Art & Activism

Creative ways to get your voice heard.

Pass it On

by Alice Lovelace

posted Jun 27, 2007

Poetry by Alice Lovelace

Nothing Stops Mardi Gras

by Jordan Flaherty

posted Feb 24, 2006

Just six months after Hurricane Katrina, the annual Mardi Gras reigns supreme while many displaced residents still have nothing to celebrate

Art: For the Common Delight

by Dee Axelrod

posted Feb 19, 2006

Art today gives voice to the silenced, illuminates complex political issues, and brings joy to the public square.

Burning Man, the Leave-No-Trace Arts Festival

by Corey Waggoner

posted Nov 07, 2005

In 2003, the Bureau of Land Management declared Burning Man the largest Leave-No-Trace event in the world.

Questions for Students: Going Forward Full Circle

by YES! for Youth Education Program

posted Aug 23, 2004

Turning the Sword

by Milenko Matanovic

posted Jun 30, 2002

Is art for museums and collectors, or does it belong in the streets? Could art help us turn away from mass–produced violence and ugliness, and give each of us ways to forge an imaginative and beautiful future?

The Time of Your Life

by Martin Keogh

posted Jun 30, 2002

With leaps, bounds, and stillness, dancers make peace with time.

Who's Afraid of Music

by Carol Estes

posted Jun 30, 2002

Music can tell truths that otherwise go unheard, inspiring action, and sustaining resistance.

Resource Guide: Art and Community

posted Jun 30, 2002

Resource Guide for the Summer 2002 issue of YES! on Art and Community.

Dancing In Praise Of

by Linda Frye Burnham

posted Jun 30, 2002

In 1998, the Liz Lerman Dance Exchange began the Hallelujah initiative, creating new performance works with 15 communities all across the US. The initiative is intended to “celebrate edge-of-the-millennium America in all of its vividness, beauty, strength and quirkiness.”

Freedom Sings

by Sarah Ruth van Gelder

posted Jan 31, 2002

An interview with Harry Belafonte.

Danny Glover: An Interview by Sarah van Gelder

by Sarah van Gelder

posted Mar 31, 2001

UNDP Goodwill Ambassador and actor Danny Glover talks about his lifelong activism.

Drama Behind Bars

by Zoot

posted Jun 30, 1998

Can an actor and playwright bring discipline and racial harmony to inmates of California's toughest prisons? Zoot helps prisoners in his drama program transform into "Urban Legends"