Cheryl Yanek shares her on-going story of participation in the Occupy Wall Street Movement in New York City.
When Occupying Wall Street, Always Bring a Dog
Poet Eleanor Lerman discusses the Occupy Wall Street Movement and the short movie she and her brother, Phil, author and independent producer, made in seeking an opportunity to get involved: the intersection of revolution and creativity.
Creating Together: NaNoWriMo, a local and global perspective
Melissa Corliss DeLorenzo takes a look at National Novel Writing Month from a local and global perspective. “NaNoWriMo has eclipsed its quirky inception and evolved into what many consider a salient and relevant literary event…This could have been turned into a for-profit event, but instead they have followed the flow of the spirit of those who choose to participate: writing for the sake of writing itself and moving this generosity of spirit into the world at large, creating together locally and globally.”
A Feminist Tea Party: The Myth that Never Was
In this exclusive interview, we talk with artists Caitlin Reuter and Suzanne Stroebe about Tea Party politics, the role of feminism in art practice today, and the fine art of collaboration.
A Different Kind of Social Justice Movement: Choreographer Ananya Chatterjea Uses Dance to Inspire Change
Caroline Palmer looks at the motivations of Minneapolis-based choreographer Ananya Chatterjea and the work of Ananya Dance Theatre (ADT).
San Francisco Inspires Change Through Literature, Poetry and Physical Presence
Lourdes Acevedo writes about being present for poetry and literary events in San Francisco furthering social change and free expression, as she experiments with free expression of her own.
Self-Publishing as a Feminist Act
Allison Moon discusses self-publsihing as an act of Feminism and why she chose self-publishing over the traditional route to print: “I chose to self-publish. Not because I couldn’t hack it in the traditional world, but because I didn’t want to turn my empowering self-expression into a guessing game of market trends… This egalitarian access to the production of art shares much with other democratic social justice movements…”
Siona Benjamin: Art Repairs Cultural & Ethnic Differences
Shana Thornton interviews artist and Fulbright Scholar Siona Benjamin about her “Finding Home” series: “Benjamin said that when she began this work in 1995, she was ‘thinking about Tikkun ha-Olam and how important it is to say the truth.’ Tikkun ha-Olam is a phrase in Hebrew that means ‘World Repair’ and is used to signify a pursuit of social justice. Benjamin’s inspiration from the color blue and the social concept of world repair prompted the main title for the series, Finding Home, which documents Benjamin’s search for home and place and her observations concerning displacement.”
American Stereotypes in Film & Television: the Global Influence on Race
As a second part to her feature on The Help, Mayra David writes about the global impact of racial stereotypes in American films and television: “Clearly, there is need and desire for more black-oriented programming. And there are advocates, activists and executives pushing for the necessary change in America. At same time that these are empowering developments, it is also discouraging that the mainstream networks seem to have missed the opportunity to make these positive changes themselves.”
The Help: Perpetuating the Mammy Stereotype & Limiting Roles in Film
Mayra David writes about The Help and the history of the Mammy stereotype in American film: “Yes, the image of an African-American person in a servile role can be quite powerful. And the execution of films that give us such images determine the message these images send.
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