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Why do women roar for equality? It is incredulous that in 2017, this question still needs to be answered. Yet, after a personal encounter

I Am Woman, Hear Me Roar

Why do women roar for equality? It is incredulous that in 2017, this question still needs to be answered. But, after a recent personal encounter with a millennial young women, I realized the importance of reiterating to the masses of men and women why women roar for equality. Our next generations of women fully need to comprehend why they are partaking in events as The Women’s March. 

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A new Off-Broadway Musical called ‘This One’s For The Girls’ is the impetus behind the question. Written by Dorothy Marcic, the show takes the audience through the decades of a woman — from the 1900s to present day — portraying the roles of women through drama and song. Forty of the Top 40 Hit songs about women are thread throughout the production including “Stand By Your Man,” “I Want to be Loved by You,” “Diamonds Are a Girls Best Friend,” “I Will Follow Him,” “You Don’t Own Me,” “Respect,” ‘I Am Women” and “This Girl’s on Fire.”

Couple that with a backdrop of slides showing photographs of prominent women and men over the century who have helped to frame the woman’s role such as civil rights activist Rosa Parks, heart throbs Bobby Darrin and David Cassidy, women’s advocate Gloria Steinhem, Actresses Marilyn Monroe and Jane Fonda, musician Janice Joplin — the list is endless.

One of the scenes in the show depicts the original American teenage girls from the 60s, waiting anxiously by the old-fashioned phone for a boy to call. We’re talking pre-cell phones, internet, Facebook, Snapchat and the like. It was at that point, that the young millennial women turned to me asking if that really happened?

Incredulous, right? It was at that point that I realized how uninformed our next generation — especially of women — are on the hows and whys of the women’s movement. I am guestimating that most of the young girls and women who advocated and walked during this year’s Women’s March were clueless on how long the female sex has been striving for equality and the long history of why women are roaring now.

Ignorance Is Not Bliss When It Comes To Women’s Rights

“Every mom should be taking their daughter to see this show. And, wouldn’t it be fabulous if their sons would see it, too?” — Abbe Sparks, Socially Sparked News

As a mother to a millennial, I speak the truth when I say, “every mom should be taking their daughter to see this show. And, wouldn’t it be fabulous if their sons would see it, too?” I repeat, “ignorance is not bliss” but an eye opener to the evolution of a women’s role in society and the women’s movement.

I leave you with a quote I heard from Together For Girls‘ Daniela Ligiero cited from an ancient Chinese proverb.

“When Sleeping Women Wake, Mountains Move.”

Abbe is Socially Sparked !   Abbe Sparks, www.sociallysparkednews.com  Tweet @sosparkednews & @asparks01

‘This One’s For The Girls’, written by Dorothy Marcic is playing open-ended at St. Luke’s Theatre Off-Broadway in New York City. Visit their website for ticket information. http://thisonesforthegirlsthemusical.com


[Submitted by Abbe Sparks]



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BSA Images Of The Week: 10.15.17.

BSA Images Of The Week: 10.15.17. ONO’U-Raiatea Special
Editorz, 15 Oct 12:02 AM

Raitea, or more correctly, Ra’iātea, is the second largest of the Society Islands, after Tahiti, in French Polynesia. A 50 minute plane ride from where we spent a week in Tahiti for the ONO’U Festival, the organizers treated us and some of the artists and documentarians to an additional few days on this island this […]

Miquel Wert Brings Awkward Family Dynamics From the Shadows in Barcelona
Editorz, 14 Oct 07:39 AM

Have you ever seen those awkward family photographs that some brilliant editors have periodically culled together and presented in books or websites? Which one is your favorite? Mom, Dad, and five siblings dressed in identical cowboy/cowgirl outfits in front of a sunset? The family of nudists gathered in the kitchen with dad holding a bowl […]

BSA Film Friday: 10.13.17
Editorz, 13 Oct 12:02 AM

Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening : 1. Swoon: Fearless BSA Special Feature: Swoon: Fearless Using existing and new footage of Street Artist Swoon and selected interviews with people in her orbit, director Fredric King presents and hour long documentary that looks over two […]

