In a world where capitalism forces us to do almost everything for profit — turning our passions, our stories, ourselves, into a commodity in order to survive, art as resistance and reclamation is powerful. Although there are still many that are skeptical when it comes to art having an important role in social justice work, many do see it as significant in activism. Many also think of it as being a healing part of reclaiming one’s own cultural and ancestral ways. But what exactly does this mean?
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The Controversy Between Persistence and Resistance
A snapshot of the Trans Mountain Pipeline project today Lily Bell // Contributor You may have heard the UN Intergovernmental panel on Climate Change’s report declaring that we have 12 years to decrease our carbon…