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saddayfordemocracy · 15 days

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Maria Miesenberger, 'Utan titel (Immigranterna)', 1993,

From the series 'Sverige/Schweden',

C-print, 99 x 110 cm.

Courtesy: Bukoskis

#human rights #art #humanity #equal rights #freedom #photography #peace #migrants #migration #war #climate change #maria miesenberger #utan titel #immigranterna #1993 #sweden #bukoskis #sverige #schwden

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saddayfordemocracy · 21 days

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Sonya Clark, "Solidarity Book" Project, 2022

Anyone could join in. The prompt was simple: take a book that has taught you about solidarity with Black and Indigenous communities and carve a solidarity fist into it.

During the initial year of the project, Clark asked participants to mail the books to her. They were exhibited as part of Amherst College’s 200th anniversary in the fall of 2021, which was also the 50th anniversary of the Black Studies Department and the fifth anniversary of student activism that had resulted in the hiring of more faculty of color (including Clark).

As part of the project, Clark partnered with Amherst—named after Jeffery Amherst, who advocated for the use of biological warfare against Indigenous peoples—to financially match participation in the project.

For every individual who read an excerpt or sent a book, Amherst contributed up to $200 to be donated to organizations supporting Black and/or Indigenous communities.

The project raised $100,000.

#human rights #art #humanity #equal rights #freedom #women's rights #books #sculpture #amherst #indigenous #black lives matter #solidarity #sonya clark #fist #solidarity fist #political #american history

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saddayfordemocracy · 24 days

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Kwame Brathwaite. Untitled

(Hands in the Shape of a Unity Symbol), about 1971, printed 2021.

The Kwame Brathwaite Archive and Philip Martin Gallery.

#unity #photography #love #symbol #art #kwame brathwaite #1971 #peace

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saddayfordemocracy · 29 days

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Vincent Dubourg, "Exile coffee table," France, 2008,

Patinated cast bronze, polished cast aluminum,

30 h × 37⅜ w × 35 d in (76 × 95 × 89 cm)

Courtesy: Wright20

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saddayfordemocracy · 30 days

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Bricks by Alain Schroeder.

Bangladesh needs a lot of material to push forward its development, and that is why you can see a lot of brick factories in the country, where men, women, and even children work in difficult and dangerous conditions.

The men are covered with dust transforming them into earth statues that endanger their health.

The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB)

#human rights #art #humanity #equal rights #freedom #photography #bricks #slavery #alain schroeder #bangladesh #women's rigts #children's rights #labor rights #health #CIOB

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saddayfordemocracy · 1 month

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Chavis Mármol's Neo-Tamene (from the series)

Sculptor Chavis Mármol has never owned a car, but that’s never inhibited his drive. Earlier this month, the 42-year-old Mexico City-based artist (who travels largely by bicycle) dropped a nine-ton replica of an Olmec head onto the roof of a blue Tesla Model 3.

The car was donated by Colima 71,, a boutique hotel in Mexico City.

The work is a mix of humor and criticism that explores the Mexican pre-Hispanic past from a Western neo-colonial perspective.

All photos by and courtesy the artist

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saddayfordemocracy · 1 month

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Yong Soon Min (29 April 1953 - 12 March 2024)

Yong Soon Min was a South Korean-born American artist, curator, and educator. She served as professor emeritus at the University of California, Irvine.

Through her multidisciplinary practice, Min investigated the ongoing Korean War, colonialism, intersections of memory and history, and diasporic identity. She was an innovator in the field of American installation art beginning in the 1990s and an inspiration to countless students and art audiences internationally.

Rest in Power !

(Yong Soon Min, “Defining Moments No. 2” (1992), silver gelatin print, lacquered wood frame, 20 3/8 x 16 3/8 x 1 1/2 inches (image courtesy the artist))

#human rights #art #humanity #equal rights #freedom #photography #women's rights #peace #dictatorship #yong soon min #korea #korean war #colonialism #memory #history #identity #politics #culture

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saddayfordemocracy · 1 month

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Banksy, "Happy Choppers," 2006,

The famously secretive Banksy painted it in early 2006 on the wall of a building in London's Shoreditch area and it was documented by his so-called 'partner-in-crime' Steve Lazarides in the first volume of the Banksy Captured book. But then it was painted over by the building's owner who feared it would create a security problem.

