Uprisings

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  Uprisings

  From the Blowout to the Movement: Mexican Political Action in Print

  October 2, 2013 - 

  Military forces crushed a peaceful student movement with the October 2, 1968 massacre of demonstrators in Mexico City’s Tlatelolco district. The students’ legacy lives on through political prints and cultural workshops by the city’s graphic design collective Escuela de Cultura Popular Revolucionaria Mártires del ‘68.  More

  By ECPM

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  Uprisings

  Political Deadlock in Tunisia: 9oddem el UIB

  September 16, 2013 - 

  In the long wake of revolution, Tunisia’s citizens remain divided over the ruling Islamist party Ennahda and the future of their country. Artist Nadia Ayari reports on protests condemning the assassinations of opposition leaders and the lack of protection for secular life.  More

  By Nadia Ayari

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  Op-Ed Feature

  When Seeing Is Belonging: The Photography of Tahrir Square

  September 16, 2013 - 

  Artist Lara Baladi explores the rise of citizen journalism in a penetrating photo-essay centered on the iconic photography of Tahrir Square, where “the camera became a nonviolent weapon aimed directly at the state, denouncing it.”  More

  By Lara Baladi

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  Video

  Egypt: A Coup or a Continuation of the Revolution?

  July 19, 2013 - 

  Two weeks after Egyptian president Mohammed Morsi was ousted by the military, the country’s citizens and international observers remain split on whether to call the events of July 3 a coup or a continuation of the revolution.  More

  By Mosireen

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  Podcast: Forms of Life

  Direct Democracy Under Construction: A Conversation with Dario Azzellini

  July 15, 2013 - 

  In this episode of Forms of Life, Creative Time chief curator Nato Thompson joins documentary filmmaker and activist Dario Azzellini in conversation about contemporary social movements and approaches to building direct democracies in Latin America and around the world.  More

  By Dario Azzellini and Nato Thompson