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Art, Activism, and Community

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How Art Can Turn the World Inside Out

In Paris, Palestine, Peru, and beyond—guerrilla artist JR asks the people of the world share their faces to transform urban landscapes into stories.

JR's TED Talk Still photo by JR

Infamous “photograffeur” JR won the TED prize and a wish to change the world. What does he want to do? Turn the world Inside Out!

JR’s projects seek to challenge social preconceptions and bring communities together through radical acts of art. The Inside Out Project asks people around the world to use their personal identities to share millions of untold stories.

“I wish for you to stand up for what you care about by participating in a global art project, and together we’ll turn the world…INSIDE OUT.” -JR, TED Prize

Learn More: www.insideoutproject.net

 

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A Tribute to Environmentalists

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Worth Dying For

A video tribute to those who have sacrificed their lives to protect the environment.
 Filmmaker Vivek Chauhan created this video celebrating the beauty and diversity of Earth’s natural systems. The video also reveals the man-made dangers threatening those systems, and honors environmental advocates from around the world who have died to protect the places they loved from destruction.
Check out this link to view the video of our Incredible, Living, Beautiful, and Threatened Gaia, our  Home Planet:     http://www.yesmagazine.org/planet/worth-dying-for