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2016
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Art & Activism 2016 Favorite 

This is a class focused gallery intended to share class findings related to Art & Activism in Print!

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Artbus
Practitioner
Artbus
Date
Apr 8 2005

"Artbus is a non-profit organization devoted to the promotion and dissemination of contemporary art. Supported by contributions from individuals, foundations and corporations Artbus facilitates public access to current artistic expressions and fosters creativity and production by living artists.

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SlutWalk
Practitioner
SlutWalk Co-Founders Sonya Barnett and Heather Jarvis
Date
Apr 3 2011

The SlutWalk protest marches began on April 3, 2011, in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, and became a movement of rallies across the world. Participants protest against explaining or excusing rape by referring to any aspect of a woman's appearance.

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Speaking out against air pollution through Smog Art
Practitioner
Ordinary People in China
Date
Feb 28 2014

The action art performance themed "War on smog, we are taking action" was held by some environmental activists and volunteers on the commercial center and famous tourist spot Yangren Jie (Foreigners’ Street) in Nanan district, Chongqing municipality in Southwest China on Friday, Febuary 28.

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Comics: A Graphic Record of the Here and Now
Practitioner
multiple artists, curated by Shane Bennan, Creative Time
Date
Jan 1 2010

Creative Time, a public art fund, invited artists to make online comics that addressed contemporary issues. Every month for two years a new artist presented their comic strip online. At the end, there were a total of 24 comic works that were archived online and also released as a publication in 2010.

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Cheering Girls into STEM
Practitioner
Science Cheerleader
Date
Jan 30 2015

Despite the pushes to motivate more young girls into STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields, women are still very underrepresented in almost every scientific field. Part of this motivation is because a lot of young girls would rather do something else.

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Subversive Coloring Books
Practitioner
various
Date
Jan 1 1961

While adult coloring books are hitting a high note right now in 2016, this isn't the first time this has happened. Back in the 1960s, coloring books were so popular that one of them even made it to the New York Times bestseller list.

However, while modern adult coloring books are very geometric and abstract, intended to help adults destress and relax, adult coloring books from the 1960s were much more political.

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MolleIndustria Video Games - McDonald's
Practitioner
Molleindustria
Date
Mar 7 2006

In this game, you own and operate McDonald's. You have the choice to try to operate ethically or make decisions like using genetically modified soy or administering bovine growth hormone. If you go the ethical route, you bankrupt the company and lose.

The game then forces players to become "the bad guy" gleefully firing workers, plowing over rainforests, and bribing nutritionists in order to stay profitable.

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World Without Oil
Practitioner
Ken Eklund (Writer Guy Inc.)
Date
Apr 30 2007

World Without Oil (WWO) is an alternate reality game (ARG) created to call attention to, spark dialogue about, plan for and engineer solutions to a possible near-future global oil shortage, post peak oil.

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Turning Art Into Activism
Practitioner
Leslie Thomas, various photographers
Date
Feb 20 2012

By David Gonzalez

Leslie Thomas wants to shock you. She wants to anger you. And above all, she wants you to do something.

She’s not talking about run-of-the-mill, “Hey buddy, watch your step” angry or TMZ sleaze shock. She’s talking about the great humanitarian and social crises of our time, like in Darfur, Afghanistan or Myanmar. And yes, she’s talking to you.

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Critical Engeneering Manifesto
Practitioner
Julian Oliver
Date
Oct 23 2011

 The Critical Engineering ManifestoThe Critical Engineer considers Engineering to be the most transformative language of our time, shaping the way we move, communicate and think. It is the work of the Critical Engineer to study and exploit this language, exposing its influence.

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Spec Ops: The Line
Practitioner
Walt Williams; Richard Pearsey
Date
Jun 26 2012

Often in military style video games we kill without much regard for the enemy. They are faceless or stereotypical, the Nazi or evil Cold War–era Russian. They are enemies that were fought on the battlefields of great wars, or they are aliens that have no resemblance to humans save for a general humanoid form.

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I Wish this Was
Practitioner
Candy Chang
Date
Nov 12 2010

I Wish This Was began in New Orleans in November 2010. It was inspired by vacant storefronts. There are a lot of them where Candy lives in New Orleans. There are also a lot of people who need and want things. What if we could easily voice what we want, where we want it? How can we influence the businesses and services in our neighborhoods? 

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