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#RiskandRebellion Participant 23: Joyraj Bhattacharjee
#RiskandRebellion Joyraj Bhattacharjee is a politically integrated art practitioner. He gets many offers to act in various Bengali films but seldom accepts, rejecting them most of the time. When a director gets a scanty flow of money but a superb … Continue reading
#RiskandRebellion Participant 22. “Q”.
#RiskandRebellion “Q” is an independent artist from India who has written, produced and directed award winning films and visual media such as the web series Taranath Tantrik (2019) and Gandu (2010). He pioneered digital and DSLR filmmaking, and has worked … Continue reading
#RiskandRebellion Participant 21. Alfons Karabuda.
#RiskandRebellion Alfons Karabuda (Stockholm, Sweden, 1967) is a Swedish composer and leading figure in European cultural politics. Karabuda is the president of ECSA (European Composer and Songwriter Alliance), executive chairman of SKAP (the Swedish Association of Composers, Songwriters & Lyricists) … Continue reading
#RiskandRebellion Participant 20. Marta Vallejo.
#RiskandRebellion Marta Vallejo is a writer, political scientist and cultural worker based in Barcelona. She is interested in the intersection of spaces between cultural creation and political and community intervention, and has worked in Bosnia Herzegovina, Senegal and Egypt. She … Continue reading
#RiskandRebellion Participant 19. Liam Geary Baulch
#RiskandRebellion Liam Geary Baulch is a performance artist who uses song, dance and folk cultures to talk about the climate. Liam was part of the team that launched Extinction Rebellion in 2018, helping to design creative strategies for mass disobedience … Continue reading
#RiskandRebellion Participant 18. Clare Farrell.
#RiskandRebellion Clare Farrell is an active citizen, devoting her creativity, her energy, and occasionally her personal liberty, to fight against climate collapse and the wider environmental crisis. As one of the cofounders of Extinction Rebellion she helps coordinate a mass … Continue reading
#RISKANDREBELLION PROGRAMME ANNOUNCED!
CLICK HERE TO SEE THE PROGRAMME! Click here to find information about each participant. Watch the full 7-hour #RiskandRebellion Symposium and Concert on YouTube! The #RiskandRebellion programme is out. Check it for details of each CHAPTER, participant and/or musical, activist or … Continue reading
#RiskandRebellion Symposium & Ramy Essam Band Live Stream: Participant 17, Ramy Essam (and band!)
#RiskandRebellion Participant 17. Ramy Essam Rock artist and human rights defender Ramy Essam is considered to be one of the loudest voices of today. His resilient journey from the hub of the Egyptian revolution to the international stages has included viral … Continue reading
#RiskandRebellion Participant 16. Noah Fischer
#RiskandRebellion Brooklyn-based visual artist and writer Noah Fischer organized with artists during Occupy Wall Street to create initiatives such as Occupy Museums, and later, G.U.L.F. His work has been seen with and without invitation at the Guggenheim, MoMA, Brooklyn Museum, ZKM … Continue reading
#RiskandRebellion Participant 15. Marisa Holmes
#RiskandRebellion Marisa Holmes is an organizer, filmmaker, and educator based in Brooklyn, NY. She has been active in social movements for over a decade as a facilitator, trainer, and media maker. She was an occupier from day one of Occupy Wall … Continue reading