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Sama-sama/Together Collaboration Apotik Komik, Yogyakarta, Indonesia and members of Clarion Alley Mural Project, SF CA conceived/directed Megan Wilson http://www.meganwilson.com/related/Curatorial/Sama-sama.php Yogyakarta Indonesia (2003), catalogue cover The catalogue Sama-sama/Together An International Exchange Project between Yogyakarta-San Francisco is currently available at Intersection for the Arts!! Catalogues are $30/each and all proceeds are going towards earthquake relief for the…

“El Salvador: I Want My People To Live/El Turno Del Ofendido” directed by Adrian Carrasco Zanini. Produced by Adrian Carrasco Zanini and AIM-West, 2009. http://aimwest.info/ This 30-minute documentary follows the story of the FMLN victory in the 2009 Salvadoran presidential elections through interviews with voters, electoral officials, and members of the competing parties. Seventeen years…

http://www.johnhalaka.com/ Artist Statement I consider myself an activist artist whose creative work serves as a vehicle for meditation on personal, cultural and political concerns. I create allegorical images in my paintings and present personal narratives in my films, in order to raise questions, for myself as well as for the viewer, about some of the…

 Please Click to enlarge http://www.fantagraphics.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=267&Itemid=82 Interview: Joe Sacco  By Laila El-Haddad Ajazeera.Net When it comes to the world of cartooning, Joe Sacco is considered a luminary. Sacco, who is hailed as the creator of war-reportage comics, is the author of such award-winning books as Palestine and Safe Area Gorazde. His latest work, Footnotes in…

http://breadandpuppet.org Cheap Art Philosophy The Cheap Art movement was launched in 1982 by the Bread and Puppet Theater in direct response to the business of art and its growing appropriation by the corporate sector. With this fact taken into account art becomes: “political whether you like it or not…” Cheap Art hopes to reestablish the…

http://www.richardcastaneda.com/ Richard Castaneda’s work exhibits the uneasy tension of cultural identity, living within a paradoxical paradigm of what it is to be “Native American” in a pan-American landscape. His personal experiences as a Pima Indian roaming to and from his reservation and observing everything else in between, informs his art and cultural perspective. As a…

http://www.homeysf.org/ What is HOMEY’s? The mission of HOMEY remains to transform the lives of at-risk youth and community members in San Francisco, inspiring them to not only choose a path of education, self-sufficiency and non-violence, but to also strive towards stability in their physical, mental and emotional well-being. HOMEY fulfills its mission by providing participants…

www.breakthesilencearts.org BTS works across movements- using culture to create alliances as well as perceptual ‘ruptures’ or ‘disturbances’ wherein people have the opportunity to see connections that they had not seen before, and to imagine new possibilities. BTS works in partnership with a wide range of organizations, from mental health programs in Gaza, to environmental organizations,…

http://www.freepeltiernow.org/welcome.htm Peltier audio Leonard Peltier An innocent man, Leonard Peltier was wrongfully convicted in 1977 and has served over 30 years in federal prison despite proof of his innocence�also despite proof that he was convicted on the basis of fabricated and suppressed evidence, as well as coerced testimony. The United States Courts of Appeal have…

Rigo 23 has exhibited his work internationally for over 20 years, placing murals, paintings, sculptures, and tile work in public situations where viewers are encouraged to examine their relationship to their community, their role as unwitting advocates of public policy or their place on a planet occupied by many other living things. Rigo 23’s works…

http://www.commongroundrelief.org/ Common Ground Relief’s mission is to provide short term relief for victims of hurricane disasters in the gulf coast region, and long term support in rebuilding the communities affected in the New Orleans area. Common Ground Relief is a community-initiated volunteer organization offering assistance, mutual aid and support. The work gives hope to communities…

www.voicesofpalestine.org We are a Seattle, Washington based community group with strong ties to Palestine. Most of our group’s members are US citizens who either have relatives in Palestine or generally sympathize with the Palestinians and what the illegal Israeli occupation is causing in their communities. We work together on many events including fund raisers, demonstrations,…

http://www.lasmadresproject.org/ (link not currently working.  For more info use one below) http://hispanic7.com/transforming_tragedy_into_art.htm “I am compelled as an artist and more importantly as a resident of our borderlands, to make visible the hidden narratives that are unfolding todos los dias, every day in our backyard.”   The sculptural installation¡±The Mothers; Las Madres¡± standing vigil is an…

students.washington.edu/sjpal Students for Justice in Palestine, University of Washington is a group of students dedicated to promoting the principles of justice, human rights, liberation, and self-determination for the Palestinian people. Our dedication to the rights of the Palestinian people stems from our belief of the equality of all people. We do not endorse any specific plan or solution to the problems of the area, including the…

www.quitpalestine.org As queers, we are part of an international movement for human rights that encompasses the movement for Palestinian liberation, and all other liberation movements. We are also part of the growing international movement seeking active ways to express our solidarity with the people of Palestine Like all people of conscience, we in the lesbian,…

www.palestineinformation.org The Palestine Solidarity Committee — Seattle supports Palestinians in their struggle for the fundamental right of self-determination.  PSC works for an end to the Israeli occupation of the West Bank (including East Jerusalem), the Gaza Strip, and the Golan Heights. We support the provision of full human rights to all Palestinians living as minorities…

www.repohistory.org REPOhistory began in Manhattan in 1989 as a study group of artists, scholars, teachers, and writers focused on the relationship of history to contemporary society. It grew into a forum for developing public art projects based on history and a platform for creating them. For the past ten years REPOhistory’s goal has been “To…

http://www.kstrom.net/isk/art/basket/pomohist.html Pomo People: Brief History “Among our people, both men and women were basketmakers. Everything in our lifestyle was connected to those baskets. Our lives wre bound the way baskets were bound together.” Susan Billy, Ukiah Pomo, master weaver, teacher The map above shows Pomo communities that had been re-federalized (recognized as reservations) in the…

Arist Bio from: “East/West Convergences” Exhibit, Jan-Feb 2010, Features Arabic, Lebanese & Syrian Artists” After she left her career as an interior designer, Nouha Sinno set off on a journey of self-discovery that began with a desire for free expression, unrestricted by any boundaries. She had always been taken by the enchanting concept of Arabic…