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November 2017

  • Palestine

    by Mitko November 30, 2017
    November 30, 2017

    We are so excited to be screening our film Cultures of Resistance in the second-ever Jerusalem International Film Festival, in solidarity with the Palestinian People!! our film will be showing …

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  • In 2014, Burkina Faso experienced a rebellion that overthrew a dictator of 30 years.

    by Mitko November 29, 2017
    November 29, 2017

    How did this unfold? Find out here: http://www.aljazeera.com/…/protesters-storm-burkina-faso-pa… Check out our new film on creative resistance in Burkina Faso in the wake of the popular uprising: http://culturesofresistancefilms.com/burkinabe-rising [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • Art in Burkina Faso

    by Mitko November 28, 2017
    November 28, 2017

    Aime Parfait Gueswede, the artist known as Cesaire, uses plastic to create his art create large installations that illustrate his vision of the socio-political crisis in Burkina Faso. Featured in …

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  • “Planting olive trees is my form of resistance.”

    by Mitko November 27, 2017
    November 27, 2017

    Olive trees are synonymous with Palestinian resistance, and our friends at the US Campaign for Palestinian Rights are raising money to plant as many olive trees for Palestinian farmer families …

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  • Time for waterfall and picnic in MAN

    by Mitko November 20, 2017
    November 20, 2017

    With my friend Antoine from Street Art Sans Frontieres, musician Praktika and local Delmas. [Photo courtesy of Iara Lee.]

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  • From IVORY COAST

    by Mitko November 17, 2017
    November 17, 2017

    My time in rainy ASSINIE has been about sharing meals w locals. Today I had placali sauce gombo (kopè). I also love kedjenou, and rice with sauce feuille or sauce …

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  • From COTE D’IVOIRE/ MAN

    by Mitko November 16, 2017
    November 16, 2017

    My local friend Delmas took me to a little forest that plays the role of being a traditional fabric-making factory in the open sky. All done manually through the skill …

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  • COTE D’IVOIRE/ MAN has been through rough times.

    by Mitko November 15, 2017
    November 15, 2017

    Historical that I got to witness the come back of FESTIVAL DES MASQUES after 17-year hiatus due to war and devastation! Check out the excitement of local audiences that came …

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  • Burkinabé Rising

    by Mitko November 14, 2017
    November 14, 2017

    The trailer for our new film BURKINABE RISING: the art of resistance in Burkina Faso was just released!! We are so excited to bring this film to a screening near …

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  • Resistance comes in all shapes and forms.

    by Mitko November 8, 2017
    November 8, 2017

    And language resistance is cultural resistance against globalization and sameization. The world becomes so boring with same same in everything. Exciting news from EQUATORIAL GUINEA: a dictionary for fang language! …

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Iara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action!

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Iara LeeIara Lee, a Brazilian of Korean descent, is an activist, filmmaker, and founder/director of the Cultures of Resistance Network, an organization that promotes global solidarity and connects and supports agitators, educators, farmers, and artists to build a more just and peaceful world through creative resistance and nonviolent action! Read more here.

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  • today my new, scholar friends gave me a full lesson on Buryat Buddhism…

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