The building was later sold and it was only when the current owner was leafing through a book featuring Banksy art locations - a Christmas gift for his son - that he recognised one of the areas shown and realised a Banksy must be on his building. He raced there to investigate but the section of wall had since been painted black.

Courtesy: Anderson & Garland

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saddayfordemocracy · 1 month

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Ryan Stalker, “Ocean Drifter.”

Goose barnacles (Thoracica), Portland, Dorset, England,

British Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2024 and Winner of Coast & Marine category.

#surreal #photography #ryan stalker #art #pollution #ocean #portland #dorset #england #drifter #goose barnacles #wildlife #marine pollution #human footprint #trash #underwater #marine #british wildlife photography #waste

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saddayfordemocracy · 2 months

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Olympe de Gouges (7 May 1748 – 3 November 1793)

Olympe de Gouges was a French playwright and political activist. She is best known for her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen and other writings on women's rights and abolitionism.

Born in southwestern France, de Gouges began her prolific career as a playwright in Paris in the 1780s. A passionate advocate of human rights, she was one of France's earliest public opponents of slavery.

Her plays and pamphlets spanned a wide variety of issues including divorce and marriage, children's rights, unemployment and social security. In addition to her being a playwright and political activist, she was also a small time actress prior to the Revolution.

Olympe De Gouges welcomed the outbreak of the French Revolution but soon became disenchanted when equal rights were not extended to women.

In 1791, in response to the 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen, de Gouges published her Declaration of the Rights of Woman and of the Female Citizen, in which she challenged the practice of male authority and advocated for equal rights for women.

Ms. De Gouges was associated with the moderate Girondins and opposed the execution of Louis XVI. Her increasingly vehement writings, which attacked Maximilien Robespierre's radical Montagnards and the Revolutionary government during the Reign of Terror, led to her eventual arrest and execution by guillotine in 1793.

#human rights #equal rights #humanity #freedom #women's rights #olympe de gouges #revolution #activism #french revolution #girondins #pamphlet #slavery #women's day #social rights #social justice

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saddayfordemocracy · 2 months

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300K+ Followers!

Thank You All so Much for All of Your Likes, Follows, Shares,

I couldn’t have reached this Milestone without You !

You All are Amazing!

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saddayfordemocracy · 2 months

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Alexei Anatolyevich Navalny (4 June 1976 – 16 February 2024)

Mr Navalny was a Russian opposition leader, lawyer, anti-corruption activist, and political prisoner.

He organised anti-government demonstrations and ran for office to advocate reforms against corruption in Russia and against Dictator Vladimir Putin and his government.

Mr Navalny was founder of the Anti-Corruption Foundation (FBK). He was recognised by Amnesty International as a prisoner of conscience, and was awarded the Sakharov Prize for his work on human rights.

Through his social media channels, Mr Navalny and his team published material about corruption in Russia, organised political demonstrations and promoted his campaigns. In a 2011 radio interview, he described Russia's ruling party, United Russia, as a "party of crooks and thieves", which became a popular epithet.

Mr Navalny and the FBK have published investigations detailing alleged corruption by high-ranking Russian officials and their associates. He twice received a suspended sentence for embezzlement, in 2013 and 2014. Both criminal cases were widely considered politically motivated and intended to bar him from running in future elections. He ran in the 2013 Moscow mayoral election and came in second with 27% of the vote but was barred from running in the 2018 presidential election.

In August 2020, Mr Navalny was hospitalised in serious condition after being poisoned with a Novichok nerve agent. He was medically evacuated to Berlin and discharged a month later. He accused Putin of being responsible for his poisoning, and an investigation implicated agents from the Federal Security Service.

In January 2021, Mr Navalny returned to Russia and was immediately detained on accusations of violating parole conditions while he was hospitalised in Germany. Following his arrest, mass protests were held across Russia. In February 2021, his suspended sentence was replaced with a prison sentence of over 2+1⁄2 years' detention, and his organisations were later designated as extremist and liquidated.

In March 2022, Mr Navalny was sentenced to an additional nine years in prison after being found guilty of embezzlement and contempt of court in a new trial described as a sham by Amnesty International; his appeal was rejected and in June, he was transferred to a high-security prison.

