Projects tagged "Politics & Government"

Bulgarian students protest for 'change'
Practitioner:
Bulgarian students
Date:
Jan 11 2013
“Wake up!” chanted some 2,000 protesters rallying in front of Sofia University after students, who have been occupying part of the university since October 25, called for faculty and anti-government protesters to join their demonstration. Protesters marched in the streets of Sofia to the beat of drums, chanting “Resign!” and “Red trash!”, blocking the traffic in downtown Sofia, AFP reports.
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refuge for refugees
Practitioner:
coline declef and marie venon
Date:
May 23 2018
Two design students were awarded the Futurapolis prize last Wednesday for their project to adapt the Furan (underground river) , a response to the migration crisis.
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AirFood Project
Practitioner:
The Air Food Project
Date:
Feb 8 2013
AirFood Project has one goal： Stop budget cut of the European food aid programme
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Israeli Protest Song Banned from Army Radio
Practitioner:
Izhar Ashdot, Alona Kimche
Date:
Oct 15 2012
There was once a time when Israeli songs like A Matter of Habit were routinely written, aired and became hits. These were songs of political commentary or protest, songs of hope and idealism. They represented the aspirations of Israel's secular liberal (generally Ashkenazi) elite. But that was long ago.
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The Police are Present
Practitioner:
Luzinterruptus
Date:
Aug 6 2014
If you happened to be walking in the neighborhood of Madrid's Congress of Deputies this month, you might have noticed a strange sight.
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Food Delivery App Riders Went on Strike in China
Practitioner:
Food Delivery Riders
Date:
Mar 8 2021
Food delivery riders are taking industrial action in China over low pay and the recent detention of an unofficial labor leader. The strike comes after Xiong Yan, who headed an unofficial union formed by workers for the food delivery app Ele.me and other services, was detained in Beijing last month. His whereabouts are still unknown.

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#SB1116 The Musical!
Practitioner:
EquitablePayrollFund.org
Date:
Jun 7 2022
#SB1116 The Musical! SB 1116 establishes the Equitable Payroll Fund (EPF), which is a grant program designed to support Small Nonprofit Performing Arts Organizations (SNPAOs) – and workers directly – by providing substantial reimbursements of payroll expenses.
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Mom Pinup Calendar
Practitioner:
Spanish mothers
Date:
Jan 26 2013
Spanish Moms Raise School Funds With Pinup Calendar January 26, 2013 Copyright ©2013 NPR. SCOTT SIMON, HOST:
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Marisela Escobedo and the quest for justice
Practitioner:
Marisela Escobedo
Date:
May 11 2010
Marisela Escobedo was 52 when she was shot dead on a sidewalk outside of the Government Palace of Chihuahua City, northern Mexico. She had set up camp in one of Mexico’s most dangerous cities – a place where people won’t leave their homes at night to protest day and night against corruption and impunity in her daughter’s murder case.
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Walkthrough
Practitioner:
Walid Raad
Date:
Oct 12 2015
MoMA presents the first comprehensive American survey of the leading contemporary artist Walid Raad (b. 1967, Lebanon), featuring his work in photography, video, sculpture, and performance from the last 25 years.
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Threads of Resistance
Practitioner:
Artist Circle Alliance
Date:
Jul 15 2017
A juried exhibition of fiber art created by the Artist Circle Alliance to protest the Trump administration’s actions and policies. This is a traveling exhibition to 13 venues across the U.S. All work in the exhibition, as well as the nearly 560 pieces submitted for jurying, are shown on our website.
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Politaoke
Practitioner:
Diana Arce
Date:
Sep 21 2017
"Politaoke is non-partisan political karaoke project in which participants can respeak real contemporary political speeches from local, national and international politicians. Now you too can deliver the great rhetoric filled speeches of today’s most important politicians in this audience participation performance! Just come to a show, select a speech and take the mic when your name is called.
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Humor to overthrow Mubarak
Practitioner:
Egyptian revolutionaries
Date:
Feb 23 2011
from "Laugh, O Revolution: Humor in the Egyptian Uprising" by Anna Louie Sussman, in 2011. Revolutions can be messy. They can be tragic. As long as the Internet is working, they can be tweeted. And, as Egyptians demonstrated during their 18 days of protest, they can also be funny.