ONO’U Tahiti – Murals from the Raiatea 2016 Edition
Editorz, 12 Oct 06:00 AM

This week BSA takes you to the French Polynesian Islands to see the new murals going up for this tropical island cultural festival called ONO’U Tahiti 2017. We’re happy to bring you the daily events and the insights as we discover them. As we were scouting around the island of Raiatea with Martha Cooper and […]

Tavar Zawacki: Being Fearless and “Metamorphosis” with Urban Spree
Editorz, 11 Oct 06:00 AM

Globally entire societies are undergoing metamorphoses at a quickening pace today – for a variety of reasons depending on who you talk to; The failures of capitalism and neoliberalism, the rapid development of technology, dwindling natural resources, a widening wealth gap, greater communications – all amidst a cross-cultural consciousness that is revealing truths at an […]

MurOne “Video Games” for Contorno Urbano 12+1 Project in Barcelona
Editorz, 10 Oct 06:00 AM

“I don’t have a job and a stable life, but painting and giving life to places that don’t have any is very gratifying,” says the graffiti/Street Artist about his wall completed for in September for the 12 + 1 project in Barcelona. He is not joking when he says he travels a lot to pursue […]

YZ Yseult “Empress” Brings More Strong Female Images to the Street
Editorz, 09 Oct 06:00 AM

It’s good to see YZ Seult continuing her portraiture of women of African heritage and to see such strong female warrior images being put out on the street for the “Graffeterie Festival” in Uzerche, France. Currently living on the Ivory Coast in West Africa, she calls the series “Empress”, presumably from her ongoing studies of […]

BSA Images Of The Week: 10.08.17 ONO’U Tahiti Special
Editorz, 08 Oct 12:02 AM

“Flying Omaomao Spirit of Tahiti Bird of my homeland Messenger of love from the night Messenger of peace from the light.” And so the summary of the genteel and warm Tahitian week we have just spent here for the ONO’U Festival. The words above from a local proverb that appear on the wall of Phat1 […]

ONO’U Tahiti 2017: “Personal Genesis” ONO’U 2017 Conférence, Dispatch 6
Editorz, 07 Oct 10:00 AM

“Personal Genesis’ ONO’U Tahiti 2017. Panel discussion. Tahiti, October 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo) ONO’U 2017 Conférence BSA was proud to host the first ONO’U Conference on Thursday night to bring alive a somewhat academic experience to the festival for a curious crowd of 175 in the showroom of a local car dealership. The theme […]

BSA Film Friday: 10.06.17 ONO’U Tahiti Special: Dispatch 5
Editorz, 06 Oct 06:00 AM

Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening : 1. Marko93 & MrZL Video Mapping Collaboration 2. ONO’U Tahiti 2017 Fashion Show 3. Museum Preparation: ONO’U TAHITI 2017 BSA Special Feature: Marko93 & MrZL Video Mapping Collaboration In this work-in-progress video you get an idea of […]

Preparing for Museum Show at ONO’U Tahiti 2017, Dispatch 4
Editorz, 05 Oct 06:00 AM

This week BSA takes you to the French Polynesian Islands to see the new murals going up for this tropical island cultural festival called ONO’U Tahiti 2017. We’re happy to bring you the daily events and the insights as we discover them. There is excitement in the warm sunny air today as some of the […]

Bending Perceptions at ONO’U: ASTRO, OKUDA & Graffiti Couture: ONO’U TAHITI 2017: DISPATCH 3
Editorz, 04 Oct 10:00 AM

This week BSA takes you to the French Polynesian Islands to see the new murals going up for this tropical island cultural festival called ONO’U Tahiti 2017. We’re happy to bring you the daily events and the insights as we discover them. After some logistical challenges with the cherry picker, Astro has wasted no time […]

Astro, FinDAC, Video Mapping with MrZL and Marko93 at ONO’U Tahiti 2017: Dispatch 2
Editorz, 03 Oct 06:00 AM

