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Finger Lakes Change Makers
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An upstate New York network of activists using the #arts to share & realize our vision for positive change in support of the common good. Imagine change to make change! Follow us here & visit our Finger Lakes Change Makers website to sign up. #craftivism
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Everyone has the #creative ability to express their perceptions and feelings. #Craftivism is one of the most effective ways of making a positive difference in our communities and it brings the added benefit of experiencing the joys of making #art.
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Tyrants recoil at the power of the arts. Good.

"The Trump Administration moved quickly to dismantle the Institute for Museums and Library Services, the largest source of federal funding for museums, historical societies and libraries in the country."

www.orartswatch.org/trump-takes-...
Trump takes aim at museums, history • Oregon ArtsWatch
As the president rejects funding for art about gender, race, and "anti-American values," historians, museums, and cultural centers across Oregon and the U.S. fight back.
www.orartswatch.org
November 13, 2025 at 9:54 PM
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A daily word prompt meant to inspire any type of creativity.

Share your art, original words, poetry, writing snippets, photos, etc. NO A/"I" please! Alt text on images appreciated.

Tag your post: #whistpr

Word for November 1, 2025: #SCAVENGER

#WritingPrompt #Art #WritingCommunity
November 1, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Musical group Dropkick Murphys frontman Ken Casey has been going viral as he pushes back on what he sees as an attack on American democracy by the Trump regime. "I'm not the one that's doing all these horrible policies. I'm just speaking up."

SPEAK UP.
Support our campaign to oppose MAGA extremists
dlvr.it
November 1, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Graphic arts are an important arm of #ArtsActivism.

Good signs communicate what needs to be changed.
October 29, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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"Fall of Freedom promises to be a mass demonstration of art, solidarity & resistance. It’s also about choosing to use our creativity and talents for something worthwhile. The role of art in a just society, Kunzru told me, is 'to refuse to decorate dictator’s ball rooms.'"

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Fall of Freedom, “a nationwide wave of creative resistance,” starts next month.
Artists around the country are organizing events, making zines, and planning performances for next month’s Fall of Freedom, a “wave of creative resistance” in defiance of authoritarianism. And you&…
lithub.com
October 24, 2025 at 12:32 PM
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The survival of American culture will be up to individual artists and independent artist organizations.

This won't be the first time in the history of humans.

www.washingtonpost.com/entertainmen...
Column | Trump’s pressure on museums won’t stop at the Smithsonian
The administration began with cultural institutions that rely on federal dollars. But it’s bigger than that.
www.washingtonpost.com
October 26, 2025 at 1:43 AM
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Don’t meet power on its terms. You don’t need to be bigger or louder. You need to be sharper, stranger, more inventive.

Ancient wisdom on creativity as the weapon that breaks power's monopoly: open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...
October 26, 2025 at 11:41 PM
October 23, 2025 at 6:41 PM
A good photograph is worth 1000 words. #Craftivism
See the difference? 👀

#NoKings
October 19, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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I hope artists, creatives, makers, venues, organizations and social circles will all participate in #FallForFreedom on Nov . 20-21 after they read my most recent blog post.

#artsactivism #creativeresistance #authoritarianism #arts

abbetuck.com/fall-of-free...
Fall of Freedom: A Nationwide Call to Creative Resistance
Artists across America are mobilizing for democracy. Join the creative uprising November 20–21, 2025. Learn more at falloffreedom.com.
abbetuck.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:15 PM
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Explore why dangerous art needs support before it’s safe or celebrated.

Learn how to stand with artists of all disciplines who are planting seeds of justice and truth: open.substack.com/pub/abbetuck...

#ArtsActivism #CreativeResistance #Courage #Artists #LittleRedHen
October 1, 2025 at 8:42 PM
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#FallOfFreedom is coming.

This Nov. 21-22, the cultural community across the country will unite in a bold celebration in defiance of the fascism and censorship that is sweeping the nation.

Learn more about participating artists+venues and how to get involved at falloffreedom.com.
October 6, 2025 at 12:56 AM
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Couch boy is done. Have to admit I’m liking the belt and couch. #craftivism #rageart #needlefelting #artispolitical
October 1, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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GRAND RAPIDS, MI: The “Art of Democracy” is an exhibition of multiple social justice-themed paintings, prints, collages and 3D sculptures on display now through Wednesday, Oct. 15, at Fountain Street Church at 24 Fountain St. NW.

www.mlive.com/news/grand-r...
ArtPrize 2025: Fountain Street Church collection shines spotlight on democracy
Twenty-one artists have come together to use their work to speak out for democracy during ArtPrize.
www.mlive.com
October 4, 2025 at 2:11 AM
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Have I mentioned how much I ❤️the #artactivism sculpture campaign that satirizes Trump?

The US Parks Police purposefully BROKE this Trump-Epstein friendship memorial while removing it w/o giving due notice or explaining how it violated its permit. I hope the artists sue for destruction of property!
A statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands in D.C. is removed as fast as it appeared
The statue of Trump and Epstein holding hands mid-frolic wasn't the first anti-Trump artwork on the National Mall in recent months. But it was the first to be removed, despite having a permit.
www.npr.org
September 25, 2025 at 6:40 PM
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"Protest art now lives in flashes: a mural after George Floyd’s murder, a projection on a courthouse wall, a slogan painted on cardboard that may never reach beyond 1 march. The voices that once roared through galleries, city streets & public squares are now scattered."
www.fcnp.com/2025/09/26/a...
Art Once Changed History — Will This Generation Answer? - Falls Church News-Press Online
Art has always been a mirror of society. It absorbs the anxieties, the aspirations, the unrest, and the triumphs of its time, and then reflects them back with a clarity that words alone cannot achieve...
www.fcnp.com
September 28, 2025 at 12:58 AM
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On Sunday, Sept. 28, 2025, come to "Craftivism" to learn new ways and new ideas to make a difference in the world, one tiny piece at a time, one small act of craftivism at a time.

Tickets: ninefoldfestival.com

#craftivism #creativism #crafts #artisans #guardians #affordable #resistance #activism
September 25, 2025 at 2:00 AM
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We have in person events coming up! More details soon.
#craftivism #nonprofit #detroit
September 25, 2025 at 11:40 PM
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Using a blend of art and advocacy, "Our Present, Icarus’ Future" combines an art installation with the "We Are Icarus" art contest and the Icarus Petition. The CLEO Institute seeks hundreds of thousands of supporters to demand climate action now.

cleoinstitute.org/our-present-...
Our Present, Icarus’ Future: New Multimedia Artivism Campaign Launches at Climate Week NYC, Demanding World Leaders Deliver on Bold Climate Action - The CLEO Institute
The campaign is a creative call for artists, students, families and communities to lend their voices and push for enforceable action leading up to COP30 New York, NY / Miami, FL (September 19, 2025) -...
cleoinstitute.org
September 27, 2025 at 1:35 AM