Projects tagged "Leslie Thomas"

Art Works Projects: Afghanistan Exhibition
Practitioner:
Leslie Thomas
Date:
Apr 1 2012
Art Works Projects’ mission is to use design and the arts to raise awareness of and educate the public about significant human rights and environmental issues. AWP provides visual advocacy tools which produce action on human rights crises at the grassroots, media, and policy levels. Conceptualized and created in conjunction with established humanitarian and human rights advocacy organizations, AWP’s art and
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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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