Sunday, 3 January 2016

These Palestinian rappers are challenging sexism in the Middle East


Rapping Against Sexism
These Palestinian rappers are challenging sexism in the Middle East.
Posted by AJ+ on Saturday, 2 January 2016

Thursday, 10 December 2015

The Louvre museum challenged for its sponsorship by oil companies


Activists arrested in the Louvre secretly sent this message fr...
Ten performers were arrested today at the Louvre for challenging its sponsorship by oil companies Total and Eni. But they managed to smuggle a phone into their cell to get this message out. Performance by End oil-sponsorship of the arts, BP or not BP?, G.U.L.F. Liberate Tate, Not An Alternative Occupy Museums, Platform London, Science Unstained, Shell Out Sounds, No Tar Sands, Stopp oljesponsing av norsk kulturliv, The Natural History Museum alongside other artists and activists from around the world. Film supported by 350.org and Real Media.
Posted by New Internationalist Magazine on Wednesday, 9 December 2015

Ten performers were arrested today at the Louvre for challenging its sponsorship by oil companies Total and Eni. 

In honor of the victims of the Paris terror attacks

Graffiti in honor of the victims of the Paris attacks made by a Kazakh artist called "ChemiS" in Prague.

Saturday, 24 October 2015

White Protesters Form Human Shield To Protect Black Protesters From Police


Recently, a large group of white student protesters stepped to the front of a rally and formed a human shield to protect black protesters from the police.
The rally took place in South Africa, where police officers had previously used brutal force against the predominantly black demonstrators who turned out to peacefully protest rising university fees.
More HERE

Friday, 16 October 2015

This Artist Is Erasing The U.S.-Mexico Border Fence With Blue Paint

Mexican-born artist Ana Teresa Fernández is painting a portion of the border fence between the U.S. and Mexico blue so that it blends in with the sky.

Wednesday, 14 October 2015

Altruism or Selfishness: How Meditation Can Change our Brains

TED talk by French Buddhist monk Matthieu Ricard: why Empathy is not enough...
Ph.D. degree in molecular genetics at the Pasteur Institute under French Nobel Laureate François Jacob, Matthieu Ricard is the son of renowned French philosopher the late Jean-François Revel.