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Studying the Creative Dissent, Protest, Activism and Art module has really allowed me to gain a deeper understanding and awareness into what art activism actually is. My favourite area of the module was the fact that we were given the chance to participate in the interactive seminars ( even remotely) as I feel that experienceContinue reading “REFLECTION”

Since 1957, ‘Dove Beauty’ has celebrated and cared about women. Dove has made it a huge part of their mission as a company to combat the unrealistic representation of beauty in the media and promote their products through real women. Show us Campaign… Dove has done many campaigns along it’s journey, to fight for theContinue reading “DOVE – REAL BEAUTY”

Pro choice… Is having the rights to our body something we take for granted? In England, Scotland and Wales, women are able to legally have an abortion of an unwanted pregnancy at up to 23 weeks plus 6 days of pregnancy. But sadly, in contrast Women in Northern Ireland or the Republic of Ireland, theContinue reading “ABORTION RIGHTS”

This Girl Can… Protest and activism can appear in many different forms, for example the “This Girl Can” campaign, run by the Charity Women in Sport, which was founded in 1984 with the vision to give and make available, to all women, the experience and rewards that sport brings. The campaign was launched in JanuaryContinue reading “THIS GIRL CAN”

The History… ‘Black Lives Matter’ is a movement that is fuelled by injustice, a community that campaigns against systematic violence and racism against black people. The movement massively took off in 2013, through the use of the hashtag #blacklivesmatter, after the acquittal of George Zimmerman in the shooting death of African-American teen Travyon Martin in February 2012. People were encouraged to tellContinue reading “BLACK LIVES MATTER”

Periods… Still to this day, periods are very much a taboo subject; something we might whisper to our friends about, but never discuss openly in a public forum. Embarrassed, in pain, ashamed. That was what it was like for me, when I was growing up. In an article published by the BBC it stated that,Continue reading “PERIOD POVERTY”

Have you noticed that there are hundreds of reasons including; personal relationships, greed, distance from reality, this feeling of being untouchable, comfort in our current situations as to why human beings are able to turn a blind eye to our current global crisis. When it comes to climate change our ability to ignore what isContinue reading “Extinction Rebellion”