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peterjswanson.bsky.social
"artwork in front of the CONI headquarters on Viale Tiziano in Rome. The author is Laika, a Roman street artist and activist who has been striking at night for years now, leaving works of protest that are blunt, unadorned, and open to no alternative interpretations."
February 7, 2026 at 10:34 PM
marylewisnow.bsky.social
Last Sunday I went with the bus provided from Ft Myers to Alligator Alcatraz. This quilt by activist artist Melanie Hoff expresses my wordless sorrow and shame during this vigil of a few hundred people—families, Quakers, clergy, activists
February 7, 2026 at 2:53 PM
timmarion.bsky.social
BETH LO
artist/activist/musician
February 7, 2026 at 12:59 AM
autismsupsoc.bsky.social
*There is no ethical way to use the major Al image generators. All of them are trained on stolen images, and all of them are built for the purpose of deskilling, disempowering and replacing real, human artists. - MOLLY CRABAPPLE, artist and activist
February 6, 2026 at 9:07 PM
purpleillusions.bsky.social
I'm not really "pro-black." I'm no activist or politician. I just really hate hypocrisy and want shit to be fair.
That said, treat all artists equally. The skin of an artist doesn't mean anything, we're all just people creating kinky shit. Quit the passive aggressive "I'm not racist, but" bullshit.
February 6, 2026 at 7:59 PM
autismsupsoc.bsky.social
*There is no ethical way to use the major Al image generators. All of them are trained on stolen images, and all of them are built for the purpose of deskilling, disempowering and replacing real, human artists. - MOLLY CRABAPPLE, artist and activist
February 6, 2026 at 7:30 PM
autismsupsoc.bsky.social
This quote is evergreen:
There is no ethical way to use the major Al image generators. All of them are trained on stolen images, and all of them are built for the purpose of deskilling, disempowering and replacing real, human artists. - MOLLY CRABAPPLE, artist and activist
February 6, 2026 at 7:26 PM
Please contribute if you're able and share to get more eyes on this request. Rafi has been trying to get set up in safe and stable housing and employment for a long time.

Progress so far: $243/1600

#BIPOCMA #MABoost #HelpSky #MutualAid #Moving #Housing #Employment #HelpFolksLive2026 💸💖
MUTUAL AID REQUEST Rafi is a queer artist, writer, patient advocate, and activist who is in need of funds to secure safe housing in a city that offers employment opportunities. These funds will give him the footing to move, settle, and find a job. FUNDS NEEDED: $1,600 Venmo: @redha23 with note "Rafi" CashApp: $redha23 with note "Rafi"
February 6, 2026 at 5:50 PM
awalkerinla.bsky.social
"I have asked to remove my name and band's name from the company site. The position Casey Wasserman has put his agents in is inexcusable. This is a call for him to step down and a change of business name be imminent"

Wasserman client Best Coast's Bethany Cosentino: www.instagram.com/p/DUZfFbzD6ET/
My name is Bethany Cosentino. I am a singer/songwriter, an activist, a mother, and the frontwoman of the band Best Coast. I have been represented by Wasserman Music since its expansion into music in 2021. It has come to my attention that the founder and CEO of my agency, Casey Wasserman, had a documented romantic relationship with Ghislaine Maxwell between the years of 2001 and 2003, and multiple documented connections and communications with Jeffrey Epstein confirmed by emails now part of public record. Ghislaine Maxwell is not a neutral character in a messy story - she is a convicted sex trafficker who helped facilitate the abuse of minors. As an artist represented by Wasserman, I did not consent to having my name or my career tied to someone with this kind of association to exploitation. Staying quiet isn't something I can do in good conscience - especially in a moment when men in power are so often protected, excused, or allowed to move on without consequence. Pretending this isn't a big deal is not an option for me. Casey's response, that these emails are "deeply regretted," is not enough. Regret without accountability is just damage control - an attempt to move on while the rest of us are expected to sit with the discomfort of our careers being publicly tied to him. Artists are tired of swallowing scandals like this. We are tired of learning, over and over, that men who control access, resources, money, and so-called safety in our industry are given endless grace. We are tired of being asked to treat proximity to something horrific as an unfortunate situation we should simply move past - especially when the person involved still holds all the power. And we are tired of watching harm minimized or brushed off as "a long time ago," while the impact of that harm is still very real, especially for women and survivors of sexual assault. This letter is my public refusal to accept that this is "just how things are." It is a refusal to continue lining the pockets of people so closely tied to shady business and toxic, deeply harmful people. I do not want my name on the website of a man who was ever a personal friend of an accomplice to a literal pedophile, or associated with Jeffrey Epstein himself. I have worked with my agent, Sam Hunt, for over 15 years who has done incredible work in representing me. I am in the Sam Hunt business. I am not in the Wasserman business. I have asked to remove my name and band's name from the company site. The position Casey Wasserman has put his agents in is inexcusable. This is a call for him to step down and a change of business name be imminent. I'm speaking out because pretending this is normal isn't normal. Because people in power can't keep skating by. And because the artists keeping the lights on at Wasserman deserve support, not to be ignored while men in power are protected. It is important for us as artists to remember: these people work for us, not the other way around.
February 6, 2026 at 2:01 PM
mkhedari.bsky.social
"Mohadiseh was a 20-year-old Industrial Engineering student at Islamic Azad University’s Tehran West branch. She was an artist and a civil activist who worked to fund her own efforts, often using her income to help “labor children,” or street children...."
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Mohadiseh Shahbazi: Wounded, Left Unidentified, and Later Counted Among the Dead
Since the beginning of the popular protests in January, the Islamic Republic has attributed these demonstrations to “foreign intelligenc ...
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February 5, 2026 at 10:59 PM
broonee.bsky.social
Faith Ringgold - artist, lifelong activist and Professor Emeritus of Visual Arts. She was Born in 1930 in Harlem, New York. Her series of story quilts, designed from the 1980s on, captured the experiences of Black Americans and became her signature art form.
#KnowHerName #SayHerName #WomenWhoRock
February 5, 2026 at 10:08 PM
autscape.org
Saturday 7th February is going to be a celebration of autistic creativity in many forms. The last workshop of the day will be led by Anna Blair, an autistic PhD student, artist, and activist.

