Category Archives: Art, Social Justice and Culture

To Boycott or not to Boycott – Manifesta 10 in Saint Petersburg

Posted on June 23, 2014 by ellenpolus

You are surely aware of what is going on in Russia today. There were the Olympic Games in Sochi, with all the commotion about slave labour, unimaginably high costs and corruption, and the recent occupation of Crimea, now said to … Continue reading →

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French arts workers threaten to shut down main festivals with strike

Posted on June 15, 2014 by ellenpolus

Industrial action over plans to reduce rights to extra benefits and social security has already led to cancellations. Strikes by performers, actors and technicians are threatening to shut down some of France’s leading arts events, including the renowned Avignon festival. … Continue reading →

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Gallery withdraws unpaid installation ‘opportunity’ in response to protests

Posted on June 14, 2014 by ellenpolus

Fruitmarket Gallery in Edinburgh has responded to comments from artists and withdrawn what was advertised as an unpaid ‘one-off opportunity’ to install Jim Lambie’s Zobop floor piece at the gallery. The Glasgow artist’s solo exhibition, which opens 27 June, is part … Continue reading →

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Activists vandalised the anti-homeless spikes

Posted on June 12, 2014 by ellenpolus

The war against London’s “anti-homeless” spikes escalated today from sign-waving to radical criminal action. In the small hours of the morning, some activists dressed as builders poured concrete over the metal spikes outside a Tesco Metro on Regent Street, before … Continue reading →

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European Cultural Foundation – Idea Camp open call

Posted on June 10, 2014 by ellenpolus

We invite you to submit an innovative, daring idea for cross-sectoral collaboration that engages Europeans in re-defining and shaping “public space”. From the applications we receive, we will choose the 50 most viable and innovative ideas. These will be represented … Continue reading →

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Activists move to scupper illegal workers crackdown

Posted on June 5, 2014 by ellenpolus

As raids on illegal workers are launched at hundreds of businesses across the country, campaigners are using leaked government documents to warn those being targeted. The Anti-Raids Network, which obtained the documents, says the government is pusuing a political agenda … Continue reading →

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Még mennyi fasizmus? – Jonas Staal előadása / How much fascism? – lecture by Jonas Staal

Posted on May 31, 2014 by ellenpolus

Jonas Staal gigaprojektjeiben a művészet és a politika összetett viszonyát elemzi, és olyan következtetéseket von le, melyek új fénytörésbe helyezik a demokrácia, az ideológia és a propaganda fogalmait. A rotterdami képzőművész május 23-án Budapestre látogatott, hogy arról beszéljen, miként érhetőek tetten a … Continue reading →

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