, visitors could watch Crow as she lives in an installed bedroom for 48 hours straight.
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Tracking Transience
Practitioner:
Hasan Elahi
Date:
Jan 1 2002
An erroneous tip called into law enforcement authorities in 2002 subjected Hasan Elahi to an intensive investigation by the FBI and after undergoing months of interrogations, he was finally cleared of suspicions. After this harrowing experience, Elahi conceived “Tracking Transience” and opened just about every aspect of his life to the public.
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GLOBAL PEACE WALKWAY VR PEACE MUSEUM PROJECT
Practitioner:
PAUL=FELIX MONTEZ
Date:
Aug 15 2015
Imagine affecting the global cultural Landscape through art and technology use. Imagine one-mile long installation in 100 city locations worldwide, each mile-long install is of 250 bronze plaques of different Peacemakers. Then imagine its own App that when any smartphone is pointed at one of the plaques an entire timeline biographical history of that peacemaker becomes available.
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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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#YesAllWomen
Practitioner:
#YesAllWomen
Date:
May 15 2014
In May, the horrific mass shooting in Isla Vista, CA, triggered national conversations about violent misogyny. After some Twitter users began using the hashtag #NotAllMen to defensively derail the conversation, the hugely popular hashtag #YesAllWomen emerged, getting tweeted over 1 million times within just a few days.
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Western Flag (Spingletop,Texas) 2017
Practitioner:
John Gerrard
Date:
Feb 9 2019
Western Flag depicts the site of the 'Lucas Gusher' - the world's first major oil find - in Spindletop, Texas in 1901, now barren and exhausted. The site is recreated as a digital simulation the center of which is marked by a flagpole spewing and endless stream of black smoke.
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Art Protest Groups Join Forces for Guerrilla Ribbon-cutting
Practitioner:
The Illuminator
Date:
Apr 14 2015
Last night, The Illuminator (please see external sources) was in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District to project mayday messages on the facade of the soon-to-be-opened Whitney Museum, while a group of two dozen protesters supported by 23 sponsoring organizations, launched a guerrilla inauguration for the “fracked gas line museum.”
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K-Pop Fancams Got Political to Protect Black Lives Matter Protesters From Dallas Police
Practitioner:
K-Pop Fans
Date:
Jun 5 2020
If you’ve spent a decent amount of time on Twitter, you’re probably familiar with the concept of K-pop fancams. The short clips of live performances, primarily by South Korean acts, often dominate replies on the app and are hated by many. This week, however, the social phenomenon has taken over in a different way: to fight for the rights of Black Lives Matter protesters seeking justice after the death of George Floyd.
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Jameela Jamil says she’s ‘not here to be liked’: ‘I am not a trend, I am a human being’
Practitioner:
Jameela Jamil
Date:
Dec 10 2021
Jameela Jamil has opened up about how she’s “not here to be liked” in a frank new interview with Meghan Markle. In the latest episode of Archetypes, Meghan’s Spotify podcast, the Duchess speaks with both Jamil and Shohreh Aghdashloo about the “stereotypes and judgements women face in the world of activism”.
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‘Earth Day Sing Out’ supports climate activism, local musicians
Practitioner:
Davis Independent Music Initiative
Date:
Apr 22 2020
The community is invited to join with local climate activists in the “Earth Day Sing Out” from noon to 1 p.m. and 5 to 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Earth Day. The event is designed to call for an economic stimulus to help prevent future climate crisis.
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What Are the Biggest Problems Women Face Today?
Practitioner:
Politico Magazine
Date:
Mar 8 2019
It’s been a historic year for women. There are more serving in Congress than ever before, and a record number are currently running for president in 2020. But even with these significant gains, women—both in the U.S. and around the world—can still find gender equality elusive.
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