violence

Kenya "Peace Train" is a Graffiti Art Project

February 19, 2013
Art & Activism
Kenya's 2007 election had widespread violence. A railway gives artists permission for a 'peace train' for March 4 elections.

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Beyond Borders: Linking Our Stories

November 1, 2012
Media education
Bringing together women across the closed Turkish-Armenian border to build solidarity and peace through storytelling.

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/401497233/beyond-borders-linking-our-stories

Radio Circe Presents Special Programming on the Day Against Violence to Women

November 25, 2011
November 25 is a day against violence: physical, psychological, sexual, patriarchal, economic and obstetrical against women

 A partir de la 1 pm CIRCE RADIO inicia su programación especial por el 25 de noviembre Día Internacional de la Eliminación de la Violencia contra la Mujer.

Police attack journalist as Plaza Catalunya is cleared in Barcelona

May 27, 2011
Police moved in to clear the demonstration that has lasted days in Barcelona.

 

Sinpare: Hip Hop from Kenya

May 10, 2010
Sinpare has continued to work with other young hip hop artists,

Google Banned in Myanmar

September 28, 2007
Burma bans Google and GMail.
Burma bans Google and gmail Friday, September 28, 2007 Mungpi-- Mizzima News (www.mizzima.com) June 26, 2006- Burmese authorities have blocked the well-known Google search engine and its mail service gmail, according to internet users in Rangoon. "It has been about a week that we cannot access our mails and use Google," a Rangoon resident said. Users attempting to view either of the sites are confronted with a message saying "Access Denied".