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Iara Lee

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We need global action to stop acid attacks against

We need global action to stop acid attacks against women and girls!

These violent attacks are an expression of control over victims’ bodies and an attempt to ruin their lives forever. The most common reasons for acid attacks include refusal of marriage or sexual rejection. The Chhanv Foundation supports survivors in overcoming trauma by providing them long-term medical treatment, legal aid, education, and employment to enhance their lives.

In 2023, our sister organization, the Cultures of Resistance Network, was proud to support Chhanv Foundation’s fundraising drive to provide medical treatment for survivors of acid attacks.

Learn more about the Chhanv Foundation at:
www.chhanv.org

Find out more about our support at:
https://culturesofresistance.org/groups-we-support/chhanv-foundation/

Images via @stopacidattacks

#acidattack #stopacidattacks #womensrights #stopabusingwomen #violenceagainstwomen #acidattacksurvivors #acidattackvictims #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #stopacidviolence #stopacidsale #genderequality #sheroes #domesticviolence #india #indiaacidattacks

Through our sister organization, the Cultures of R

Through our sister organization, the Cultures of Resistance Network, we are proud to provide full-tuition scholarships to fifty underprivileged female students at Birzeit University! This is our second year providing fifty full-tuition scholarships.

Birzeit University is a leading public educational institution in Palestine’s West Bank. Their programs educate over 15,000 students in science, technology, social policy, the arts, law, economics, and other fields. Birzeit University’s Women’s Studies Institute is among the first academic centers for studying gender founded in the Middle East, and it evolved from Palestine’s long history of women’s activism.

Learn more about Birzeit University here:
https://www.birzeit.edu/ar

Find out more about our support here:
https://culturesofresistance.org/groups-we-support/birzeit-university/

Images via @birzeit.university
جامعة بيرزيت

#birzeit #birzeituniversity #womensrights #accesstoeducation #womenseducation #freepalestine #palestinianwomen #scholarship #underprivileged #femalestudents #educationispower #educationiskey #educationmatters #empoweringwomen #womensupportingwomen #palestina

REST IN POWER EDUARDO MENDUA! On February 26, Me

REST IN POWER EDUARDO MENDUA!

On February 26, Mendua was assassinated by hit men. Mendua was known for his work as a land defender and organizer against ongoing oil exploration on indigenous land. We express our condolences for the family and loved ones of Eduardo Mendau and demand justice in the investigation of his death.

Mendau had served as the Director of International Relations for the Confederation of Indigenous Nations of Ecuador (CONAIE). Our L/G foundation, has been proud to support the work of CONAIE via the Rainforest Action Network’s Community Action Grants.

#indigenouspeople #indigenousrights #indigenouslivesmatter #justice #indigenousland #indigenouspride

The Biblioteca Contr’Ignorância (The Library Ag

The Biblioteca Contr’Ignorância (The Library Against Ignorance) is a nonprofit community space in Luanda, Angola that works to foster a culture of reading!

Their activities include storytelling sessions, drawing classes, chess lessons, theater, spelling bees, spoken word contests and more! They are the latest recipient of our Cultures of Resistance Awards and will be using their award for new equipment!

📸 @bibliotecacontrignorancia

#luanda #angola #biblioteca #contrignorancia #library #againstignorance #reading #books #bookstagram #accesstobooks #accesstoeducation #knowledgeispower #childrenseducation #storytelling #communityspace #readingculture #artivism #communityfirst

Over 80% of Puerto Rico’s food is imported, whic

Over 80% of Puerto Rico’s food is imported, which causes higher prices and places more limits on fresh food! Comedores Sociales de Puerto Rico is a nonprofit working to eradicate hunger in Puerto Rico. They seek to transform the food system through organizing and by shifting away from a food sovereignty perspective, offering programs via their community kitchen, mutual aid program and social center. Our sister foundation, the L/G foundation, has been proud to support their work.

Read more here: https://culturesofresistance.org/comedores-sociales-de-puerto-rico/

(Source: Puerto Rico Report)

📸 @comedores.socialespr

#puertorico #puertoricogram #puertoricodoesitbetter #buylocal #growlocal #growyourownfood #foodsovereignty #foodjustice #eradicatehunger #boricua #boriquen #organic #communitykitchen #foodsystems #socialjustice #mutualaid #communityfirst #supportlocalbusiness

Over 40% of land in Slovakia is used for farming!

Over 40% of land in Slovakia is used for farming!

