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Lily Yeh: Beauty in Broken Places
by Natalie Pompilioposted Dec 20, 2011 - The YES! Breakthrough 15: Healing war-torn, broken, and economically devastated communities through art.
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Re-Occupy: A Movement Seeks a Sanctuary
by Nathan Schneiderposted Dec 19, 2011 - On occupying Trinity Church—and the Occupy movement's relationship with established institutions.
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Occupy Wall Street to World: This Is So Not Over!
by Olivia Rosaneposted Nov 18, 2011 - Two days after being evicted from Zuccotti Park, Occupy Wall Street’s flagship occupation marked its two-month anniversary with a massive celebration of resilience.
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Creativity Blossoms in the Great Migration
by Lily Yehposted Nov 18, 2011 - On the industrial outskirts of Beijing, the transient children of the world’s largest migration taught artist Lily Yeh about finding healing and rootedness in creative power.
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Painting the Town Prosperous
by James Trimarcoposted Nov 16, 2011 - Urban artists revive our neighborhoods and show us how to share our gifts.
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Why We’re Not Afraid
by Velcrow Ripperposted Nov 15, 2011 - Video: “Our communities need us—we are all leaders.” A message for the powers that were.
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Ten Ways the Occupy Movement Changes Everything
by Sarah van Gelder, David Korten, Steve Piersantiposted Nov 10, 2011 - Many question whether this movement can really make a difference. The truth is that it is already changing everything. Here’s how.
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An All-Ages Music Manifesto
by Jaimee Garbacikposted Nov 04, 2011 - Book Review: How all-ages music venues keep the arts alive, build community, and give young people experience in organizing.
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Posters to Occupy Everywhere
posted Nov 03, 2011 - Graphic designers put their stamp on the messages of the 99%.
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Poet Laureate W.S. Merwin: Doing the Impossible
by Sarah van Gelderposted Nov 02, 2011 - The two-time Pulitzer Prize winner accepted an appointment as U.S. poet laureate so he could offer just one simple warning.
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The Barefoot Artist
posted Nov 01, 2011 - A new film explores Lily Yeh's inner journey to do for herself what her art has helped do for many communities throughout the world.
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Plastic State of Mind
posted Nov 01, 2011 - A video parody: Why the age-old "paper or plastic?" question shouldn't be a question at all.
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People We Love: JR
posted Oct 20, 2011 - A former street artist makes art for humanity.
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“This is Just Practice”—The Story of the Wall Street Occupation
by Nathan Schneiderposted Sep 23, 2011 - There’s a lot of misinformation about the occupation of Wall Street. What’s it really about?
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What a 10-Year-Old Did for the Tar Sands
by Angela Sterrittposted Aug 15, 2011 - Why a First Nations student from British Columbia is taking on a controversial trans-Canadian pipeline project—through song.
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