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Women

  • Last week, the SOMALILAND MARATHON drew 280 people to participate!!

    by Mitko February 12, 2019
    February 12, 2019

    Out of the 250 runners in the 10km race, 48 were women! I am honored to have supported the SOMALILAND marathon where girls got to run too, despite parents’ reluctance, …

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  • Why ‘Be Natural’

    by Mitko May 21, 2018
    May 21, 2018

    The Documentary About The First Female Director, May Be The Best (And Least-Seen) Film In Cannes: http://deadline.com/…/be-natural-documentary-first-female-…/ [Photo credit: Wikimedia Commons.]

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  •  I am constantly looking for exciting projects by women artists and this one caught my eye!

    by Mitko May 17, 2018
    May 17, 2018

    Born in Kenya, Wangechi Mutu is best known for her collage work that explores the female body through art, using it as a canvas to depict how femininity is perceived …

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  • Yesterday, we celebrated women all over the world!!

    by Mitko March 9, 2018
    March 9, 2018

    Let’s take the positive energy from yesterday’s celebration, and translate that into united advocacy!! Women of the world unite! [Photo credit: Samantha Sophia, Unsplash.com.]

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  • Check out these amazing protest signs from the Women’s March!

    by Mitko January 31, 2018
    January 31, 2018

    https://hyperallergic.com/…/signs-of-creative-resistance-a…/ For more creative resistance, follow us on Twitter at twitter.com/CulturesResist! [Photo credit: Vlad Tchompalov, Unsplash.com.]  

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  • Revolution in SAUDI ARABIA

    by Mitko January 28, 2018
    January 28, 2018

    Meaning women can finally drive, vote, and now movies in public spaces are no longer illegal. and I so much want to show our resistance films there. any brilliant idea …

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  • Violence in Iran.

    by Mitko August 15, 2017
    August 15, 2017

    Raana Por Amrai, 38 years old, and Fatemeh Qalandari, 8 years old, are both residents of Kohdasht in Khoram Abad. Raana’s brother-in-law imagined Raana caused his wife to divorce with …

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  • AFGHANISTAN

    by Mitko January 25, 2017
    January 25, 2017

    Zohra – The Afghan Women’s Orchestra winner of the 2017 Freemuse Award The students of the Afghanistan National Institute of Music (ANIM) defy the odds against them as the first …

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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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