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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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  • MALAWI

    by Mitko December 5, 2019
    December 5, 2019

    i shot and photographed soooo much while at Tumaini Fest 2019. now it is time to edit all materials! here are my BURUNDI Amahoro drummers pics. Based in Dzaleka Refugee …

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  • NAMIBIA in the UK: The Stolen Moments exhibition at SOAS is underway!

    by Mitko July 22, 2019
    July 22, 2019

    we are so excited to be able to help the exhibition through a grant provided by the Cultures of Resistance Foundation 🙂 check it out!! “Stolen Moments – Namibian Music History …

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  • just screened one of our Cultures of Resistance shorts with our friends at the SHORT SCREENS FEST, in the Democratic Republic of the Congo!

    by Mitko July 1, 2019
    July 1, 2019

    we have many shorts produced by Cultures of Resistance, and this one about Lexxus Legal highlights the rapper’s influence on his community. check out all the films produced by Cultures …

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  • NAMIBIA in the UK: The Stolen Moments exhibition at SOAS is just a couple weeks away!

    by Mitko June 27, 2019
    June 27, 2019

    we are so excited to be able to help the exhibition through a grant provided by the Cultures of Resistance Foundation 🙂 check it out!! “Stolen Moments – Namibian Music History …

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  • devastated with the death of our FREE WESTERN SAHARA rapper friend Flitox Krizi Sahraui featured in our film Life is Waiting: Referendum and Resistance in Western Sahara.

    by Mitko June 22, 2019
    June 22, 2019

    i had the honor of interviewing him in the occupied territories and documented his passion and commitment to use his music against MOROCCAN occupation! he tried to join the CANARY …

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  • Tonight we screen BURKINABE BOUNTY at a super cool festival

    by Mitko March 26, 2019
    March 26, 2019

    The Hardzazat Hardcore Fest in MOROCCO!! we are so honored to be working with the Hardzazat Hardcore Fest team once again! awesome to establish relationships with antifascist groups in fascist …

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  • BURKINA FASO Mabiisi music video

    by Mitko October 30, 2016
    October 30, 2016

    Amazing music from Burkina Faso!!! thank you sooo much for the awesome interviews and concerts!!! Mabiisi ,Art Melody Official, Mien De Graeve, Stevo atambire Benjamin Lebrave https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NGDunpRknvc&feature=youtu.be [Photo credit: Iara Lee.]

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  • Excited to announce we will have a Cultures of Resistance music presence in the globalFEST 2017!! :)

    by Mitko September 22, 2016
    September 22, 2016

    globalFEST, an annual global music festival in New York City and a year-round resource for international artists, was founded in January 2003. Over its first decade, gF’s groundbreaking 3-stage, 12-band …

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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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  • 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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iara lee: activist & filmmaker
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