The Marginalian
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Reads tagged with “activism”

World AIDS Day Spotlight: Interview with Travis McCoy
World AIDS Day Spotlight: Interview with Travis McCoy

What a pair of sneakers has to do with a bridge in Manila and mobile cinema in South Africa.

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Buy Nothing: No, Really, It’s For Sale
Buy Nothing: No, Really, It’s For Sale

What the hottest gift this holiday season is, or how to dodge your modern addictions.

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Creativity for Sustainability: Glove Love
Creativity for Sustainability: Glove Love

All gloves are off in the war on climate change, or what models have to do with natural history.

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Book Spotlight: Design Revolution
Book Spotlight: Design Revolution

What soccer balls have to do with blind children and water transportation in Africa.

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Independent Film Spotlight: Future Weather
Independent Film Spotlight: Future Weather

How a 13-year-old is giving Al Gore a run for his money, or why indie is alive and well.

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The Wall In My Head: Words & Art from the Fall of the Iron Curtain
The Wall In My Head: Words & Art from the Fall of the Iron Curtain

What fallen checkpoints have to do with a generation of artists.

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Social Justice with a Twist: Ctrl.Alt.Shift
Social Justice with a Twist: Ctrl.Alt.Shift

Blurring the boundaries between activism, advertisement, and art, or how you can get hand grenades to hang on your Christmas tree.

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Short Film Spotlight: Greenpeace Global Voices
Short Film Spotlight: Greenpeace Global Voices

What the streets of Delhi have to do with the halls of Copenhagen.

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Data Visualization: The Colors of Democracy
Data Visualization: The Colors of Democracy

What dots and colors have to do with the war on political corruption.

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Clay Shirky on Social Media, News and the Democratic Process
Clay Shirky on Social Media, News and the Democratic Process

The news on news, or what Twitter has to do with democracy.

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