Submitted by Kristin Antin on 24 September, 2009 - 20:52
New Tactics in Human Rights and freeDimensional (fD) are excited to partner for this on-line dialogue featuring 'Art Spaces Hosting Activism & Strengthening Community Engagement'.
Join us NOW - September 23 to 29 - to share your own experiences, questions and stories!
The on-line dialogue will feature freeDimensional network members sharing the creative ways in which art spaces can and do provide safe havens for activists, share technical tools and training, support and guidance, and engage in social justice issues in their communities and through fD’s social justice network. 
freeDimensional (fD) is an international network that advances social justice by hosting activists in distress in art spaces and using cultural resources to strengthen their work. The network is made up of over 100 community art spaces around the world with regional hubs in São Paulo, Cairo, New York City, Berlin, and Pondicherry. freeDimensional provides resources and safe haven for oppressed activists and culture workers; facilitates knowledge-sharing among art spaces who actively participate in local community organizing; and engages the art world and mainstream media to heighten public awareness and influence policy change on critical issues.
We want to introduce you to the wonderful Art Spaces and the Featured Resource Practitioners that will be sharing their experiences and exchanging ideas with you about how to use art spaces for activism during the week.
New Tactics and freeDimensional would like to thank the World Policy Institute for promoting this dialogue in their newsletter.
Need help participating?
This online dialogue is a conversation among human rights practitioners focused on a particular topic. The conversation is not in 'real time,' so that people in any time zone can feel free to participate. To participate in the dialogue, register or login, and reply to a comment below. For help participating in this dialogue, please take a moment to watch our online training video, or download instructions in English | Español | Portuguese. If you are experiencing problems, please contact us.
Featured Resource Practitioners
Our Featured Resource Practitioners, leading the dialogue, include (click here for more biographical information):
- Todd Lester (founding member and executive director) and Karen PhilIips (director of programs) of freeDimensional (fD)
- Eslam Medhat (co-founder and executive director and Mohamed Siam (film maker and art manager) of Artkhana, Egypt
- Anne (Anika) Weshinskey (professional circus and variety performer/investigator/craftsperson/arts educator/librarian) and Julie Upmeyer (artist and initiator) of Caravansarai, Turkey
- Iz Öztat (Initiator) of cura bodrum residency, Turkey
- Alicia Marván (artist and curator)of Guapamacátaro Interdisciplinary Residency in Art and Ecology, Mexico
- Lea Mauas and Diego Rotman - The Jerusalem-based Sala-Manca Group of the Mamuta Project at the Daniela Passal Art & Media Center, Israel
- Emma Ari Beltran (a poet) from Mexico
Main Themes Areas
Please participate in the dialogue by adding your comments beneath the following themes:
Comments
Hosting Activism in Art Spaces - Short Version from freeDimensional on Vimeo.
A summary of the Art Spaces dailogue is now available in English and Spanish!
Enjoy!
Kristin
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