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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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  • From MALDIVES

    by Mitko August 23, 2016
    August 23, 2016

    Just fresh off the boat!!! This is very islamic archipelago and they like spicy food . sunrise yoga: me getting ready to twist my torso… working on regaining my flexibility …

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  • GREECE

    by Mitko August 22, 2016
    August 22, 2016

    #GREECE #Cyclades #Islands and more  [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • GREECE

    by Mitko August 17, 2016
    August 17, 2016

    Drove to ZURICH, flew to ATHENS, taxi to ferry port. 4h delay ferry due to wind, then a 10h ferry that was supposed to take 6hs and finally a bus …

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  • SYRIA

    by Mitko August 17, 2016
    August 17, 2016

    Our grantees, The White Helmets, are nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize!! https://nobelpeaceprize.whitehelmets.org/en They are a group of unarmed and impartial firefighters, search and rescue workers, and medics who volunteer to …

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  • From SWITZERLAND/ DIABLERETS

    by Mitko August 16, 2016
    August 16, 2016

    Due to popularity, 3 simultaneous screens showed our k2 film: two full theaters and outdoors for the overflow. Despite my exhausted body, super worth coming all the way to meet …

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  • INDIA

    by Mitko August 16, 2016
    August 16, 2016

    We screened in PUNE, organized by PAKISTAN. Cheers to solidarity and brotherhood [Photo credit: Open Air Cinema.]

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  • SWITZERLAND/ LES DIABLERETS

    by Mitko August 13, 2016
    August 13, 2016

    The prayer wheels here are cow’s bells and I make sure I touch them to ward off negative waves and keep positive energy coming     the good life cows …

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  • 2014

    by Mitko August 11, 2016
    August 11, 2016

    Rushed up and down 3x just to get the feel. at Ibex Sports & Leisure Club in ISLAMABAD [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • KYRGYZSTAN

    by Mitko August 10, 2016
    August 10, 2016

    We at Cultures Of Resistance Network are excited to support this year again: Central-Asian Network for Arts and Culture [Photo credit: Central Asian Network for Arts and Culture (CANAC).]

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  • GHANA

    by Mitko August 10, 2016
    August 10, 2016

    Where we next screen LIFE IS WAITING: referendum and resistance in WESTERN SAHARA! [Photo credit: Reuben Hayfron, Unsplash.com.]

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  • Cycling!!

    by Mitko August 9, 2016
    August 9, 2016

    The whole group is from CANADA, but these cycling buddies now live in EGYPT and HONG KONG and on the right is ord, the super dynamo guide from LAOS. How …

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  • We at Cultures Of Resistance Network are proud to support Barefoot Seeds

    by Mitko August 8, 2016
    August 8, 2016

    http://culturesofresistance.org/groups-we-support-barefoot-… Barefoot Seeds works with Tarahumara farmers in Mexico’s Copper Canyons to grow native varieties of corn and establish seed banks in their ancestral canyonlands. Barefoot Seeds also provides tools …

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  • PERMACULTURE friends

    by Mitko August 7, 2016
    August 7, 2016

    [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • South Sudan

    by Mitko August 4, 2016
    August 4, 2016

    Students using their Olympus cameras during National Geographic Photo Camp South Sudan. [Photo credit: National Geographic Photo Camp.]

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  •  #PlantedForBill 

    by Mitko August 4, 2016
    August 4, 2016

    #RIP #BillMollison, the father of #permaculture… in honor of Bill’s memory, you can #plant a #tree – use the hashtag #PlantedForBill should you choose to share images of it. [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • #SyrianKids proud to become #NatGeo #photographers :)

    by Mitko August 2, 2016
    August 2, 2016

    kids enjoying the sun in their newly adopted country: #Jordan #SyrianRefugees here the kids practice low angle, high angle  I love to see kids eager to learn Syrian kids learn how …

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  • PERMACULTURE

    by Mitko August 1, 2016
    August 1, 2016

    Com Marie Bars, Ben Patrick, Cabe Mackenzie, David Spicer, Iara Lee, Damien Bohler e Antoinette Marie. [Photo credit: Iara lee.]

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  • PERMACULTURE in AUSTRALIA

    by Mitko July 31, 2016
    July 31, 2016

    My sister learning about the difference between galley, dam, swale… 6:30am lesson: separating chia seeds from their husks  [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • Life is a beach ;)

    by Mitko July 30, 2016
    July 30, 2016

    ♥ ♥ ♥ from AUSTRALIA/ BYRON BAY coastal walk where we spotted many whales/dolphins and ended with a magnificent sunset  [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • From AUSTRALIA Zaytuna farm

    by Mitko July 29, 2016
    July 29, 2016

    Moved the classroom to the field. Learning directly from nature instead of blackboard   end of the first week of our permaculture course, we celebrated with a big inoculant compost …

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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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