OpenSourceCinema.org has organized the Copyright Criminals project, now a few months old, to satirize the criminalization of everyday acts. By asking individuals (who generally don’t identify with criminality) to photograph themselves in the style of a mug shot, they aim to portray the intellectual property regime as an invasive, authoritarian, yet outmoded force.
The Institute without Boundaries is an interdisciplinary postgraduate program at the School of Design at George Brown College that challenges students to collaborate on global problems. They are the folks behind the Massive Change initiative, which Alix Rule credited for exploring the “utopian, as well as dystopian, possibilities” of design as an tool for social change.
They are now accepting applications for the 2008-2009 program, which begins in September. Deadline for submissions is March 31, 2008.
Green Nuclear Butterfly has a great essay on the nude in activism, with a quick rundown of successes brought about by sheer nudity - from Lady Godiva to anti-nuclear activists. They mention that Nude Magazine is bringing a new section to their website on nude activists. Beware, though, there’s a link to a site spouting inflammatory anti-Islam rhetoric…
Riot Porn hasn’t been updated in a while, but there you will find a collection of photos that spans two years of protests-turned-riots from the world over. Hopefully these tide you over until the next time you take direct action. While browsing the site, I found this shot from Greek student protests. The person in it looks eerily like me!
Also, I found the World Resistance Video Library through Riot Porn. Their work includes guerrilla footage shot by protesters, and a list of subversive documentaries. Happy watching!
Tonight the Lucy Parsons Center brings The Death Penalty Photography Documentary Project to the South End of Boston. Showing through March 2, the Project is a product of nearly ten years of work by Boston-based activist and artist Scott Langley — exploring capital punishment through the photographer’s lens.
Birthed from a college art project to creatively address a human rights issue, and started with a few photos from an execution vigil in Huntsville, Texas, the original project has since grown into an internationally shown exhibit - making it the largest, most varied known collection of photos about the death penalty in the United States’ modern era.
This work-in-progress highlights Scott Langley’s efforts as a photojournalist and a human rights activist - bringing together the unique combination of art, journalism and education into one powerful project. The exhibit has been exhibited by Amnesty International in Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Washington DC, throughout Texas, North Carolina and North Dakota, as well as in the UK, Germany, Denmark, and in both print and video media across the world.
Also, this Friday, from 6:30-8:30PM, there will be an artist’s reception. The public is invited to come meet the artist; snacks and drinks provided. Other goodies welcome to share.