This week BSA takes you to the French Polynesian Islands to see the new murals going up for this tropical island cultural festival called ONO’U Tahiti 2017. We’re happy to bring you the daily events and the insights as we discover them. Can you drive a stick shift pickup truck? Dude, we usually are biking […]

VHILS, LEIS, and Roosters: The Charm of ONO’U Tahiti 2017: Dispatch 1
Editorz, 02 Oct 10:00 AM

This week BSA takes you to the French Polynesian Islands to see the new murals going up for this tropical island cultural festival called ONO’U Tahiti 2017. We’re happy to bring you the daily events and the insights as we discover them. Closer to Auckland than Oakland and closer to heaven than Marge Simpson’s hair, […]

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BSA Partners with ONO'U Tahiti 2017 and an Outstanding Roster of Talents

BSA Partners with ONO'U Tahiti 2017 and an Outstanding Roster of Talents

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Vhils, Felipe Pantone, Findac, Fintan Magee, Okuda, Inkie, Rone, Astro, Kalouf, Soten, Marko93, Phat1/Lady Div, Mr ZL, R. Lardanchet, Abuz, Rival

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Check out the teaser for this years ONO'U Tahiti Festival 2017, directed by Selina Miles.

BSA is partnering with the ONO'U Festival and Martha Cooper this October on the islands of Tahiti, Moorea and Raiatea and we invite you to follow us as we travel on Instagram, FB, Twitter, and of course BrooklynStreetArt.com.

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With multiple mural interventions by Street Artist from around the world on walls throughout the islands, ONO'U is defining its own tropical vision on the scene this year with a museum show, Street Art auction, live performances, live broadcasts, DJ Sets, a fashion show, video mapping, conference and talks.

The islands of Tahiti and Raiatea will be the sites for brand new interventions by international Street Artists, graffiti artists, installation artists including: Vhils, Felipe Pantone, Findac, Fintan Magee, Okuda, Inkie, Rone, Astro, Kalouf, Soten, Marko93, Phat1/Lady Div, Mr ZL, R. Lardanchet, Abuz, Rival

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BSA Hosts "Le Street Art: d’hier à aujourd’hui"

ARTIST TALK & CONFERENCE

"Le Street Art: d’hier à aujourd’hui"

Thursday, October 5th, 6 to 8 pm 
Where: Espace Lafayette - Tahiti Pearl Beach Resort

Steven P. Harrington, Editor in Chief, BSA moderates a panel of world-renowned artists and recognized experts of the international graffiti and street art scene.

Featuring: Martha Cooper, SOTEN, Inkie, Charles Williams, RONE, and Selina Miles.

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September Sparks awareness for many worthwhile health and social justice initiatives including Suicide Prevention, Food Safety, Ovarian & Prostate, Cancers and more.

September Sparks awareness for many wonderful health iand social justice nitiatives including Suicide Prevention, Ovarian and Prostate Cancers, Food Safety plus money others.
 
The return to Fall starts an active calendar of monthly and weekly health and social issue initiatives all designed to make an impact for progress, finding cures and social change

September brings National Suicide Prevention Awareness Month, a time to share resources and stories in an effort to shed light on this highly stigmatized topic. The month focuses on reaching out to those affected by suicide, raising awareness and connecting individuals with suicidal ideation to treatment services.

Each year, more than 41,000 individuals die by suicide, leaving behind their friends and family members to navigate the tragedy of loss. In many cases, friends and families affected by a suicide loss are left in the dark. Too often the feelings of shame and stigma prevent them from talking openly. 

With the back to back recent tragic suicide deaths this summer by two of the music industry’s beloved musicians — Chester Bennington and Chris Cornell, the conversations were put front and center – hopefully as a reminder of the importance of recognizing signs and seeking help. If you are in crisis or know someone who is, call the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline at 1-800-273-TALK (8255) or contact the Crisis Text Line by texting TALK to 741-741.

September 10 -16: NATIONAL SUICIDE PREVENTION WEEK – September 10-16 is National Suicide Prevention Week. The American Foundation for Suicide Prevention offers an easy way to show your support for the fight to #StopSuicide by changing your profile picture and posting to Facebook, Twitter and Instagram all week. 

PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH – Go Blue this September. Prostate Cancer is the second-most common cancer in U.S men. The Step Up For Blue campaign empowers men to take control of their health — and encourages their loved ones to support them. There are 3 million U.S. men living with prostate cancer and countless families fighting this disease worldwide. 1 in 8 men will be diagnosed in their lifetimes. The good news is that prostate cancer is 99 percent treatable if detected early. Education and screening are key. 

Helpful Tips from The Prostate Cancer Foundation (PCF), and its Step Up For Blue campaign can be found at their website: www.pcf.org


OVARIAN CANCER MONTH – Go Teal this September to raise awareness for Ovarian Cancer. According to the National Ovarian Cancer Coalition (NOCC), one in 75 women will be diagnosed with the disease. More than 22,000 women in the United States are diagnosed with ovarian cancer each year, and over 14,000 women die from the disease. Unfortunately, most cases are diagnosed in later stages, when the prognosis is poor. However, if diagnosed and treated early, when the cancer is confined to the ovary, the five-year survival rate is over 90 percent. That is why it is imperative that the early signs and symptoms of the disease are recognized, not only by women, but by their families and the healthcare community. 


FOOD SAFETY EDUCATION MONTH – It’s National Food Safety Education Month and National Family Meals Month, an annual awareness initiative to educate the public on the preparation of safe and healthy family meals. The campaign began in 1994 by the Partnership for Food Safety Education.


There are many more wonderful awareness campaigns and coordinating events occurring this September nationally, locally and on the world stage including World Alzheimer’s Day, Out of the Darkness Walks for Suicide Awareness, and concerts for Prostate Cancer. 

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BSA Images Of The Week: 09.03.17 NUART 2017 Special

BSA Images Of The Week: 09.03.17 NUART 2017 Special
Editorz, 03 Sep 12:02 AM

Welcome to Sunday! This week we have a special edition of BSA Images of the Week; Dedicated to Nuart 2017. Each year Nuart challenges itself as much as it challenges you, unwilling to fall into the beckoning arms of the ever more bodacious and titilating Street Art Festival siren that increasingly works the thoroughfare […]...Read More

NUART 2017 Works In Progress and Nordic Gems By the Sea
Editorz, 02 Sep 10:00 AM

In Stavanger, Norway the Nuart Festival, in all its firey activist rebellious street-smart community-powered glory, is well underway; a chain-reaction of events and actions that ignite throughout the streets, in the gallery halls, and in neglected margins of this seaside town. In our 10th year bringing you the art and ideas from Nuart, BSA is […]

BSA Film Friday: 09.01.17
Editorz, 01 Sep 06:00 AM

Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening : 1. From Pakistan: The Writing on the Wall 2. “Wrong Weight” Sculpture by Górnicki and Chazme in Łódź 3. CUMA PROJECT: Walking with the Lenca. Stinkfish, Mazatl and Kill Joy 4. ONCE in Barcelona for 12 + […]

Powerful Voices at NUART 2017 : NUART PLUS Kicks Off
Editorz, 31 Aug 12:02 AM

“Steve & Jaime—We made it! Thank you so so much. You were huge. Every time you tweeted or posted, I would get a run of pledges. It means a lot. I promise to make a great film that the community will be proud of.” That was what film director Mark Nickolas told us when BSA […]

Xav Paints New Mural In Kiev and Meets Racist Resistance
Editorz, 30 Aug 12:02 AM

Spanish tattoo artist and muralist Javier Robledo aka Xav brought an enormous joyful boy to Kiev in Ukraine this summer, his largest mural ever at 70 meters high by 15 meters wide. He was pleased by his feat and gratified with the opportunity and result, as was Iryna Kanishcheva, co-founder of Art United Us who […]

ROA Paints a Memorial Tribute in BK : “Pet Bird RIP”
Editorz, 29 Aug 06:00 AM

“I could paint a regular parakeet – something pretty – but that’s not me and anyway Peter would f*cking like this!” says Belgian Street Artist ROA as he talks about his newest gift from the natural world to Brooklyn. A tribute to his friend who lived not far from this spot and who hit the […]

