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The paintbrush is mightier than the sword – art as a tool for social change

Posted on December 14, 2014 by simonjhanna

  Q. What do you do when a military regime builds 10ft walls of concrete to keep protesters away from government buildings? A. Paint them. This is exactly what Egyptian activists and artists have consistently done over the past three years. Art … Continue reading →

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Mobilisation and The Power of Emotion

Posted on December 6, 2014 by simonjhanna

” Of all the emotions, injustice is most closely associated with “the righteous anger that puts fire in the belly and iron in the soul” ” (Gamson as cited in Jasper, 1997) The other day in a discussion on mobilisation … Continue reading →

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Targets – Or how Greenpeace used the public to pressure Lego to hurt Shell

Posted on October 15, 2014 by simonjhanna

 On October 9th 2014, Lego finally succumbed to pressure from Greenpeace to end its marketing contract with Oil company Shell. The straw that broke the camel’s back was this video – ‘Everything’s NOT awesome’, a Greenpeace remake of a song featured … Continue reading →

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