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  • MOSCOW here i come!

    by Mitko October 13, 2021
    October 13, 2021

    missing my Siberian friends so much already. i now have many brothers and sisters in Irkutsk, Ulan Ude, Lake Baikal. Buryatis look so Korean. we are all a big Mongolian …

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  • stunning art by Imad Qusay, one more recipient of our @culturesofresistance Creative Activism Awards!

    by Mitko October 11, 2021
    October 11, 2021

    Based in Baghdad, Qusay is a photographer and designer who also works as a barber. ​He documents everyday life in Baghdad and combines old photographs with modern-day images. ​​He is …

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  • my new siberian friend who is a brazilian portuguese speaker!

    by Mitko October 11, 2021
    October 11, 2021

    mission accomplished, we are no longer standup pedal virgins. we all got initiated this am here at freezing cold water Lake Baikal. discovered SUP is great workout and perfect way …

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  • great news from @slowfood_international, one of our Cultures of Resistance grantees and collaborators on our film Burkinabè Bounty!

    by Mitko October 8, 2021
    October 8, 2021

    Slow Food Heroes: The premise of Florent Piard and his restaurants, Les Resistants and l’Avant-Poste, is a righteous one, down to the name. It aims to strengthen links with rural …

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

    by Mitko October 7, 2021
    October 7, 2021

    And we discussed how ecology prods religion to re-address traditions. i guess when we had few people here and there knotting ribbons around tree branches it was ok, but with …

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  • my life motto: to live with presence. every minute is precious.

    by Mitko October 7, 2021
    October 7, 2021

    [Featured image courtesy of iara lee.]

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  • all of us in the pics are girls who speak colonial languages and keep losing heritage ones

    by Mitko October 6, 2021
    October 6, 2021

    my Buryat girlfriends here explained to me that in the past, speaking Buryat was linked to the connotation of being countryside people from small villages, while speaking Russian was linked …

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  • dressing like a Buryat is not just for photos—

    by Mitko October 5, 2021
    October 5, 2021

    the designers made me a dress that i wear proudly! thank you for allowing me to fully immerse into your culture body and soul. photo: the traditional costume designers @ …

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  • Saturday was World Farm Animals Day!

    by Mitko October 5, 2021
    October 5, 2021

    Our @culturesofresistance friends at Animal Equality have been working to protect animal rights and create a more compassionate world for animals since 2006. Check out some of their important victories here …

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  • Syria’s International University of Science & Renaissance has more than 1,860 students and offers 22 different degrees!

    by Mitko October 4, 2021
    October 4, 2021

    Students include refugees and internally displaced people fleeing the criminal actions of the Assad regime. A grant from our Cultures of Resistance Network is supporting the creation of a dental …

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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.

Recent Posts

  • MOSCOW here i come!
  • stunning art by Imad Qusay, one more recipient of our @culturesofresistance Creative Activism Awards!
  • my new siberian friend who is a brazilian portuguese speaker!
  • great news from @slowfood_international, one of our Cultures of Resistance grantees and collaborators on our film Burkinabè Bounty!
  • today my new, scholar friends gave me a full lesson on Buryat Buddhism…

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