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  • we successfully concluded our sami film shoot in NORWAY

    by Mitko July 25, 2019
    July 25, 2019

    after interviewing the amazing SAMI artist Anders Sunna and activist Juhán Niila Stålka and many more… [Photo credit: Aleksei Antonov. Courtesy of Caipirinha Productions/Cultures of Resistance Films.]

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  • to all activists, organizations, individuals around the world who might want to organize a grassroots screening of our latest Cultures of Resistance doc – ‘WANTOKS: dance of resilience in Melanesia’

    by Mitko July 24, 2019
    July 24, 2019

    contact us at info@culturesofresistancefilms.com! let’s bring more awareness on these pressing issues and engage more people in making a change!! ‘WANTOKS: dance of resilience in Melanesia’- directed by iara lee …

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  • Slowly but surely rectifying history’s erasure of groundbreaking women:

    by Mitko July 23, 2019
    July 23, 2019

    Do you know about the woman who discovered the cause of global warming? “Eunice Newton Foote rarely gets the credit she’s due. The American scientist, who was born exactly 200 …

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  • NAMIBIA in the UK: The Stolen Moments exhibition at SOAS is underway!

    by Mitko July 22, 2019
    July 22, 2019

    we are so excited to be able to help the exhibition through a grant provided by the Cultures of Resistance Foundation 🙂 check it out!! “Stolen Moments – Namibian Music History …

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  • filming is going well for our film on the Sami people!!

    by Mitko July 19, 2019
    July 19, 2019

    enjoying the Riddu Riddu fest and speaking with the Sami artists and activists in attendance!! [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • Keep defending indigenous rights in the Amazon with Associação Indígena Pariri – Munduruku, Médio Tapajós!

    by Mitko July 18, 2019
    July 18, 2019

    The Pariri Indigenous Association fights for the physical and cultural survival of seven Munduruku villages of the Middle Tapajós. Its main mission is to defend indigenous rights and to improve …

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  • This week marked the 24th anniversary of the Srebrenica genocide, when Serb forces systematically killed more than 8,000 Bosniak Muslim men and boys.

    by Mitko July 17, 2019
    July 17, 2019

    How can we learn from this to precent similar atrocities from happening in the future? This article lays out the 10 stages in genocide: “Genocide is not committed by a …

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  • What are the Hong Kong protests about?

    by Mitko July 16, 2019
    July 16, 2019

    – The Hong Kong anti-extradition bill protests started in June 2019, when the HK government attempted to push forward a controversial extradition law that would have permitted authorities to arrest …

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  • Congrats to our friend Benny Wenda of the Free West Papua Campaign on being awarded Oxford’s Honorary Freedom of the City!!

    by Mitko July 15, 2019
    July 15, 2019

    “It is my great honour as Lord Mayor to both propose and award Honorary Freedom of the City to Benny Wenda. It is a well-deserved accolade for someone who sought …

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  • amazing to see “Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance” screening on Panafrican Television in GHANA!!!

    by Mitko July 12, 2019
    July 12, 2019

    Check out the video here: https://www.facebook.com/kambale/videos/10161703581100018/ [Photo credit: Kambale Musavuli.]

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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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  • stunning art by Imad Qusay, one more recipient of our @culturesofresistance Creative Activism Awards!
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  • today my new, scholar friends gave me a full lesson on Buryat Buddhism…

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