Our latest Cultures of Resistance Awards recipient, Tony Fedorko, is a Slovakian filmmaker who is working on a series of short documentaries called “Varím z Farmy” (“I am cooking from a farm”). The series features Slovak farms, highlighting their troubles and everyday experiences. The goal of the series is to encourage people to buy from local farms, which are unable to compete with large supermarkets.

📸 @tony_fefe

Read more here! https://culturesofresistancefilms.com/creative-activism-awards/tony-fedorko/

#varimzfarmy #farm #farmlife #slovakia #slovakiafarming #farmer #buylocal #growyourown #organic #farmtotable #slovak #farmexperience #farmanimals #farmcooking #supportsmallbusiness #buylocal #smallfarm #creativeactivism

Becoming Magazines’s first issue looks 🔥 We c

Becoming Magazines’s first issue looks 🔥 We couldn’t be more proud to be part of it!

@becoming.press:

‘Issue One contains traces from those who have helped build becoming.press, it is a gathering of authors and artists who each expressed something they felt relevant and important to the moment. Existing more as a material tracing of a collision of people, Issue One is an issue without theme, as it focused more on building the necessary community and developing our ability to organise together. Nonetheless, there is this paradoxical disjunctive harmony; a subtle emergence of a distinct yet still-unformed voice that sets the scene for future issues.

The issue features a colourful array of titles:

"After the Orgy" (Achim Szepanski)
"Appetite for Destruction" @gravity_grave
"Suicide's Special Language" @blks.666
"Demonic Symmetry" @xn_ze_ro
"Abuses of the State" @foucauldian_femboy
"Quantum Social Class" @_____nikomas
"Plato in Sicily" (Akira Palais)

and two interviews with:

@iara_lee (@culturesofresistance)
& Ubungxenye (@lepuwana)

the magazine was designed in house by @polyminal_ & niko mas featuring a lot of AI generated art that has been collaged, layered and processed, combined with dozens of fantastic visual contributions from:

@ragnanox @andriana.lagoudes @dianaomnivaga
@thesuburbanpharoah ioannaeconomidou @ayiosloizos @yianzouris @10o1oo @culturesofresistance

The front cover features one of @xn_ze_ro 's demonically symmetrical angels, set within a gentle hurricane of tiny white flowers.’

Currently there are no other ways to support becoming.press, so we encourage you to go grab your copy now! 👉LINK IN STORY!

80 pages
16.5 x 24cm
ISSN: 2672-8818

#magazine #print #printdesign #cover #magazines #printing #design #ai #aiart #art #culture #editorial #politics #philosophy #queer #art #artivism #culturesofresistance #iaralee #modulations #historyofelectronicmusic #electronicmusic

Sports make us more — more determined, more powe

Sports make us more — more determined, more powerful, more ourselves! The Challenge Team is a community of 35 amputees in Idlib, Syria that participates in weekly sports activities. Founded three years ago, the team is the latest recipient of our Cultures of Resistance Awards! The award will support their quest to buy better equipment such as crutches and jerseys, and to pay to rent their local stadium to play football every week. In addition, the Challenge Team is working to support members whose homes were destroyed in the recent earthquakes in Syria.

📸 by our past Cultures of Resistance Awards recipient @alihajsuleiman

#challangeteam #idlib #syria #syrian #football #footballtime #nothingisimpossible #nevergiveup #dowhatyoulove #determination #nothingcanstopus #syrianphotographer #creativeactivism #reelsofinstagram #syria🇸🇾 #sport #sportforall #inclusion #youcandoit #sportsmakeusbetter #amputeestrong

Women farmers in the Caribbean have long been unde

Women farmers in the Caribbean have long been under-acknowledged and under-supported!

Our sister organization, the Cultures of Resistance Network, is proud to support Helen’s Daughters, a grassroots nonprofit in St. Lucia that provides support and training to rural women farmers. The organization also advocates for gender inequalities in farming, food security, and climate resilience. In this way, Helen’s Daughters aims to position rural women as key actors in driving sustainable development in the Caribbean!

📸 @helensdaughters

learn more: https://culturesofresistance.org/helens-daughters/

#stlucia #saintlucia #farming #farminglife #farmers #farmersmarket #organic #growyourownfood #climateresilience #genderequality #foodsecurity #foodsovereignty #sustainablefarming #womenempowerment #ruralwomen #helensdaughters #caribbean #caribbeanlife #islandlife #womanfarmer

Running a website can present an obstacle for smal

Running a website can present an obstacle for small nonprofits just getting off the ground! That’s why our sister organization, the Cultures of Resistance Network, is proud to support Regeneration, Equity and Justice’s Websites for the People project, which helps build webpages for tiny NGOs that do not have the capacity to create their own website!

