Category: Economic Justice
ArtIsMyOccupation Launches To Support Occupy Artists
ATC is excited about the launch of a new partner project called ArtIsMyOccupation (AMO).
Founded by artists and for artists who are involved in Occupy and other movements for Economic Justice, the project’s mission is to provide direct support for the culture workers of the 99% and get the artists who are working on the front lines of social change the resources they need.
AMO is now accepting applicants for the first round of grants and is calling all musicians, artists or performers with brillant ideas for an #occupy art project. Visit the AMO website for more information.
Have a great idea for a project? Apply for a grant.
Want to collaborate other Occupy artists or campaigns? Get Connected
Want to see what upcoming mass actions to create work for? Get inspired
Find AMO online, on Facebook and Twitter to keep up-to-date about ongoing opportunities to receive support. AMO have also put together a comprehensive list of occupy mass actions for 2012 here: http://bit.ly/zuHtWP
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Creative Responses to Occupy Wall Street
Occupy Musicians has launched as an online tool for “sound engineers, sound artists, producers, DJs, instrumentalists, composers, and lyricists” who support Occupy Wall Street and its affiliated protests.
The new initiative seeks to focus the incredible support the movement has received from the music community into a petition and public statement of solidarity. The site will also serve as a resource to musicians, helping tp put on musical performances at Occupy protest sites and providing a hub for the documentation of audio, video, and writings from artists who support the 99 percent.
Artists who have already signed on include: Sonic Youth’s Thurston Moore, Lee Ranaldo, and Steve Shelley, Merrill Garbus (tUnE-yArDs), Lou Reed, Laurie Anderson, Fugazi’s Ian MacKaye and Guy Picciotto, Talib Kweli, Tom Morello, Amanda Palmer, DJ /rupture, Dan Deacon, Parts and Labor, Kimya Dawson, Jamie Stewart (Xiu Xiu), Sharon Van Etten, Marc Ribot, Tyondai Braxton, … Read More »
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New Music from Lateef the Truthspeaker
Some incredible music for the movement just came out today. Lateef the Truthspeaker’s new solo album ‘FIREWIRE‘ features 2 songs written in reaction to the current political and economic climate. The best is the summer-in-winter jam for the people, “We the People” which is guaranteed to keep the movement warm.
And please help spread the word:
Send it to your friends, networks and constituents to get them energized. http://bit.ly/sYkiBP
Buy it and ask them to buy it (we’ve gotta keep these artists in their jobs too!) http://amzn.to/ufQqxm
Call your radio station and ask them to play it so that more folks hear it. Here is a list of radio stations by zip code: http://bit.ly/vASd97
Lateef recently visited the Occupy Oakland rally and was joined by his sister, Esperanza Tervalon, a prevalent Bay Area activist and the head of Read More »
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