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#autism #neurodiversity #creativity #autisticspace
#onlineautscape2026
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Attached: 1 image Saturday 7th February is going to be a celebration of autistic creativity in many forms. The last workshop of the day will be led by Anna Blair, an autistic PhD student, artist, and...
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February 5, 2026 at 8:46 PM
mercurie80.bsky.social
Chicano artist and activist Juan Fuentes’ Paso de la Luz opens at Pocket Gallery Feb. 7 - New Times San Luis Obispo www.newtimesslo.com/chicano-arti...
Chicano artist and activist Juan Fuentes’ Paso de la Luz opens at Pocket Gallery Feb. 7 - New Times San Luis Obispo
We’ve all heard negative Latino stereotypes. For Chicano artist Juan Fuentes, “My goal has always been to portray our people in a very positive, beautiful, and dignified manner in contrast to the cont...
www.newtimesslo.com
February 5, 2026 at 6:14 PM
hammer.ucla.edu
Artist and Catholic nun Corita Kent produced brightly colored screenprints advocating for civil rights, social justice, and peace.🕊️

This work, "that man loves," incorporates text by Jesuit priest & anti-war activist Daniel Berrigan.

February 5, 2026 at 4:48 PM
citizenptnewsus.bsky.social
Ernesto Fundora's new documentary on artist-activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara promises to unveil the truth behind the man and his work, with a Miami premiere and special TV editions just around the corner.

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#US #CulturalActivism #CitizenPortal #CivicEngagement
Director Ernesto Fundora premieres documentary on Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara with Miami screenings and TV editions
Ernesto Fundora told Martí Noticias that his new biographical documentary on Cuban artist-activist Luis Manuel Otero Alcántara will premiere in Miami with multiple screenings and television editions planned for late February; he said the film aims to correct misconceptions about Otero’s life and work.
https://citizenportal.ai/articles/7375862/Director-Ernesto-Fundora-premieres-documentary-on-Luis-Manuel-Otero-Alcántara-with-Miami-screenings-and-TV-editions?source=bluesky&loc=US
February 5, 2026 at 7:45 AM
bkuhnhaus.bsky.social
So grateful for this powerful collaboration with Andrea Gibson’s potent and anchoring words, stitched together and shared in public spaces by Shana Lee Hampton.
A red piece of cloth stapled to a telephone pole with the words stitched on it by Portland artist and activist Shana Lee Hampton in white thread that say “everything you are feeling, name it love “by Andrea Gibson.
February 5, 2026 at 5:09 AM
emmaelie.bsky.social
Margaret Taylor Burroughs