Regeneration, Equity and Justice also runs a variety of environmental programs such as sending free seed packets, planting trees and setting up compost systems, as shown in these photos!

📸 @robjgreenfield

Learn more about them here: https://www.robgreenfield.org/rej/

#regeneration #equity #justice #seeds #reforestation #trees #enviroment #ecosystems #plasticfree #peoplesproject #environmentaljustice #environmentallyconscious #growyourownfood #planttrees #ecofriendly #compost #ecofriendlyliving #sustainableliving #grassroots #activism #humanitarian #enviromentalist #zerowaste

Palestinian refugees have some of the highest lite $Palestinian refugees have some of the highest literacy rates in the world. Despite this huge potential, only a fraction of Palestine refugees can afford university, with many living below $3 a day. UNRWA USA National Committee (@unrwausa) aims to promote a life of dignity and human development for Palestine refugees, including by supporting their access to educational opportunities. One of our sister foundations, Cultures of Resistance Network, is proud to support their University Scholarship Fund for students in Palestine and Syria. learn more and support: https://culturesofresistance.org/groups-we-support/unrwa-usa/ 📸 @unrwausa #palestine #palestinianrefugees #literacy #literacyrate #education #accesstoeducation #accesstojustice #humanrights #palestinianrights #palestinianlivesmatter #educationalopportunities #equalrights #apartheid #occupation #oppression$

The National Articulation of Indigenous Women Warr

The National Articulation of Indigenous Women Warriors of Ancestrality (@anmigaorg) is an articulation of Indigenous Women from all biomes of Brazil, which works together towards the rights and lives of indigenous peoples. Our sister foundation, the L/G foundation, is proud to support their work in mobilizing Indigenous women from all over Brazil!

The above illustrations are by Wanessa Ribeiro (@dewaneios_) and are part of the Indigenous Peoples Week 2023 notebook, which has the theme "Women: indigenous territorial bodies in resistance! ". ✊🏾🌻

Thanks RAN @rainforestactionnetwork for collaborating with us and helping us get our support to this group! 🙏🙏🙏

#mulheresindigenas #corposterritórios #resistência #indigenous #indigenouswomen #indigenousresistance #indigenousrights #indigenousart #indigenouspride #brazil #womensrights #womenempowerment #womensupportingwomen #territorialbodies #indigenouspeople #indigenousculture #indigenousmade #indigenousland #indigenousknowledge #ancestors

We hope to find and support creative people in Ang

We hope to find and support creative people in Angola who use their creativity to overcome adversity!

The latest recipient of our Cultures of Resistance Awards is the Despadronizada Library, a reading and art space that was built to reclaim a space under a bridge for those often excluded in society, including people living in the outskirts, slums, underprivileged areas of Luanda.

They offer music and cultural events, and even held a screening of our film, Burkinabe Rising, there in September!

📸@10padronizada
@entretons.hurbanos

#luanda #angola #biblioteca #community #underprivileged #accesstoeducation #books #booksaremagic #underabridge #creativity #creativeactivism #artivism #10padronizada #comunidade #comodidade #comunidade #viana #robaldina #arteurbano #adversity #artspace #inclusion

Capoeira is thought to have originated in Brazil,

Capoeira is thought to have originated in Brazil, growing out of traditions brought overseas by enslaved Africans. The dynamic martial art form incorporates dance, music and acrobatics all at once. Through Capoeira Luanda, the practice becomes a new way to celebrate, preserve and learn about Brazilian culture.

Capoeira Luanda is bringing the capoeira art form to new communities, and celebrating the richness of Afro-Brazilian cultures. The organization strives to use the principles of capoeira as a means to foster positive psycho-social development and critical consciousness within communities.

📸 @capoeiraluandaoficial

#capoeira #martialarts #acrobatics #dynamic #culture #culturalpreservation #brazil #luanda #africa #africanculture #capoeiralife #capoeiraarte #socialdevelopment #community #afrobrazilian #afrobrazilianculture

Our latest Cultures of Resistance Awards recipient

Our latest Cultures of Resistance Awards recipient, Jovens da Mulemba, is a theater group that coordinates a variety of community projects. Their current project, called Minha Comunidade, Minha Responsabilidade, provides professional training courses to the community including classes on make-up, manicures and pedicures, as well as recycling and crafts. These trainings can help people establish their own sources of income!

