Happinin' Stuff ...
I probably should spell properly better!
Hmmm...Now! There are a couple of things that are requiring artistic and/or activist attention, I thought I'd send a little circular ...
Art Action Union ... http://www.artactionunion.org
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Added by Kathleen on October 28, 2009 at 1:30pm —
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New Tactics In Human Rights
Art Spaces Hosting Activism in the Context of the Art Action Union
General Questions:
• What creative practices or forms of art expression have you used that have engaged people and communities to take action?
Utilising marketing and communication strategies for alternative media creation, all techniques and practices are recognised as valid and necessary for the adequate and p…
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Added by Kathleen on October 27, 2009 at 1:00pm —
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From the Honourable Senator Bob Brown's Facebook Page!!! (bless his soul)
(names removed to protect the innocent)
Senator Bob Brown
Greens savage Garrett over uranium mine
Source:
www.abc.net.au
The Greens and environmental groups say a new ur…
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Added by Kathleen on July 15, 2009 at 4:21pm —
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URSA FREEDOM PROJECT STATUS REPORT
FIRST THINGS FIRST
CALL FOR SUBMISSIONS: ANIMALS ASIA AUSTRALIA EXHIBITION
Animals Asia, Australia Branch, is calling for artists to donate works to raise money for their Moon Bear Operations in China. As the event is only two weeks away they are hoping to have all the pieces together by the end of this week but if people can’t make that deadline, they are willing to accept pieces up until about T…
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Added by Kathleen on May 27, 2009 at 10:30am —
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THE URSA FREEDOM PROJECT TO FREE 9000 BEARS FROM BILE FARMING IN CHINA AND VIETNAM
The Vision
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Added by Kathleen on March 13, 2009 at 2:30pm —
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A little compilation and a simple cross-section of some of the struggles and steady progress that some amazing and courageous women have contributed to the ongoing battle for women's rights. Some very basic and some terrifying in their intimation and intimidation, this opinionated study is roughly organised by region and doesn't even scratch the surface of a topic that is fascinating the more one delves into it, the sociology by region and the traditional ideas that women have of their own place…
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Added by Kathleen on February 23, 2009 at 9:30am —
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ACTION MAIL FEBRUARY 12, 2009
VICTORIAN BUSHFIRE APPEAL ...
This weekend just passed, Victoria in Australia
has seen the most horrible and horrific of disasters, one not experienced here in modern times…
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Added by Kathleen on February 13, 2009 at 5:00pm —
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How shall I go in peace and without sorrow? Nay, not without a wound in the spirit shall I leave this city.
Long were the days of pain I have spent within its walls, and long were the nights of aloneness; and who can depart from his pain and aloneness without regret?
Too many fragments of the spirit have I scattered in these streets, and too many are the children of my longing that walk naked among these hills, and I cannot withdraw from them without a burden and an ache.
It is not a garment…
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Added by Kathleen on February 2, 2009 at 10:00pm —
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NEW ADDITIONS TO OUR COLLECTIVE... WELCOME AND INVITE!
The more the merrier and the more bizarre and informative minds we get to mingle with...
Our
community collective has had members join from lots of diverse places recen…
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Added by Kathleen on January 13, 2009 at 4:00pm —
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The Esperanza is Greenpeace International's largest vessel.
It is used most frequently in Anti-Whaling campaigns against Japanese ships in the Southern Oceans because of it's size and inflatable raft capabil…
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Added by Kathleen on January 5, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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Jacob's fascinating and overwhelming images from the Middle East.
Jacob often sells his images and sends the proceeds to help fund the building of new schools and gives cameras to children to record the story. He is a photographer and a cinematographer who documents the hope of little kids no…
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Added by Kathleen on January 5, 2009 at 12:30pm —
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Is it OK to exploit crime in art?
I am always interested in the response to this question...
I ran this same journal a while back to quite a good response
HERE
What do YOU think...
This came up again after a conversation with my Nanny about her feelings about programs like CSI and movies portraying intense violence or simulated gore and death and her feelings about her teenage children being constantly exposed…
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Added by Kathleen on December 28, 2008 at 5:30pm —
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This past weekend saw my first ever RADIO debut...
On Saturday between 2-3pm Megaherzz is presented on 4zZz Community Radio in Brisbane. I am working with a team that alternate fortnightly to present the show Megaherzzz - feminist radio...
From their "website":http://www.4zzzfm.org.au/nowplaying/index.cfm?action=dsp_show&showID=74&day=7
*"Educate. Agitate. Organise!
Megaherzzz new time is Saturday 2 pm to 3 pm!
Megaherzzz is part of 4ZzZfm\'s community philosophy. Our show is the st…
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Added by Kathleen on December 22, 2008 at 12:49pm —
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HI Active Artists...
This has been posted in slightly varied versions on the other sites where the Art Action Union is present... there are a selection of works featured from your contributions... in keeping with our aim to spread the messages as far as we can and bring awareness to the things important to our artists...
We currently have the following challenge live at RB...…
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Added by Kathleen on October 8, 2008 at 11:00pm —
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29 August 1963 - Martin Luther King made his 'I Have a Dream' speech to some 200,000 civil rights supporters who marched on Washington DC... it became the pinnacle of the civil rights movement!
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Added by Kathleen on August 29, 2008 at 11:00am —
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