“Nau Bostik” Invigorates La Sagrera District in Barcelona
Editorz, 28 Aug 06:00 AM

Portraits, characters, surrealistic scenes and a range of illustration styles all reigned at the Nau Bostik festival in the La Sagrera neighborhood of Barcelona this summer. Organizing the painted component of the festival were folks from the Open Walls Conference and Difusor in a collaborative program to bring a new cultural infusion of life to […]

BSA Images Of The Week: 08.27.17
Editorz, 27 Aug 12:02 AM

Welcome to Sunday and the last free weekend of summer in New York before Labor Day. We had a fun tour yesterday with the two winners of the Magic City – Munich competition who won the opportunity to see the streets through our half cracked and mostly sunny perspective. The foot tour with Munich-based students […]

Street Game of Thrones: Tyrion Lannister by Axe Coulours in Barcelona
Editorz, 26 Aug 06:00 AM

Will the Starks sort out their differences? Will Jon Snow and Daenerys Targaryen get together? And what about his true parentage? Most germane perhaps:..will you survive the mother meeting of all meetings on tomorrow’s GOT season’s final f**kfest? Axe Colours. Tyrion Lannister (photo © Lluis Olive Bulbena) On a Barcelona street wall “Game of Thrones” […]

BSA Film Friday: 08.25.17
Editorz, 25 Aug 06:00 AM

Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening : 1. Fin DAC and ‘Shukumei’ on a Rooftop in San Francisco 2. Nevercrew in Satka 3. Dabs & Myla in L.A. 4. Miedo in Barcelona for 12 + 1 Project BSA Special Feature: Fin DAC on a Rooftop […]

TRUMP Art on News Stands Shockingly Pointed
Editorz, 24 Aug 12:05 AM

The Street Art has certainly been ahead of the pack this past year when it comes to drawing connections between Trump and fascism, racism, Nazis, and the KKK and we’ve been trying to document it as it appears weekly. We thought it was remarkable this week to see what common images are showing up on […]

Tavar Zawacki Unveils in Sacramento with First Mural
Editorz, 23 Aug 06:00 AM

Tavar Zawacki Unveils in Sacramento with First Mural

“Street Art In Sicilia” Tours You Through 31 Cities and 200 Artists
Editorz, 22 Aug 06:00 AM

"Street Art In Sicilia" Tours You Through 31 Cities and 200 Artists

Rendering Swastikas Inert on Berlin Walls
Editorz, 21 Aug 10:20 AM

The past couple of weeks (months, years) have seen the seeds of racism and fascism grow in western societies, taking to the streets as free-speech demonstrations, then menacing marches, then sometimes devolving into marauding nests of hate and physical violence. Graffiti has been a tool for communicating these sentiments more often than in recent years […]...Read More

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BSA Partners with the 2017 ONO'U Tahiti & World Graffiti Contest

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16 Writers from Around the World to Compete - Deadline July 23

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BSA is partnering with the ONO'U Festival and Martha Cooper this October on the islands of Tahiti, Moorea and Raiatea for the 2017 edition of the World Graffiti Contest.

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"Vahine" Sofles & Soten, for ONO'U Murals in Tahiti in Papeete (photo ©JOZ)

In addition to multiple mural interventions by Street Artist from around the world on walls throughout the islands, ONO'U will present again the renowned graffiti tournament that flies 16 writers from around the world to compete with cans on walls in one of Earth’s paradise locations.

These 16 writers will compete in a multi-stage event in Tahiti under three categories: Freestyle Wall Painting, Abstract and Team Collaboration.

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“Half Graffiti, Half Tahiti” by @chemisgraffiti (photo ©JOZ)

TAHITI GRAFFITI CONTEST - FIRST PRIZE $10,000.00!!!

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Running October 6th to 11th, the submission applications (until July 23) for your chance to qualify have just opened here >> Register/Submit Application. 
For more information about the ONO'U festival hit up www.tahitifestivalgraffiti.com.

