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#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 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 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 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 →

#RiskandRebellion Issa Touma is a photographer and curator from Aleppo, Syria. His photographic work can be found in major museum collections and his film 9 Days – From My Window in Aleppo has received international accolades, including the European Short … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Nkosilathi Emmanuel Moyo, Sr (33) is a radical poet and writer based in Kwekwe, the Republic of Zimbabwe. Moyo uses poetry and non-fiction books to challenge dictatorship and political corruption in Zimbabwe. His published writings include an anthology, Psalms … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Teivo Teivainen is Professor of World Politics at the University of Helsinki, and is a founding member of the World Social Forum. He was previously Head of the Political Science Department and Research Director of the Center of Excellence … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Taibi Magar is an Egyptian American director and storyteller interested in the intersection of the political and the personal. She directed the original production of We Live In Cairo for American Repertory Theater (A.R.T.) and is a co-conceiver of … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion The Lazours (Daniel Lazour and Patrick Lazour) are brothers and music theatre writers of Lebanese descent. We Live in Cairo, their musical about the 2011 Egyptian Revolution, was directed by Obie Award-winner Taibi Magar for its premiere season at … Continue reading →

#RiskandRebellion Sara Whyatt is a campaigner and researcher on freedom of expression, specifically artistic freedom. She headed PEN International’s freedom of expression programme for over 20 years and was previously a campaigner and researcher at the Asia Research Department of … Continue reading →