Category Archives: Public Space and Politics
BRING OUR LOVED ONES HOME! Chowchilla Freedom Rally, January 26, 2013
I usually don’t post announcements about my political world or organizing work that isn’t somehow related to art-making on this blog but this shit is too important not to. Besides, if I am really interested in bridging that divide between … Continue reading
Technology, Protest, Surveillance and Collective Process!
The Fax (Facts) Bomb event at SF Arts Commission gallery was great. I researched and presented 19 Fax Facts beginning with the rise in popularity of the fax machine in the 1980s and traveling through the invention and subsequent use … Continue reading
FAX (FACTS) BOMB, a participatory lecture at San Francisco Arts Commission Gallery on June 30th
On June 30th I will be presenting “Fax (Facts) Bomb” in conjunction with the San Francisco Art Commission Gallery’s current exhibition, FAX. Through a participatory slideshow I will trace the evolution of technology and its effects on protest tactics and … Continue reading
Toma Las Calles! Take It to the Streets! An Interview with Melanie Cervantes of Dignidad Rebelde
Whoa, lucky me! I recently interviewed printmaker and activist, Melanie Cervantes of Dignidad Rebelde. I see Melanie’s prints everywhere: at each protest or demonstration I attend, in the office of the grassroots organizations I volunteer with, in the collective households … Continue reading
Strategies for Artists in Social Justice Movements, a Panel and Workshop on January 14th
Join Artists of the 99% for a panel & workshop: STRATEGIES FOR ARTISTS IN SOCIAL JUSTICE MOVEMENTS Saturday, January 14 @ 6 – 9PM Southern Exposure 3030 20th Street San Francisco Join Artists of the 99% for a conversation and … Continue reading
KNIT-IN to Support Kaleidoscope Free Speech Zone, December 18th 2 – 5PM
Join Artists of the 99% for a KNIT-IN on December 18th from 2 – 5PM at Kaleidoscope Art and Free Speech Zone at 3109 24th Street (@ Folsom, right next to Philz Coffee) WHY? Kaleidoscope Art and Free Speech Zone … Continue reading
Artist Bloc No. 1, Is Art Labor?
The Artist Bloc No. 1 zine is in circulation! This publication takes up the question of whether or not art is labor and considers the contribution of artists to the current Occupy Movement and social justice movements, in general. It … Continue reading
POST-PONED! Join Artists of the 99% for ARTIST BLOC Day at Occupy San Francisco
ARTISTS BLOC DAY Sunday, November 20, 2011 12 – 5PM Occupy San Francisco / Justin Herman Plaza We are artists and art workers of the 99%. We are struggling to survive and sustain our creative practice in an economy that … Continue reading
Artists of the 99%: A Call to Action
Over the past month I have witnessed and participated in the local contingent of now-global movement known as Occupy Wall Street/Occupy Together. The goal of this nonviolent movement, fueled by people in 1,497 cities throughout the world, is to challenge … Continue reading
