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UNITE AGAINST BOOK BANS
The American Library Association (ALA) today released censorship figures from 2023. The data is alarming.
ALA’s Office for Intellectual Freedom (OIF) documented efforts to censor 4,240 unique book titles in schools in libraries in 2023, fully eclipsing 2022’s previous high of 2,571 unique titles targeted for censorship.
Why climate change matters for women
Overlapping crises
Overlapping crises: The simultaneous occurrence of various climate-induced crises and a range of other socio-economic crises is increasingly common. With heightened crisis induced stressors, gender-based violence, mental health issues, and economic insecurity may all increase.
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JR : ARTIST, ACTIVIST THROUGH ART INSTALLATIONS AND FILM
trailer: tehachapi-project---california---october 2019
In October 2019, JR created a one-of-a-kind art activation within the walls of California Correctional Institution: Tehachapi in Southern California - a maximum security facility.
Woman, Life, Freedom
The first Woman, Life, Freedom installation gathered people in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil to show solidarity with Iranian women and protestors. In response to the death of 22-year-old Mahsa Amini, Iran has been experiencing the country’s largest protest movement in over a decade. For weeks on end, tens of thousands of protestors, largely made up of women and teenagers, have taken to the streets to demand justice and a change in leadership.
Ban on FGM at risk of being overturned in The Gambia
CAN ART CHANGE THE WORLD ? INC.
CAN ART CHANGE THE WORLD ? INC. is a non for profit organization that aims to use the power of art, culture and education to bring social awareness and social change around the world and in specific communities. The organization was created by the French artist JR to bring continuity to his art projects.