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

Civics

Nonviolent civil resistance is not just morally preferable—it is strategically superior for securing freedom and sustaining democracy.

BOOK: Why Civil Resistance Works. The Strategic Logic of Nonviolent Conflict

Civics

National ideals can still be organized and renewed, one neighborhood at a time.

ARTICLE: No Kings Protests (June 2025)

Civics

"This crisis is not about election cycles. It’s about historical tides."

ARTICLE: America Needs a Mass Movement Now‍

Civics

Kindness is a courageous act that expresses your values even when others do not.

ARTICLE: Compassion and the Individual