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.
The Hell of Copper
Practitioner:
Nyaba Leon Ouedraogo
Date:
Jun 6 2008

Artists Statement:

In Tamir Rice's death, artists found inspiration to carry on his legacy
Practitioner:
Cleveland Museum of Art
Date:
Jun 25 2016

Samaria Rice, left, and Terrence Spivey welcome the crowd at the Tamir Rice Sweet 16 event to raise funds for a new youth oriented cultural center Thursday, June 14th, 2018, at the Cleveland Museum of Art in Cleveland, Ohio. Photo by Tim Harrison/Special to The Plain Dealer

Inspired to carry on Tamir's legacy

This Is Why Keith Haring Got Arrested Numerous Times
Practitioner:
Keith Haring
Date:
Jul 1 1982

In the early 1980s Keith Haring created hundreds of drawings in the New York subway system. He used chalk to paint on unused advertising space, which was covered with black sheets of paper. Haring was caught and fined numerous times.

Community Organising Toolkit
Practitioner:
High Trees Community Development Trust
Date:
Mar 1 2023
Say No To Body Shame
Practitioner:
Mounica Tata
Date:
Aug 18 2020

Mounica Tata launched Doodleodrama as an online journal to improve representation for her body type in mainstream media. “I’ve always been an overweight person and bullied and shamed for the same. Only fairly recently I’ve learned to make my peace with my body. My own journey with my body inspired/continues to inspire me to talk about it.”

George Floyd statues unveiled as cities celebrate Juneteenth
Practitioner:
CNN
Date:
Mar 5 2021

It was a quick turnaround for federal employers to recognize Juneteenth as a new federal holiday. But some cities were ready with new statues honoring George Floyd, whose killing by police in Minneapolis last year sparked a nationwide racial justice movement.

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