By Blake under Features,
“The New Light of Myanmar” newspaper recently published an article identifying the existing penalties that could be imposed by the military junta government’s “subversion laws”. The article, entitled “Laws enacted for state stability and community peace,” claims that all countries in the world including the US and the UK can and do restrict the civil liberties of a citizen in the interest of national security
By Blake under Art,
By Trish Evers (1949 – 2000)
The Awakenings Project is a grass-roots initiative whose mission is to assist artists with psychiatric illnesses in developing their craft and finding an outlet for their creative abilities through art in all forms. The Awakenings Project also works to raise public awareness and acceptance of the creative talents of people living with psychiatric disorders who work in the fields of fine art, music, literature, and drama.
By Blake under Art,
Created by artist Erin Brady Worsham, an ALS patient, (Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), often referred to as “Lou Gehrig’s Disease), the exhibit is composed of eight computer-generated prints. In 1997, Worsham began using a ventilator, which helped her “rediscover freedom and keep living.”
By Blake under Art,
In a year that saw the collapse of a number of Communist governments around the world, the Tiananmen Square Massacre was a clear indication that China would not be moving in this direction towards freedom and human rights.
The 1989 protests in Beijing were sparked by the death of pro-democracy and anti-corruption official Hu Yaobang, beginning around April 14, and led mainly by students and intellectuals.
By Blake under Features,
Aung San Suu Kyi
After continued demands for an open proceeding the military regime in Myanmar opened the trial of Aung San Suu Kyi to reporters and diplomats and the trial concludes next week.
The Motive Art web site promotes art that has a social conscience. It is not a style, but a belief. A belief that artists can play a much bigger role in helping to make the world a better place. Motive is about how art can make a difference in our world. Artists don't just make a statement through their work, they make an active commitment to change by donating their time and their work to charitiy. Want to know more about it?
There is a thread on our forum that talks in more detail about Motive Art and what it is all about, you can find it here
How can you help?
Start with Art!
You can get involved by finding a social issue that is close to your heart, then
the question that you would need to ask your self is how can my art address
this issue? Or if you are not an artist perhaps you know artists that you can
ask to become involved.
MotiveArt would like to be a part of raising awareness of the issue as well as
the art.
We invite you to create your own idea and then go to our Forum and see if we
can get together to help one another.
But you don't have to be an artist, you just have to care.
Photo: Athina Kyriakidou
30 July 2009 - 30 July 2009
Zhang Zhang, violinist of Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte Carlo and the Zhang Zhang Band is founder of ZHANGOMUSIQ: a non profit, independent organization based in Monaco, working through music to benefit the planet and its people. Receipts from concerts created by ZHANGOMUSIQ are donated in their entirety towards humanitarian and ecological projects in progress around the globe.
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