In August 2023, Mr Navalny was sentenced to an additional 19 years in prison on extremism charges.

In December 2023, Navalny went missing from prison for almost three weeks. He re-emerged in an Arctic Circle corrective colony in the Yamalo-Nenets Autonomous Okrug.

On 16 February 2024, the Russian prison service reported that Mr Navalny had died at the age of 47. His death sparked protests, both in Russia and in various other countries. Accusations against the Russian authorities in connection with his death have been made by many Western governments and international organisations.

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Lyudmila Navalnaya, the mother of late Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, attends a funeral service and a farewell ceremony for her son at the Soothe My Sorrows church in Moscow, Russia, March 1.

People attach a banner to a tree near the Borisovskoye cemetery after the funeral of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny, in Moscow, Russia, March 1. A slogan on the banner refers to Russian President Vladimir Putin and reads: "Putin killed him but didn't break (his spirit)"

People walk towards the Borisovskoye cemetery during the funeral of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, March 1, 2024. A placard reads: "We remember, we love, we won't forget".

People walk towards Soothe My Sorrows church in Moscow, Russia and Borisovskoye cemetery during the funeral of Russian opposition politician Alexei Navalny in Moscow, Russia, March 1.

Courtesy: REUTERS/Stringer

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saddayfordemocracy · 2 months

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it's not a shame to do little,

it's a shame to do nothing,

it's a shame to let yourself be frightened.

Julia Navalnaya

(Photo Dmitri Markov / OMON riot policemen sitting in front of Dictator Putin´s photo in a remote police station. Markov took it when he was arrested in 2021 in protests in support of Navalny.)

#human rights #art #humanity #equal rights #freedom #photography #peace #love #julia navalnaya #vladimir putin #dictatorship #dmitry markov #alexei navalny #murder #inspiring quotes #freedom quotes #rip #rip alexei navalny #rip dmitry markov

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saddayfordemocracy · 2 months

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Dmitry Alexandrovich Markov (23 April 1982 – 16 February 2024)

Russian photographer Dmitry Markov has died at the age of 42, local media in his hometown of Pskov said Friday 16.03.2024, citing his friends.

Markov, who relied solely on an iPhone for his photography, became famous for capturing images of everyday life in Russia and its regions.

His photo of a masked riot police officer sitting under a portrait of Dictator Vladimir Putin became a symbol of the 2021 protests against the imprisonment of Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny.

The photo was sold for 2 million rubles ($21,760) in an online auction, with the proceeds going to people detained or fined during the rallies in support of Navalny.

Markov had suffered from drug addiction during his life. He volunteered in an orphanage and worked as an assistant tutor at a charity that helps people with disabilities.

Markov published three books of his photography and his Instagram page with photos of Russia has more than 800,000 followers.

Rest in Power !

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saddayfordemocracy · 2 months

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中国新年快乐 2024 !

Wishing you and your beloved ones a healthy, prosperous and joyous year ahead.

#art #design #happy new year #happy lunar new year #peace #happy year of the dragon!#love #happiness #health #wealth #happy 2024 #happy lunar year 2024

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saddayfordemocracy · 3 months

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Edward Burtynsky, "Extraction/Abstraction"

“I have spent over 40 years bearing witness to the ways in which modern civilization has dramatically transformed our planet. At this time, the awareness of these issues presented by my large format images has never felt more urgent. I hope the exhibition experience will continue to provide inflection points for diverse conversations on these issues and move us all to a place of positive action.”

_Edward Burtynsky

Courtesy: Saatchi Gallery

Saatchi Gallery acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts

#art #photography #nature rights #extraction #pollution #edward burtynsky #earth #no planet b #saatchi gallery #contamination #human footprint #industrialization #acid rain

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saddayfordemocracy · 3 months

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Danny Lyon, Albany, Georgia (from the Memories of the Southern Civil Rights Movement series), 1962,

Vintage gelatin silver print,

Image: 3⅞ h × 5⅜ w in (10 × 14 cm),

Sheet: 4⅜ h × 5⅞ w in (11 × 15 cm)

#human rights #art #humanity #equal rights #freedom #photography #DANNY LYON #&ç-é #APARTHEID #american history #black lives matter #albany #georgia #momories #civil rights movement

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