Culture and conflict

Artists collective takes initiative for war monument in Beirut

June 2009 -

With their project Silent Square in Beirutt culture activist Alfred Tarazi and his partners want to break the silence around the civil war in Lebanon.

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Ugandan former child soldier get royal art assignment

May 2009 -

After his escape from the Lord's Resistance Army Peter Paul Oloya became an artist. Nowadays his artworks are found in places like Buckingham Palace in London and in the residence of Ugandan president Museveni.

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Daves Guzha: "Theatre is an excellent way to mobilise people"

May 2009 -

In his work Zimbabwese theatre maker Daves Guzha explains the gigantic chaos in his country, but also his hopes and convictions.

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Poetry keeps hope alive in Zimbabwe

April 2009 -

The political turmoil that has been going on in Zimbabwe has been the muse for poets and writers who have used it in their creative work. Poetry has become a tool in spitting and uttering protest statements in the struggle that Zimbabweans have been facing.

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Zimbabwe in Pictures

April 2009 -

Zimbabwe in Pictures is a blog which contributes to the independent gathering of news from Zimbabwe. Editor-in-chief/publisher Chris Kabwato explains the background and the objectives of the e-zine.

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Cambodian-Dutch performance about the Red Khmer regime

March 2009 -

As the Red Khmer tribunal commenced late in February 2009, a performance about Pol Pot's reign of terror, Breaking the Silence, premiered in Phnom Penh.

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Art centre in Goma defies war

February 2009 -

The town of Goma in Eastern Congo seems to have the odds against it. In 2002 it got partly destroyed after a vulcano eruption. In the past months it has been surrounded by rebels. In spite of all that, the Katondolo brothers are still running a cultural centre. 

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Emotional play about South African macho culture

February 2009 -

It's a man's world uncovers an urgent problem in South Africa: the traditional macho behaviour is no longer fitting in a changing society in which women live more as equals with men.

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Free Dimensional: operating on the cutting edge between art and human rights

January 2009 -

Todd Lester of Free Dimensional explains how his organization tries to promote social justice by offering activists facilities in art residencies.

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Heated beginning for Peruvian theatre project Desierto

December 2008 -

How can an art project about public space be created in a state of emergency? The creators of Desierto found the answer.

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