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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

  • #SavePirin #спасипирин

    by Mitko January 19, 2018
    January 19, 2018

    I am cheering for all my mountain friends who are hands-on enviro activists, working to save the nature of BULGARIA: #SavePirin #спасипирин Learn more http://www.independent.co.uk/…/bulgaria-pirin-national-park… [Photo credit: Maria Teneva, Unsplash.com.]  

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  • Model Penguins

    by Mitko January 18, 2018
    January 18, 2018

    They have appeared in cities around the world as part of a new Greenpeace campaign that is aiming to turn a huge tract of the Antarctic Ocean into the world’s …

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  • Let us know if you are interested in setting up a screening, we’d love to work with you!!

    by Mitko January 17, 2018
    January 17, 2018

    We had an amazing screening of our film “Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara” yesterday at the Florida International University hosted by the Miami Friends of Western …

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  • BANGLADESH: your suffering is our suffering and solidarity unite us all.

    by Mitko January 15, 2018
    January 15, 2018

    DHAKA friends, come see our ‘power of the people when united’ film Burkinabè Rising: the art of resistance in Burkina Faso at Dhaka International Film Festival 2018 18 January 18 …

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  • I was talking to friends about SOMALIA/SOMALILAND division and decided to share the research info with fb friends :)

    by Mitko January 11, 2018
    January 11, 2018

    Somaliland declared independence from Somalia in 1991, but the world has largely failed to recognize Somaliland as its own state. In 1960, the northern region of British Somaliland joined with …

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  • Next collaboration: Bambini nel Deserto

    by Mitko January 10, 2018
    January 10, 2018

    Our next collaboration in AGROECOLOGY will be with Bambini nel Deserto, an Italian NGO that has recently started a tree planting nursery run by a local women’s cooperative in the …

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  • Join the Free West Papua Campaign!

    by Mitko January 9, 2018
    January 9, 2018

    Launched in the UK in 2004 by exiled West Papuan independence leader Benny Wenda, the campaign fights for the self-determination of the West Papuan people. West Papua, together with Papua …

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  • 20 African photographers to look out for in 2018 :)

    by Mitko January 6, 2018
    January 6, 2018

    goo.gl/LGXQ8Q [Photo credit: Nnaemeka Ugochukwu, Unsplash.com.]

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  • BANGLADESH: release award-winning photographer and activist Shahidul Alam and end violent crackdown on student protests!!!

    by Mitko January 6, 2018
    January 6, 2018

    Shahidul Alam’s arrest on 5 August 2018 shines a light on the dangerous escalation of the government’s crackdown on dissenting voices! https://www.amnesty.org/…/bangladesh-release-photographer-…/ [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • Want to learn more about agroecology and join the food sovereignty movement? Check out our ally La Via Campesina!

    by Mitko January 5, 2018
    January 5, 2018

    “The crisis in the industrial food system is impossible to ignore. For over a decade, study after study has validated the assertion of the Food Sovereignty movement in 2007 – …

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  • Turn your cellulite and stretch marks into art :)

    by Mitko January 2, 2018
    January 2, 2018

    Via Gurl.com [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • SOMALIALAND/HARGEYSA

    by Mitko December 29, 2017
    December 29, 2017

    We are excited to have screened our feature documentary Cultures of Resistance at the Hargeysa Cultural Center last night!! In 2013, with the help of volunteers, we were able to …

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  • Happy our new film is getting invited to travel the world!

    by Mitko December 28, 2017
    December 28, 2017

    We look forward to screening BURKINABÈ RISING in film fests and alternative spaces, we especially love outdoor screenings, or in the desert, or in basements or classrooms. all counts! We …

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  • In Ethiopia, Harar’s old town is a maze of alleys lined with colorful walls.

    by Mitko December 27, 2017
    December 27, 2017

    Places to visit in 2018: new trails, tasting local foods and spotting vibrant wildlife around the world. https://www.nationalgeographic.com/travel/features/best-trips-destinations-2018/#cover [Photo credit: Trevor Cole, Unsplash.com.]  

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  • SAN FRANCISCO earth_day_film_fest: Films on nature in nature and camping under the stars!

    by Mitko December 26, 2017
    December 26, 2017

    They are considering our BURKINABÈ RISING for the 2018 edition of the fest @The Earth Day Film Festival [Photo credit: Holly Mandarich, Unsplash.com.]

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  • Land mines and explosive devices are killing and maiming civilians in Yemen—join Médecins Sans Frontières in calling on the Yemeni authorities to clear explosive devices from civilian areas!

    by Mitko December 24, 2017
    December 24, 2017

    “Current mine clearance efforts in the area are managed by the military and are focused on roads and strategic infrastructure, paying little heed to civilian areas such as agricultural fields. …

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  • Take action! Free Ferhat Tunç and Ramon Esono!

    by Mitko December 22, 2017
    December 22, 2017

    Our friends at Freemuse are campaigning to free Ferhat Tunç, who has been the target of numerous government investigations because of his music. Despite a February 2015 ruling by the …

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  • Our Cultures Of Resistance Network is scheduled to collaborate/support FESTIMA 2018 :)

    by Mitko December 21, 2017
    December 21, 2017

    This festival is an example of the traditions, celebrated with frenzied music and dancing, as mask wearers are transformed into a spirit that communicates with ancestors. FESTIMA is the largest …

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  • YEMEN: our sisters at CODEPINK have been working hard to call for an end to unauthorized U.S. involvement in war on Yemen!

    by Mitko December 20, 2017
    December 20, 2017

    The U.S. has spent over $8 trillion on military forces in the Persian Gulf in the last four decades, supposedly protecting the Gulf from the then-Soviet Union and Iran. The …

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  • ETHIOPIA/ADDIS ABABA

    by Mitko December 19, 2017
    December 19, 2017

    We are so excited to be screening both of our films K2 and the Invisible Footmen and Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara at the Ethiopian International …

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about iara

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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  • 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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