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MOSCOW here i come!

by Mitko October 13, 2021

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

by Mitko October 7, 2021

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

by Mitko October 6, 2021

dressing like a Buryat is not just for photos—

by Mitko October 5, 2021

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

how shamanism and buddhism coalesce here in Buryatia!

by Mitko October 1, 2021

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Iara Lee: Photos

by Mitko January 6, 2020

AZERBAIJAN

by Mitko January 4, 2020

LAOS

by Mitko November 18, 2019

Malawi

by Mitko November 12, 2019

Latest Posts

  • SWAZILAND: we love to screen our agroecology film to adults who are engaged foodies, but love even more to screen and work for kids!

    by Mitko January 9, 2019
    January 9, 2019

    Delighted to announce we will be collaborating with Moya Centre members who are just beginning a Healthy Proactive Living program, which includes all of their sponsored children starting their own …

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  • Activist foodies’ gathering in LISBON

    by Mitko January 5, 2019
    January 5, 2019

    Cooking, eating, dishwashing and finally film screening of BURKINABÈ BOUNTY with q&a discussion . Lovely evening with the combination of all great things . [Photo courtesy of Iara Lee.]  

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  • This weekend, my newest film “Burkinabe Bounty” is travelling to SENEGAL for a screening with CINESUNUGAL at the BAOL FILM FESTIVAL in Diourbel!!

    by Mitko December 21, 2018
    December 21, 2018

    The event will introduce the slow food moevement to the audience, and the awesome project “School Gardens”. Friends in senegal, hope you can make it!! https://www.facebook.com/events/1112035672285176/ [Photo courtesy of Paola …

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  • We successfully concluded our sami film shoot in NORWAY!

    by Mitko December 19, 2018
    December 19, 2018

    After interviewing the amazing SAMI artist Anders Sunna and activist Juhán Niila Stålka and many more… “The indigenous Sami people have fought for generations to preserve their identity. The latest …

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  • Friends in PAPUA NEW GUINEA!!! Come see the film I shot in SOLOMON ISLANDS against INDONESIAN occupation of WEST PAPUA.

    by Mitko December 18, 2018
    December 18, 2018

    The PNG Human Rights Film Festival is screening our Wantoks: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia in several cities in Papua New Guinea: Madang, Lae, Port Moresby, Goroka… at Divine Word …

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  • On the course of her photographic career, Ioana Cîrlig has documented the many faces of contemporary Romania

    by Mitko December 17, 2018
    December 17, 2018

    She focuses on remote communities that might otherwise remain invisible: her book Post Industrial Stories portrays the life of the country’s mono-towns after their mines and factories have closed. Cîrlig’s …

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  • AZORES

    by Mitko December 15, 2018
    December 15, 2018

    My Sao Silvestre resistance running for FREE PALESTINE, FREE WORLD! [Photo courtesy of Iara Lee.]

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  • Walk for GAZA!!

    by Mitko December 14, 2018
    December 14, 2018

    https://www.facebook.com/events/299720033955390/ [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • Sooo sad MEXICANS no longer eat beans like they used to…

    by Mitko December 13, 2018
    December 13, 2018

    Beans have been for the last 8,000 years staple food for MEXICANS and they are great source of protein and nutrients. Don’t abandon traditional diet for junkfood! Let’s all work …

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  • Another year of the AFGHANISTAN Marathon in the books!!

    by Mitko December 12, 2018
    December 12, 2018

    We at Cultures Of Resistance Network are proud to support the awesome example of resistance through sports! In 2018, the fourth-annual Marathon of Afghanistan featured more runners than ever before, …

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  • Journalists in the line of fire: how journalists around the world risk their lives.

    by Mitko December 11, 2018
    December 11, 2018

    https://www.facebook.com/pg/newageonline/photos/?tab=album&album_id=1128688510516862 [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • In an extraordinary move, 37 families — who are seeking a better life in safety — have been released from the South Texas Family Residential Center in the town of Dilley.

    by Mitko December 10, 2018
    December 10, 2018

    Their releases are especially significant in light of the Trump administration’s hostility toward immigrants and asylum-seekers. This decision is a huge relief for these mothers and their children, who were …

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  • Activist foodies’ gathering in LISBON

    by Mitko December 9, 2018
    December 9, 2018

    After traversing the world, found paradise on earth in AZORES   Cooking, eating, dishwashing and finally film screening of BURKINABÈ BOUNTY with q&a discussion . Lovely evening with the combination …

    Read more
  • Activist foodies’ gathering in LISBON

    by Mitko December 8, 2018
    December 8, 2018

    Cooking, eating, dishwashing and finally film screening of BURKINABÈ BOUNTY with q&a discussion . Lovely evening with the combination of all great things . we resist together, we win together!  …

    Read more
  • We in BRAZIL had oscar Niemeyer, here in AZERBAIJAN/ BAKU they have a beautiful Zaha Hadid

    by Mitko December 8, 2018
    December 8, 2018

    Heydar Aliyev Cultural Center in BAKU [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • Honored to announce that our film “Burkinabè Bounty” won the Special Jury Prize at 2018 Jerusalem International Film Festival!!

    by Mitko December 7, 2018
    December 7, 2018

    We love this film festival and are grateful to have a long-lasting relationship with them. we hope to continue to share our films in the future and we are thankful …

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  • we just had an awesome full-house screening of Burkinabe Rising in Bamako, Mali with our friend Bayala Lianhoué Imhotep!!

    by Mitko December 6, 2018
    December 6, 2018

    Thanks to Serge for being a voice, representative, and advocate for this film! [Photo courtesy of Jamali Jack.]

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  • Jump Hub is almost complete!

    by Mitko December 5, 2018
    December 5, 2018

    Association JUMP (Jeunesse Unie pour un Mouvement Positif) is a collective in Burkina Faso that is using artistic creation to increase awareness in areas such as education, respect for the …

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  • History is a lie

    by Mitko December 3, 2018
    December 3, 2018

    Media is manipulation Government is a corporation The system is an illusion [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • PALESTINIAN cultural resistance

    by Mitko December 2, 2018
    December 2, 2018

    Delighted to support and participate at JERUSALEM INTL FILM FEST. This is resilience in action!! Here are some pics of the opening of the 3rd edition of the fest, with …

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about iara

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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