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‘Reopen NY’ protesters busted outside New York City Hall
Practitioner:
Reopen NY
Date:
May 10 2020
Nine protesters pushing for the Empire State to reopen from its coronavirus lockdown were busted Saturday afternoon outside City Hall, for not obeying social distancing guidelines, sources told The Post. The nine were among about 20 who rallied at Park Row and Spruce Street, holding signs that read, “Not Afraid to Fight” and “Reopen NY” sources said. Some of the protesters were not wearing a mask or face covering, a witness said.
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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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eL Seed in the Battle Against Censorship in Tunisia
Practitioner:
eL Seed
Date:
Sep 19 2012
Last week, Tunisia's tallest minaret went under the brush of the country's hottest muralist. On the Jara Mosque in his hometown of Gabes, 31-year-old eL Seed painted a verse from the Quran preaching tolerance, a message meant for Salafist Islamists who protested "provocative" pieces at an art exhibition earlier this summer.
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CorrupTour
Practitioner:
Ruta Cívica
Date:
Feb 5 2017
A converted school bus with the sawed-off top is taking Mexico City visitors on the "Corruptour", a visit to the country's seedy underbelly of murderous misdeeds and multibillion-dollar graft by public officials.
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[EXPOSED] INTERACTIVE PHOTO EXHIBITION
Practitioner:
TRANSART GLOBAL, STOLEN FUTURE PROJECT
Date:
Dec 11 2021
The interactive photo exhibition is part of a creative activism project held in Ghana and Serbia to highlight the corruption around data and privacy.
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Performative Radicalism: the Kumbi PSYOP
Practitioner:
BG Kumbi
Date:
Jul 16 2017
The internet has reshaped the ways we learn and communicate. Information becomes heuristic, concomitantly - knowledge becomes protean. If you dedicate enough time to any particular platform, you are likely to acquire a community with congenial individuals. Social media’s proliferation has obfuscated the lines between reality and fiction. Embraced as a tool for many, these digital spaces typically have no monitoring process.
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Path to Peace
Practitioner:
Tsameret Zamir
Date:
Jan 1 2012
About us "Path to Peace" - is a joint mosaic creation, by thousands of people, towards hope, love, and happiness among all people. The creation is placed upon the border wall that divides the Gaza Strip and Israel, adjacent to the homes of Moshav Netiv HaAsara. The creation is seen from both sides of the wall, spreads on the gray security wall and completely changes the place's atmosphere.
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Corrected Billboard Applauds NSA Prior to Congressional Vote
Practitioner:
California Department of Corrections (CDC)
Date:
Jul 23 2013
The California Department of Corrections (CDC) has unveiled a new billboard campaign to defend the domestic spying operations of the National Security Agency (NSA). On July 23, 2013 the CDC successfully apprehended, rehabilitated and discharged a billboard at Bayshore Boulevard near Sunnydale Avenue in San Francisco. The CDC released the corrected ad one day before a U.S.
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The Walk With Amal, Little Amal
Practitioner:
The Walk (Little Amal)
Date:
Jun 1 2021
Little Amal is the 12 foot puppet of a 10 year old Syrian refugee child at the heart of The Walk. Over the last year she has become a global symbol of human rights, especially those of refugees. Since July 2021, Amal has travelled over 9,000km and been welcomed by more than a million people on the street, including hundreds of artists and civil society and faith leaders, as well as by tens of millions online.
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Under the same sky
Practitioner:
Tahir Ün
Date:
Sep 1 2017
"Under the Same Sky" bearing the name and the first part of my project completed. I collected the letters written to 40 Armenian young people from 40 random Turkish young people. The mutual translations of all letters and video subtitles were made. Letters and photographs are handed out to young people, friendships are being established.
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RAPtivism
Practitioner:
Aisha Fukushima
Date:
Sep 19 2013
AISHA FUKUSHIMA is a Singer, Speaker, Educator, and ‘RAPtivist’ (rap activist). Fukushima founded RAPtivism (Rap Activism), a hip hop project spanning 20 countries and four continents, amplifying universal efforts for freedom and justice.
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Music's influential role on Egypt's presidential campaign
Practitioner:
Egyptians
Date:
May 30 2012
When the revolution began in Cairo's Tahrir Square, music played a big role in galvanizing young people and giving them a voice. So it's not surprising that music continues to play an important role in Egyptian politics as the presidential candidates began their campaigns.
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