October 11, 2024

Civics

'Creativity can shift immutable systems.'

Lorraine O'Grady's Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are (2018) in Springfield, Massachusetts 50 State Initiative Photo: Clifford Pickett and Alyssa Meadows

Lorraine O'Grady's Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are (2018) in Springfield, Massachusetts 50 State Initiative Photo: Clifford Pickett and Alyssa Meadows

Lorraine O'Grady's Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are (2018) in Springfield, Massachusetts 50 State Initiative Photo: Clifford Pickett and Alyssa Meadows

"A monograph dedicated to artist billboards shown across America in the past few years—some of them bearing political and topical messages—is timely. The organization behind the billboards, For Freedoms, was founded in 2016 by a group of artists including Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman. A new publication includes 550 artist billboards created between 2016 and 2023, by the likes of the Guerrilla Girls, Lorraine O’Grady, Ai Weiwei and Emily Hanako Momohara." - Gareth Harris

For Freedoms: Where Do We Go From Here?, Hank Willis Thomas and Eric Gottesman and others, Monacelli Press/For Freedoms,

ARTICLE: In Pictures | Artist Billboards Across America Tell a Story of US Politics Today

Social Messaging

Civics

"We have huge power, we of the affluent societies, we who are causing the most environmental damage."

ARTICLE: The Power of One

Civics

Creating stories about what might happen in order to shape and change the future, not simply to predict or adapt to it

VIDEO: Transforming the Future with Adam Kahane

Civics

Empowering communities through reliable and impactful information

WEBSITE: The Listening Post Collective

Civics

Striking parallels link witch-hunt falsehoods to today’s online misinformation.

ARTICLE: From Printing Presses to Facebook Feeds: What Yesterday’s Witch Hunts Have in Common with Today’s Misinformation Crisis