BP or not BP? staged the demonstration as part of a day of action convened by the Alaskan Indigenous organizations Defend the Sacred AK and Native Movement.
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An Artist-led Vigil for Coronavirus Victims Mourned the 212,000 Dead
As the president continued to downplay the dangers of the virus, a group of artists and activists gathered on Tuesday to mourn the thousands of lives lost and urge the country to vote.
How Photographers Have Captured War and Unrest in Lebanon
Lebanon Then and Now at the Middle East Institute creates a dialogue between two generations of Lebanese photographers.
The Disconcerting Implications of Drone Photography
Using drone technology to photograph protests may be enticing at first, but such aerial images are also used for surveillance by law enforcement.
Statue of Black Lives Matter Activist Replaces Toppled Monument of Enslaver
Artist Marc Quinn covertly installed a sculpture of activist Jen Reid in place of a bronze of Edward Colston toppled by protesters in Bristol last month.
After White House Fence Comes Down, Its Activist Art and Posters Move Nearby
After the White House installed a controversial metal fence around its perimeter, Black Lives Matter protestors transformed the fence into a messaging board and a spontaneous art show.
A Toppled Statue In Bristol Reveals Limited Understandings of What Decolonizing Requires
Protesters’ removal of Edward Colston’s statue didn’t attack history; instead it corrected how we write it.
Black Squares Don’t Save Black Lives
If you consider yourself an ally to Black people, it shouldn’t just be about you or how you feel; it should be about how you can help.
A Workers’ Revolution Against a Sci-Fi Police State
The video game Tonight We Riot is the first from Means Media, a new Detroit-based, anti-capitalist media group.
Photographs From the George Floyd Protests Show Minneapolis in Mourning
The killing of another Black man, George Floyd, in one of the largest cities in the US has ignited protests across the country. The site of his murder has become a makeshift memorial site for his grieving community.
Dominican Artists Organize “Vigil for Democracy” in Times Square, Joining Protests Worldwide
After Dominican Republic’s municipal elections were abruptly halted, protesters gathered in New York City and around the world to demand electoral transparency and accountability.
Protesters Occupy MoMA PS1, Calling Museum “Complicit in Global Violence”
For the closing of The Gulf Wars exhibition, one of the participating artists, Ali Yass, planned a guerrilla action to tear his drawings off the walls.