artist, poet, political activist,
and educator

Woman, 2006
ink on paper
dynamic drawing of a woman divided into four contrasting quadrants of black and white, head/face with neck, upswept hair, eyes looking directly at the viewer, shoulders with patterned blouse, raised hands with bracelets, surrounded by foliage, curve and line - 'symbolic of growth and racial equality' an intensity, yet meditative quality
February 5, 2026 at 1:38 AM
neurodivergentrebel.substack.com
Carrie Schneider (she/her) is a queer, AuDHD artist and writer who creates for a kinder, safer, more inclusive world.
Carrie’s self portrait and illustrator bio that reads: Carrie Schneider (she/her) is a queer, AuDHD artist and writer who creates for a kinder, safer, more inclusive world. Alongside art commissions and her own projects, she works as designer and illustrator with trans-rights activist Stevie Bees (their picture book What is a Safe Space? is coming soon). When not creating, Carrie loves collecting dragons, learning new languages, enjoying nature, and more with her family in California See more at @CarrieSchneider.bsky.social on Bsky and @CS_Auth_Illus on IG - web: www.CarrieSchneiderAuthorIllustrator.com
February 4, 2026 at 4:32 PM
jwaonline.bsky.social
Thinking of artist Helène Aylon on her birthday today.

Raised as an Orthodox Jew in Brooklyn, Aylon began by creating art in the 1970s focused on anti-nuclear and eco-activist art, and subsequently devoted more than 35 years responding to Judaism’s male-dominated textuality.
Helène Aylon | Jewish Women's Archive
Helene Aylon was an American, New York-based, multimedia visual artist who began by creating process art in the 1970s, focused on anti-nuclear and eco-activist art by the 1980s, and subsequently…
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February 4, 2026 at 3:24 PM
ohmyfavorite.bsky.social
Paul Leroy Robeson was an American bass-baritone concert artist, actor, professional football player, and activist who became famous both for his cultural accomplishments and for his political stances.
You know him from the movie “Show Boat” and his singing “Old Man River” full of Black folks pain
February 4, 2026 at 12:48 PM
lambdalegal.org
In our podcast “Making The Case,” we connect with Lambda Legal attorney Whit Washington, activist B. Hawk Snipes, and artist Grayson Izekiel Colbert about the joys and challenges of being Black and queer in America.

Available wherever you get your podcasts. 🎙️

Watch now: tinyurl.com/36sdwv47
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
theotherrogerstone.bsky.social
My son Rob has a rare genetic disease -- Mother of All Preexisting Conditions.
He wouldn't get the care he needs and support to be an activist and artist in his community without Medicaid
#FundHealthcareOverICE
February 3, 2026 at 8:51 PM
atriskartists.bsky.social
“I hope international audiences understand...Afghan women are strong, resilient, and resistant. Even under gender apartheid, they continue to fight for their existence and dignity.” - Zahra Abrahimi, Afghan visual artist and activist
February 3, 2026 at 8:11 PM
mattheweadie.bsky.social
And criticized Abughazaleh for her protesting "more like a performance artist than a congressional candidate."

"We hope that even those philosophically aligned with her progressive views will agree that sort of behavior won’t produce much of anything positive in Congress.
That Biss confronted federal immigration agents in Evanston’s streets is owed — at least in part, we’re sure — to the presence in the race of activist Kat Abughazaleh, 26, who moved to Chicago in 2024. She has been a frequent presence at protests and in general has behaved more like a performance artist than a congressional candidate. As part of that effort, she made a show of declining (sending a spokesman, for goodness sake) to be part of the editorial board’s endorsement interviews after first informing us she would attend. That’s her prerogative, of course, but we hope that even those philosophically aligned with her progressive views will agree that sort of behavior won’t produce much of anything positive in Congress. Other than TikTok videos. The good news for voters otherwise predisposed to Abughazaleh is that there’s a youthful progressive candidate in the race with similar views but who comes with a record of service and without the ego.
February 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM
mattheweadie.bsky.social
The Trib seemed to criticize Daniel Biss for "all too frequently seeking to move up the political ladder" saying "we like him better as Evanston's Mayor"

The Trib also criticized Biss for his "aggressive, on-the-street confrontations with federal immigration agents" in Evanston
We think Biss is doing well as Evanston’s mayor, a job for which he got our endorsement. We weren’t comfortable with Biss’ aggressive, on-the-street confrontations with federal immigration agents when they patrolled parts of Evanston last year. We’ve repeatedly condemned the excesses of Operation Midway Blitz, but we also believe that elected leaders ought to be doing as much de-escalating as possible when it comes to street clashes with law enforcement in order to keep people safe. Additionally, opponents’ criticism that Biss is all too frequently seeking to move up the political ladder is justified in our view. We like him better as Evanston’s mayor. That Biss confronted federal immigration agents in Evanston’s streets is owed — at least in part, we’re sure — to the presence in the race of activist Kat Abughazaleh, 26, who moved to Chicago in 2024. She has been a frequent presence at protests and in general has behaved more like a performance artist than a congressional candidate. As part of that effort, she made a show of declining (sending a spokesman, for goodness sake) to be part of the editorial board’s endorsement interviews after first informing us she would attend.
February 3, 2026 at 4:21 PM