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Burkina Faso

  • In 2014, Burkina Faso experienced a rebellion that overthrew a dictator of 30 years.

    by Mitko November 29, 2017
    November 29, 2017

    How did this unfold? Find out here: http://www.aljazeera.com/…/protesters-storm-burkina-faso-pa… Check out our new film on creative resistance in Burkina Faso in the wake of the popular uprising: http://culturesofresistancefilms.com/burkinabe-rising [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  • Art in Burkina Faso

    by Mitko November 28, 2017
    November 28, 2017

    Aime Parfait Gueswede, the artist known as Cesaire, uses plastic to create his art create large installations that illustrate his vision of the socio-political crisis in Burkina Faso. Featured in …

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  • Our friends at Barefoot College have broken ground on their new Vocational Center!

    by Mitko September 14, 2017
    September 14, 2017

    The new complex will be the epicenter of the Barefoot College Enrich program, where locals can learn different skills and participate in training sessions! The buildings will also utilize solar …

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  • Pictures of BURKINA FASO

    by Mitko August 15, 2017
    August 15, 2017

    Cultures Of Resistance upcoming film, BURKINABÉ RISING, was shot in BURKINA FASO, a small land-locked country in West Africa! And Italian photographer Monica Mietitore just returned from a trip to …

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  • Barefoot College

    by Mitko April 2, 2017
    April 2, 2017

    One of the programs we support in BURKINA FASO is Barefoot College’s #SolarMama. Here are the graduating class of March 2017! Support the next class of Mamas by becoming a …

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  • From BURKINA FASO

    by Mitko January 10, 2017
    January 10, 2017

    We were the center of attention with our drone camera in remote areas of the country. Locals and kids loved learning and seeing aerial images of their villages.

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  • BURKINA FASO

    by Mitko January 5, 2017
    January 5, 2017

    I am horribly busy editing but intensely getting educated about resistance music in BURKINA FASO. Here is the great JoEy le Soldat who I meet and interviewed about his life …

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  • BURKINA FASO

    by Mitko January 4, 2017
    January 4, 2017

    Filmmaking traditional culture in BURKINA FASO Learning how to make traditional soap My cameraman and UNGVT apiculturist getting ready to film bees in action… they brought back awesome footage and …

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  • BURKINA FASO

    by Mitko December 20, 2016
    December 20, 2016

    Meet “Mr. Poubelle”! Also known as “The Prince of Rubbish,” the Burkinabè artist Sahab Koanda uses garbage and recycled metal to make sculptures, creating art from objects that others saw …

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  • BURKINA FASO

    by Mitko November 5, 2016
    November 5, 2016

    I am overwhelmed with the thriving resistance movement in BURKINA FASO and super excited to see firsthand the concerts of MABIISI/JOEY LE SOLDAT/ONASIS… landed in OUAGADOUGOU on the historical day …

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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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