Projects with Clear Long-Term Goals

These projects have long-term goals for change. Long-term goals tend to be things like: end racism; end homophobia; make the sun stand still in the sky. A campaign with a long-term goal also needs to have some kind of theory of change.
Philando Castile: remembering his life through the power of art
Practitioner:
Minneapolis Institute of Art
Date:
Jun 28 2018

It all started a few months ago, when the Minneapolis Institute of Art got a phone call from Valerie Castile.

Castile is the mother of Philando Castile, the 32-year-old black man who was shot and killed by a police officer in 2016. Valerie Castile has since founded the Philando Castile Relief Foundation, which helps victims of gun violence.

Washington, DC climate protesters drag paint on glass cover of art sculpture
Practitioner:
Declare Emergency
Date:
Apr 27 2023

Climate protesters in Washington, D.C. were handcuffed on Thursday after they dragged paint on a glass cover protecting an art sculpture.

The incident happened at the National Gallery of Art by the activism group Declare Emergency in an attempt to bring attention to climate change, according to the Washington Post.

Former NRA president tricked into gun violence prevention video
Practitioner:
Change The Ref
Date:
Jun 4 2021

A gun violence prevention group has released videos in which they trick famous pro-gun figures into addressing a sea of empty chairs, representing children and teenagers who were shot and killed before they could graduate from high school.

Change the Ref, a gun safety organization founded by Patricia and Manuel Oliver, whose son Joaquin was murdered in the Parkland, Florida, school shooting, released the videos Wednesday.

Music that Propelled the Indigenous Rights Movement
Practitioner:
Buffy Sainte-Marie
Date:
Aug 3 1969

"The Red Power Movement of the 1960s and 70s was a time of profound social change and progress for American Indians in the United States and Canada. In her outspokenness about the injustices facing Indigenous people, Buffy Sainte-Marie also sang for peace, the environment, women and children—believing that art can have impact and make a difference.

Spotify removes Neil Young's music after he objects to Joe Rogan's podcast
Practitioner:
Neil Young
Date:
Jan 27 2022

Spotify has removed famed singer-songwriter Neil Young's recordings from its streaming platform.

‘Zombie’: The Story Behind The Cranberries’ Deathless Classic
Practitioner:
The Cranberries
Date:
Sep 19 1994

Presaged by shimmering spin-off hits “Dreams” and “Linger,” The Cranberries’ landmark debut album, Everybody Else Is Doing It, So Why Can’t We?, suggested its creators had taken up the baton handed down by jangly indie-pop classicists The Smiths and The Sundays.

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