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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

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  • life is tough in GAZA but with a little support these b-boys do a lot to stay busy, active, healthy.

    by Mitko November 25, 2020
    November 25, 2020

    excited to announce our next CAA (Creative Activism Award) will go to GAZA breakdancer @pac_abdallah_said!!! Bingle@bvb09 Via Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/p/CH9dTd2lb-j/ [Photo courtesy of Camps Breakerz Crew.]

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  • my spanish cameraman @dudi_souto calls me lithium woman for my nonstop brain work, but lately this endless energy is getting transferred to my body work.

    by Mitko November 23, 2020
    November 23, 2020

    and i came to realize that trailrun is my kind of thing, i feel like a running rabbit skipping rocks along the way, breathing desert air, surrounded by mountains. registered …

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  • Music as resistance:

    by Mitko November 6, 2020
    November 6, 2020

    Osloob, a Lebanese-born Palestinian rapper, beat-maker, and music producer, is a recipient of one of the Cultures of Resistance Creative Activism Awards! His music is a fusion of traditional Arab …

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  • from GREECE:

    by Mitko November 2, 2020
    November 2, 2020

    full week editing indoors super focused, also super tedious. but next week is liberation week, my film editor and i leave RHODES and start the merge of swimming, sailing, and …

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  • from GREECE/ SYMI ISLAND:

    by Mitko October 21, 2020
    October 21, 2020

    loaded my backpack, then ferry with my sister Jussara Lee for our first swim odyssey with Strel Swimming Adventures! [Photos courtesy of iara lee.]

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  • supporting 25 more high school students this year in INDIA-occupied KASHMIR

    by Mitko October 20, 2020
    October 20, 2020

    inshallah one day we will see Free Palestine, Free Kashmir, Free Western Sahara, Free West Papua… in this meantime, we at Cultures Of Resistance will keep supporting students so they …

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  • woke up 3am to go follow the flow of Zahra river with my ironman cancer warrior friends!

    by Mitko October 16, 2020
    October 16, 2020

    amazing Half-Marathon training this morning, intertwined with cars stuck in the sand adventure. now donating to Zahra Association for Breast Cancer!!! https://zahra.org.sa/topic/joinUs/topic/146 [Photos courtesy of iara lee.]

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  • FROM CZECH REPUBLIC:

    by Mitko October 14, 2020
    October 14, 2020

    we are very excited that Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse is screened in multiple cities from 14th of October till 31st at Mezinárodní festival outdoorových filmů. Check out the schedule and catch it …

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  • The CREATIVE ACTIVISM AWARDS at work:

    by Mitko October 14, 2020
    October 14, 2020

    Check out how Relebohile Mats’ela in Lesotho is using the award for a seed garden! So far, Relebohile has purchased pigs, chickens, cement, and potatoes! See all of the incredible …

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  • from kSA:

    by Mitko October 11, 2020
    October 11, 2020

    [Photos courtesy of iara lee.]

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  • in life, there are friends, and there are best friends.

    by Mitko October 3, 2020
    October 3, 2020

    gee and ahmed belong to the last category, they are friends for the good and bad times, for healthy and sick times. they even wake up 3am to drive and …

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  • UPCOMING SCREENINGS FOR Wantoks: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia

    by Mitko October 1, 2020
    October 1, 2020

    UNITED STATES / Eugene, Oregon: Eugene Environmental Film Festival, 2-4 October 2020 more info https://eugevoff.org/ SWITZERLAND / Geneva: Festival du Film Vert Genève – Meinier Touvière, 4 October 2020 at …

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  • Beyond thankful to all amazing festivals that screen our film Stalking Chernobyl: Exploration After Apocalypse.

    by Mitko October 1, 2020
    October 1, 2020

    These are some upcoming screenings: CROATIA / Veli Losinj: APOX movie festival 2-5 October 2020 all info below https://www.facebook.com/events/1337422193048033/ ITALY / Radicondoli: Destinazione Sud Festival 3 October 5:30pm all info …

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  • FROM FLORIDA:

    by Mitko September 25, 2020
    September 25, 2020

    25th and 26th of September Stalking Chernobyl:exploration after apocalypse is screened at Sunscreen Film Festival. Endless thanks to all amazing festivals that keep on screening our films worldwide! TUNE IN, …

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  • it is weekend again!!!

    by Mitko September 18, 2020
    September 18, 2020

    time for more running, cycling, swimming. i was honored to have a JRC stretching session lead by one of the cofounders of Road Runners here in SAUDI ARABIA/ JEDDAH. since …

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  • TUNE IN TONIGHT!

    by Mitko September 17, 2020
    September 17, 2020

    TUNE IN TONIGHT from 22:45 till 23:15 (italy time) to catch discussion about our two films Wantoks: Dance of Resilience in Melanesia and From Trash to Treasure: Turning Negatives into Positives …

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  • from TAIF:

    by Mitko September 16, 2020
    September 16, 2020

    the most important part of our hike was the operation clean-up at the end of the trip. we got runners and trekkers to collect plastic bottles on the way back, …

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  • SA/ Taif hike:

    by Mitko September 14, 2020
    September 14, 2020

    trekking/ camping this weekend and making sure we leave no trace behind once done. dear friends, consider carrying your reusable mugs, plates, silverware everywhere you go to avoid polluting with …

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  • Creative solutions to pandemic relief in Zimbabwe!

    by Mitko September 9, 2020
    September 9, 2020

    Our grantees at Nhaka Foundation provide access to education and health care for vulnerable and orphaned children in Zimbabwe—and they’ve been working overtime to adjust to increased need during the …

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  • Introducing Okapi Team, one of the recipients of our Creative Activism Awards!

    by Mitko September 7, 2020
    September 7, 2020

    Founded in 2016 at Malawi’s Dzaleka refugee camp, Okapi Team is a group of young alumni of the camp who provide assistance to communities living in Dzaleka and its surrounding …

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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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  • 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!
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