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Mar 4 2026
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Real Democracy Australia - Viral Participatory Poster Project.
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Carl Scrase in collaboration with Real Democracy Australia
Date:
Feb 24 2013
Do we need to crowdsource a new Australian Constitution? Does anything matter more than the environment? Should Australia become a republic with an Australian head of state? Should whistleblowers be protected? Is representative democracy antiquated? Controversial artist Carl Scrase is asking these questions in a new project that mixes street art posters with political activism and aims to go viral through social media.
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Lebanon rape law: Wedding dresses hang in Beirut sea front protest
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Lebanese Activists
Date:
Apr 22 2017
Activists campaigning to change Lebanon's law on rape have staged a macabre protest on Beirut's famous sea front. What appeared to be more than 30 white wedding dresses were hung from nooses, strung up between the palm trees. Lebanese law currently allows a rapist to be exonerated if he marries his victim. The activists are pressing to have the legislation abolished at an upcoming session of parliament.
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Slide Archive and Document Library
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The Journal of Aesthetics & Protest
Date:
Jan 1 2008
"The traveling mini-exhibition aims to gather a snap-shot of contemporary cultural production. Editors collect items and contributions are ongoing." (From site.)
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Bus Shelter Ads Confront San Francisco Eviction Crisis
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California Department of Corrections (CDC)
Date:
Feb 12 2014
The California Department of Corrections (CDC) has unveiled a new campaign of bus shelter ads to confront San Francisco’s eviction crisis.
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Bruce High Quality Foundation University
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Bruce High Quality Foundation
Date:
Sep 19 2009
The Bruce High Quality Foundation University (BHQFU) is an unaccredited, free collaborative school founded by the eponymous artist collective and presented by Creative Time.
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Lights in the City
Practitioner:
Alfredo Jaar
Date:
Jan 1 1999
Montreal: The City of Lights In Canada Alfredo Jaar completed a project referred to as Lights in the City, in 1999. Keep in mind this is considered one of the richest cities in North America. with a large population of homeless individuals. Is there not a way, for such a rich city, to help people in dire need of just basic necessities?
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TEACHINGS OF DIOGENES
Practitioner:
Diogenes
Date:
Nov 18 2012
TEACHINGS OF DIOGENES (c. 412- c. 323 B.C )
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Perigives
Practitioner:
Erin Da Eun Song
Date:
Jan 1 2019
The public bathrooms at Penn Station in New York City are a dirty, depressing place. But now, there’s a bright spot: a poster that encourages women to donate menstrual products, like pads or tampon, to help the many homeless women who frequent the bathroom.
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The Pink Seesaws
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Ronald Rael, Virginia San Fratello.
Date:
Jan 1 2019
The US-Mexico border wall has become a battleground for political theater, but also various artistic interventions. One of these outstanding artworks is the pink seesaws. They went viral after they were installed by the two creative architects Ronald Rael and Virginia San Fratello. Between the erect giant steel posts of the border fence lie small gaps a couple of inches apart. It is this space where they installed the seesaws.
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'Speaking Pie to Power'
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Biotic Baking Brigade (BBB)
Date:
Jan 1 1999
BBB are a network of militant bakers armed with pies that are ready to change the world. They stand for ecology, bioregionalism, human-scale economies, and proper gastronomics, and their method is inspired by Noël Godin, who has been pieing public figures since the '70s at the head of the International Patisserie Brigade.
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Quac: el Noticero (Quac the newletter)
Practitioner:
Jaime Garzon
Date:
May 13 1995
From 1995 to 1997, Colombian families reunited in front of the TV to watch Quac: El Noticero, a comedy newletter performed by the comedian Jaime Garzon and the actor Diego Leon Hoyos. It has been the only space in which the Colombian society was allowed to see a well made newsletter about the reality of the country and their politicians from a comedy perspective.
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Cats Against Cat Calling
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Hollaback!
Date:
Mar 20 2012
"Cats Against Cat Calling" began online as a movement under same slogan, powered through Hollaback! Hollaback! is an activist collective seeking to end street harassment. Working through a network of activists in various locations, Hollaback! encourages individuals to stand up for themselves against uncomfortable interactions in public.
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Activist Hackers Temporarily Block Putin's Website
Practitioner:
Anonymous
Date:
May 14 2012
From ReutersBy Vladimir SoldatkinHackers temporarily blocked President Vladimir Putin's web site on Wednesday, carrying out a promise to disrupt government information portals two days after his swearing-in for another six-year term that has drawn street protests. The hacker activist group Anonymous used the "Op_Russia" twitter account to publicize the
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Undocubus
Practitioner:
Undocubus
Date:
Sep 6 2012
"The No Papers, No Fear ride for justice. Riders are undocumented people from all over the country, including students, mothers and fathers, children, people in deportation proceedings, day laborers, and others who continue to face deportation, harassment, and death while simply looking for a better life.
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Barbie Liberation Organization
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Barbie Liberation Organization
Date:
Dec 25 1993
On Christmas day in 1993, kids were finding more than they bargained for under their trees: Mattel’s new talking Barbie dolls growled “Dead men tell no lies,” while Hasbro’s macho GI Joe’s chirped “I love to shop with you.”
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Anti-Abortion ‘Magical Birth Canal’ Videos
Practitioner:
Laura Klassen, CHOICE42
Date:
Jun 2 2018
This Anti-Abortion Influencer Is Using ‘Magical Birth Canal’ Videos to Supercharge the Movement Laura Klassen is using props, satire, and a pink wig to pioneer a young and edgy approach to anti-abortion messaging in Canada. By Valerie Kipnis and Elizabeth Landers May 4 2020, 12:45pm
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Pocard - Singapore Version
Practitioner:
Action Office
Date:
Nov 23 2024
Concept 1. This is a participatory art action initiated by Action Office, aiming at questioning current democratic elections in Singapore and shaping an alternative possibility. 2. Design the pocards to resemble ballots, inviting people to fill out election results and mail them to the corresponding country’s polling stations or current government.
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Tied and Tested: Miles Greenberg's 'Sebastian' and the Art of Endurance
Practitioner:
Miles Greenberg
Date:
Apr 24 2024
Miles Greenberg is a performance artist from Canada who specializes in time, endurance, and the human body. His art is often complicated and deep into the human experience, with physical endurance mixed into visual metaphors that create deep, profound statements of the human condition.
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Peng! Collective Slams Shell at their PR event in Berlin
Practitioner:
Peng! Collective
Date:
Dec 11 2013
In 2013, Shell sent out press releases about their upcoming event, the Science Slam, which would aim to “celebrate the company’s responsible oil production” and “showcase ideas for renewable energy by scientists and students.” Essentially, Shell organized this event in the hopes that it would allow the multinational oil company to appear as if it is actually concerned about the environment and finding alternatives to oil.
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