Grantee tags Human rights
Empowering with Art
Abajian, Srboohie
Year Grant Awarded: 2022
Inspired by a 44-day war in 2020, Srboohie Abajian’s "Empowering with Art" public-art project addresses the trauma felt by local residents of war-torn towns in Armenia. Her innovative portable murals share positive messages to evoke resilience. Read More
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- Website: https://www.srboohie.com
Human Rights Educators USA
Human Rights Educators USA
Year Grant Awarded: 2022
Human Rights Educators USA (HRE USA) is a collaborative network to learn, teach, organize, advocate, and innovate for human rights education in the United States. Read More
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- Website: https://hreusa.org
POLI-TICKS
Heintze, Marina
Year Grant Awarded: 2022
The "Poli-Ticks" series is in direct correlation to voter suppression, American Democracy, the archaic electoral college system, gerrymandering, and the toxicity found running rampant on “The Hill” among our elected officials. Read More
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- Website: www.marinaheintze.com
TRANS LOS ANGELES
Kase Peña
Year Grant Awarded: 2021
TRANS LOS ANGELES is an anthology of four stand-alone shorts films, inspired by films such as SOY CUBA, 1964 and LA CUIDAD, 1998. These trans stories are written and directed by an artist that is trans-identifying and a woman of color. Read More
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- Website: www.vimeo.com/kasepena
Searching Skies
Vivian Hua 華婷婷
Year Grant Awarded: 2017
When a Syrian refugee family is invited to a Christian family's house for Christmas dinner, they are caught between opposing viewpoints for and against their presence—until an unexpected event suddenly occurs. Read More
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- Website: vivianhua.com
FRAME BY FRAME
FRAME BY FRAME
Year Grant Awarded: 2015
After decades of war and an oppressive Taliban regime, four Afghan photojournalists face the realities of building a free press in a country left to stand on its own – reframing Afghanistan for the world and for themselves. Read More
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- Website: http://www.framebyframethefilm.com
When We Were Young/There Was A War
Goudvis, Patricia
Year Grant Awarded: 2015
Through poignant then and now footage of Central Americans, this bilingual website explores the impact of war and its aftermath. Videos, photos and text highlight the ongoing connections between the history and people of Central America and the US. Read More
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- Website: http://centralamericanstories.com
Tribute to the Disappeared
Arroyo, Andrea
Year Grant Awarded: 2015
Tribute to the Disappeared is an art project in honor of the 30000 people disappeared in Mexico, and other victims of injustice around the world. Curated by Andrea Arroyo over 350 international artists participating. Read More
Water, Water Everywhere, Paean to a Vanishing Resource
Heath, Jennifer
Year Grant Awarded: 2013
A traveling new-media art exhibition and/or film festival comprised of diverse short films by artists worldwide, and designed to be a platform for regional discussion of water issues in throughout the planet and in whatever area the show is featured. Read More
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- Website: http://waterwatereverywhere-artshow.com/
Film: “The Power of Dreaming Small” (2014)
Fair Trade Teaneck
Year Grant Awarded: 2013
An investigation of free and fair trade practices in the global south and the inspiration the fair trade movement offers to students at Teaneck High School (New Jersey). Read More
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- Website: www.fairtradeteaneck.org