Images: @jovens_da_mulemba

#luanda #angola #luandaangola #creativeactivism #artivism #theatre #community #africanculture #everydayafrica #trainingprofessionals #communityproject #culturalheritage #creativeactivismawards

Ascend is an organization that supports female mou

Ascend is an organization that supports female mountain climbers through mountaineering-based leadership training and community service projects. After the Taliban took power, they worked to help resettle their Afghan alumni in new countries around the world. Our sister foundation, Cultures of Resistance Network, has been able to support Ascend as they continue to help their resettled members adjust to their new lives, including by helping them take part in outdoor activities in their new homes in Chile and Ireland.

Read more here: https://culturesofresistance.org/ascend-athletics/

Images: @ascendathleticsngo

#mountains #mountaineering #ascending #afghanistan #activism #mountainactivist #stoptaliban #womensrights #humanrights #afghanwomen #sport #leadershiptraining #femaleclimbers #climbing #mountainclimbing #communityservice

In Syrian village of Aljina near the city of Alepp

In Syrian village of Aljina near the city of Aleppo, Wasim Satot has opened a karate school for children. What makes it so special is that girls and boys with and without disabilities are taught together. The school aims to create a sense of community that can help children overcome their wartime experiences. Wasim Satot is the latest
recipient of our Cultures of Resistance Awards and will be using the award to support the classes.

📸 @wasim_sattuot

#syria #box #boxing #sports #sportsforkids
#boxingkids #childrenboxing #childrensport
#wartime #traumatized #aleppo #syriankids
#syrianchildren #girlpower #communityfirst
#betterfuture #syriangirls #sportsforlife
#sportsforeverybody #disability #kidswithdisabilities

The degradation of Haiti's environment is a major

The degradation of Haiti's environment is a major contributor to poverty for people who rely on the land and its related ecosystems for their livelihoods. The Quixote Center is working to support their partners at the JMV Agricultural Center in Haiti, as they work towards reforestation through cultivating tree seedlings, compost programs and farmer trainings. They are also helping the JMV Center establish their own ways to bring in income, including helping farmers increase their household income through expanding their plantain fields.

Our sister foundation, the L/G foundation, has been proud to support their efforts!

📸 @quixote_center

#haiti #poverty #degradation #environment
#environmentaljustice #climatejustice #climatecrisis
#humanitariancrisis #farming #agriculture #haitian #land #ecosystems #compost #plantain #fields #cultivating #seedlings

These images are taken from seed swaps, traditiona

These images are taken from seed swaps, traditional races and other events organized by the Xavante Warã Association in Brazil. The Xavante Warã Association is a nonprofit that has been working towards the self-sustainability of the Xavante people for two decades and the preservation of the Cerrado Biome. The organization also helps to connect disparate Xavante villages and lands in order to overcome the political and territorial fragmentation of the Xavante peoples. Our sister foundation, the L/G foundation, has been proud to support their efforts!

📸 @associacao_wara

thanks RAN @rainforestactionnetwork for collaborating with us and helping us get our support to this group! 🙏🙏🙏

#xavantewarã #indigenous #indigenouspeople #indigenouswomen #indigenousrights #indigenousresistance #indigenouspride #indigenousknowledge #xavante #indigenousland #activism #culturalpreservation #sustainability #sustainableliving #cerradobiome #brazil

Every student deserves the right to clean water! W

Every student deserves the right to clean water! We are excited that The Usmania Rustam Khel primary school in Maidan Wardak province, Afghanistan has been able to drill a new water well with our support! Now the water is available for students to drink and wash with, with the runoff being used to irrigate trees on school property. They have also been able to install solar panels, a pump, cables, and a water pipe to bring water to the school! Special thanks to @james_b_longley for overseeing this project for us while he was in Afghanistan working on film pre-production. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼

📸 @james_b_longley

#afghanistan #students #afghanchildren #afghan #afghanistanmypassion #solarpanels #accesstowater #drinkingwater #afghanistanschools #education #childreneducation #educationispower #betterfuture #afghanistanhome #afghankids #cleanwaterforall #cleanwater #maidanwardak

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Total respect for the healing power of the ocean! Elman Peace’s ocean therapy program combines the restorative power of nature with trauma-informed support to help survivors of sexual and gender-based violence in Somalia. The Cultures of Resistance Network is excited to support Elman Peace in the production of a short film about the challenges Somali women face after experiencing sexual violence. This project will shed light on the alarming increase of sexual assault in Somalia and feature survivor testimonials and expert insights. Let’s support their important work in advocating for survivors and creating a more just world for all! If you want to learn more about their incredible work you can find more information at:elmanpeace.org/Find out more about our support:culturesofresistance.org/groups-we-support/elman-peace/Images via Elman PeaceElman Peace And Human Rights Centre ... See MoreSee Less

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