In this bonus series we're looking at modern artists using art as a tool of resistance. Today: Caleb "The Negro Artist" Rainey. Connect with Caleb at TheNegroArtist.com

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Performing the Revolution comes from the team at Radical Evolution. Check out the first episode here, then listen to the full four-episode series in your favorite podcast player.

In this episode: Meet Jana Natya Manch aka Janam, one of India's storied street theatre companies. We follow their journey from one of their most crucial, catalyzing and tragic moments in the 1980's, all the way through to the work they make today.

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In this bonus series we're looking at modern artists using art as a tool of resistance. Today: Chuy Renteria. Connect with Chuy at chuyrenteria.bsky.social and Little Village magazine.

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This is a special bonus episode of The Art of Resistance, focusing on modern artists creating writing, music, and more to resist the status quo.

What can we learn from the story of Nan Goldin and Prescription Addiction Intervention Now, or P.A.I.N., about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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Let's wrap up Season 1, and look ahead to what's next! Featuring special appearances by the podcats: Ziggy Stardust, Winona Ryder, and Louise.

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How did ancient and primal fears provide the perfect imagery for women’s rights? How did radical feminists use theater and artistic play to channel their anger and make an impact? And what can we learn from the Women’s International Terrorist Conspiracy from Hell, or W.I.T.C.H., about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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How did writing empower a community? How did truth-telling defy the powers that be, and embolden generations to come?  And what can we learn from Zitkála-Šá about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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This episode is presented by The Indigenous Art Alliance, a non-profit organization promoting and empowering Indigenous artists through Contemporary Arts. The Indigenous Peoples Art Gallery and Cafe in Iowa City, Iowa, is a space for Indigenous Arts events. Our vision is to be a unique space for the Midwest region providing a place to learn about history of Indigenous people with an emphasis on Iowa’s historical tribal nations. Learn more at indigenousartalliance.org.

How did a creative workshop across borders and across languages further a revolution? How did music, one-act plays, poems, murals and more connect humans more thoroughly than anything else? And what can we learn from the Chicana art scene in East LA in the 90s and their alliance with the indigenous Zapatistas in Mexico about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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How did writing threaten the Russian status quo? How did hand-typed publications of facts, passed hand to hand, make a massive dent in the USSR regime? And what can we learn from Samizdat about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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At Rebel Yell Creative, we’re making a creative community without shame, frustration, or feeling left out. We’re making a home where you can create and connect the way that works for you.

How did illustrations embolden a community? How did caricatures, portraits, and parody empower a movement and terrify the FBI? And what can we learn from the art of Emory Douglas and the Black Panther newspaper about how to make art as resistance today and tomorrow?

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This episode is presented by the Des Moines Black Liberation Movement. We believe that every Black life matters, and our movement recognizes and fights for the freedoms of said folx. All programs produced and piloted by DSM BLM are geared towards improving upon the lived experiences of Black people in our city, community, state, and further past imperialist lines. We stand in solidarity with groups working toward equity and radical love. Learn more and get involved at desmoinesblm.org or desmoinesblm on all socials.