Category Archives: economic imperialism vs democracy
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Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise
We had the thrill of touring the Greenpeace Arctic Sunrise ship on Sunday. I am holding the “Wave of Resistance #stop the pipelines Orca solidarity bracelet they gave us. It has just come back from Antarctica where it took scientists to study the way to create a marine protected area in the midst […]
This entry was posted on June 27, 2018 and is filed under ecology, economic imperialism vs democracy, Uncategorized. -
Rodrigo Valenzuela, the 13th man and the end of Utopia
Rodrigo Valenzuela juxtaposes the words and experiences of migrants and other workers in the midst of the collapse of the utopian discourses of modernism and its structures, both philosophical and physical. He jarringly disconnects words and images to reveal the deep fissures in our society.
This entry was posted on February 7, 2015 and is filed under Art and Activism, Art and Ecology, Art and Politics Now, Conceptual Art, Contemporary Art, Culture and Human rights, democracy, economic imperialism vs democracy, Performance Art, Photography, Uncategorized. -
Part II Haida Gwaii: Thanks, But No Tanks
Thanks No Tanks an art exhibition in Haida Gwaii, BC, protests plans for oil tankers of tar sands to pass through Hecate Straits. The Haida are protesting with body, mind and spirit. The coastal ecology is the same as Puget Sound, where the tankers are also proposed to pass by.
This entry was posted on August 28, 2013 and is filed under Art and Ecology, Art and Politics Now, art criticism, ecology, economic imperialism vs democracy, First Nations Art, Gulf Oil Spill. -
A Remarkable First Thursday in Seattle
First Thursday honored Latino artist at City Hall, Serving Homeless in Pioneer Square, honoring survivors by Nicki Sucec and inspiring homeless youth to creativity.
This entry was posted on August 3, 2012 and is filed under Art and Politics Now, Chicana Artists, economic imperialism vs democracy, Immigration. -
From Cellos to Pens: Cultural Events that Provoke
Experimentation with classical media in music, theater and writing can be as subversive and confrontational as street protests.
This entry was posted on July 16, 2012 and is filed under Art and Politics Now, Art of Democracy, Culture and Human rights, economic imperialism vs democracy, Feminism, music, theater. -
Remember Me: Voices of the Silenced in Colombia: Art Exhibition
This exhibition is created by people who are on the front lines of violence in Colombia. The exhibition is being circulated by Witness for Peace Northwest in collaboration with Lutheran World Relief. “The artists are families and friends of those who lost their lives in the violence. Despite the fact that much of the violence […]
This entry was posted on July 25, 2011 and is filed under Art and Activism, Art and Politics Now, Colombia Drug violence, economic imperialism vs democracy. -
Activists in Syntagma Square
I have had first hand contact with young activists in Greece. This was before the big encounters with the police. I am wondering if some of my new friends are involved with the clashes. Apparently they are already involved in a barter economy among some young people. I also saw a huge march in the streets […]
This entry was posted on June 6, 2011 and is filed under economic imperialism vs democracy.
