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  • originally came to celebrate the traditional but ended up discovering avant garde, out-of-box artists and youth culture entrepreneurs.

    by Mitko October 3, 2021
    October 3, 2021

    awesome juxtapositions, full of vibrancy Buryati culture. surpassed all our expectations. cultural resistance is going strong here!  thanks for educating us all through your amazing @uutypomania, @batomato

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  • how shamanism and buddhism coalesce here in Buryatia!

    by Mitko October 1, 2021
    October 1, 2021

    filmmaking while getting blessings to make my wishes come through for the birds, lakes, fish, vegetables, humans and an endless list that filled his mantra session… may all shamanistic, buddhist …

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  • LIFE IS WAITING is free on YouTube

    by Mitko March 15, 2021
    March 15, 2021

    due to the escalating conflict in Moroccan-occupied Western Sahara, we at @culturesofresistance are offering our film LIFE IS WAITING: referendum and resistance in Western Sahara for FREE to spread awareness …

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  • Don’t miss upcoming screenings of our @culturesofresistance film FROM TRASH TO TREASURE: turning negatives into positives!!

    by Mitko February 4, 2021
    February 4, 2021

    Over the next month, the documentary will screen online and in-person at festivals in #INDIA, #CANADA, #BULGARIA, and the #US! You can find a full list of upcoming screenings list on the LINK …

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  • CREATIVE ACTIVISM AWARDS: Spotlight on a winner!

    by Mitko December 23, 2020
    December 23, 2020

    Today, we at @culturesofresistance are highlighting Moulud Yeslem from Western Sahara! APPLY NOW for the Creative Activism Awards and win $1,000! Priority given to early applicants. https://culturesofresistancefilms.com/caa-applications #westernsaha #demining#desert #moroccanwesternsaharawall …

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  • Thanks a lot to the Quotes Magazine for an amazing interview!

    by Mitko December 22, 2020
    December 22, 2020

    check out the article https://quotesmagazine.com/iara-lee/ #filmmaking #documentaryfilmmaking #acrosstheglobe #cultures #resistance #activism #art #inspiration #positivechange #justice #grassroots #peacenotwar #cinema [Photo courtesy of Quotes Magazine.]

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  • check out my interview about Chernobyl for CNN 🇧🇷

    by Mitko December 21, 2020
    December 21, 2020

    https://www.cnnbrasil.com.br/internacional/2020/12/15/ha-2-decadas-chernobyl-era-desativada-anos-apos-pior-acidente-nuclear-do-mundo [Photo courtesy of Vlad Vozniuk/URBEX.]

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  • CREATIVE ACTIVISM AWARDS: Spotlight on a winner!

    by Mitko December 16, 2020
    December 16, 2020

    Today, we’re highlighting CAA recipient Keyvan Shovir (@k1shovir), an Iranian-American multidisciplinary artist and muralist born in Iran and currently based in California. He is one of the pioneers of Iranian …

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  • inside a land frozen in time, follow stalkers and discover Chernobyl!

    by Mitko December 10, 2020
    December 10, 2020

    upcoming screenings for Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse following days! INDIA: Madurai International Documentary and Short Film Festival, DEC 10th https://marupakkammadurai.blogspot.com/2020/11/22nd-madurai-film-festival-2020.html TURKEY: Istanbul International Architecture and Urban Films Festival, DEC …

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  • the latest CULTURES OF RESISTANCE recipient of our CAA is photographer Seif Kousmate!

    by Mitko December 9, 2020
    December 9, 2020

    Seif Kousmate conducted a #photographic #investigation about the #slavery apparatus in #Mauritania. his new book is out “Haratin: Born to serve”, and available here: https://www.seifkousmate.com/haratin-born-to-serve [Photos by Seif Kousmate.]

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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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  • 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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