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BSA and Martha Cooper and many other people from the Graffiti and Street Art scenes will be there with you in Tahiti for this annual juried multi-stage event that is unparalleled. Writers from around the world can follow the steps link here to apply to be one of the lucky 16 who compete in this all-star graffiti contest for 2017.

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BSA Images Of The Week: 06.25.17

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.25.17
Editorz, 25 Jun 12:02 AM

‘Better Care Reconciliation Act of 2017’’ it’s called, because “Kill The Poor” was not testing well in focus groups? Luckily, most people will never get sick or old, so this shouldn’t be a problem. It’s LGBTQ Pride weekend in New York, the home of the original Stonewall Inn where all the colorful queens bashed back […]

“Street Art” by Ed Bartlett: A Quick Primer for the World Traveler
Editorz, 24 Jun 10:00 AM

Since the early 70s Lonely Planet publishing has made guidebooks for travelers of the world, enabling people to gain a greater understanding and to appreciate localities, cultures, and histories. Ed Bartlett now adds to this vast compendium of understanding a concise and varied survey of Street Art from his vantage point as an avid bicyclist, […]

BSA Film Friday: 06.23.17
Editorz, 23 Jun 06:00 AM

Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening : 1. Pizzeria Da Cane Morto 2. Miss Van – La Symphonie des Songes 3. Berlin Kidz x 1UP in Berlin 4. Cinta Vidal / RAD Napa BSA Special Feature: Canemorto – Pizzeria Da Cane Morto So it’s […]

Coney Art Walls Class of 2017
Editorz, 22 Jun 06:00 AM

With ten fresh new murals, Coney Art Walls 2017 has made its official debut for summer. Starting this past weekend with the Mermaid Parade in full swing with Debbie Harry and Chris Stein as Queen and King and aquatic beauties in shimmering costumes wending their way through the pavement paradise by the sea. The new […]

Exploring From Coney To Harlem: Fresh Art on The Streets This Summer in NYC
Editorz, 21 Jun 06:00 AM

Summer brings people out onto the streets. New Yorkers especially love to congregate on corners, stoops, public parks and plazas, sidewalks and on the streets to soak in the sun and the excitement of summer after its long winter season. With that in mind we want to point you to what’s new on the streets […]

“No Means No” Performance Brings Bloody Handprints to Houston-Bowery Wall
Editorz, 20 Jun 07:00 AM

“Resist!” and “No Means No!” were the messages at the Houston-Bowery Wall on Sunday as the sun descended at the end of the weekend while a silent and dramatic performance organized by Jasmine Wahi played out before it – and on it. Whether or not people had accepted artist David Choe’s apology a day earlier […]

ECB Brings “DARYA” to Evry, France for Wall Street Art Festival
Editorz, 19 Jun 12:02 AM

German realist painter and Street Artist Hendrik Beikrich is moving his gaze from Morocco to Siberia. Hendrik Beikrich AKA ECB for Wall Street Art in Evry. Grand Paris Sud, France. June 2017. (photo © Mathgoth Gallery – Paris) Known for his project “Tracing Morocco”, where he got to know local tradespeople and craft makers whose […]

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.18.17 / Selections From Welling Court 2017
Editorz, 18 Jun 12:02 AM

“All’s Well That Ends in Impeachment #ShakespeareInTheTrump” “The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.” “Twelfth Bankruptcy #ShakespeareintheTrump” New York’s jewel of free theater in Central Park is actually trending on Twitter, believe it or not. The production of Julius Ceasar features a Trumpian-looking lead character and it has inflamed people who haven’t heard of Shakespeare […]

Artist David Choe Apologizes for Statements About Rape and Says Story Was Fictional
Editorz, 17 Jun 12:00 PM

“I have ZERO history of sexual assault. I am deeply sorry for any hurt I’ve brought to anyone through my past words. Non-consensual sex is rape and it is never funny or appropriate to joke about.” Artist David Choe has responded to rape accusations that have fueled an ongoing conversation on the street and in […]

BSA Film Friday: 06.16.17
Editorz, 16 Jun 06:00 AM

Now screening :
1. PASSAGE / From Wall to Wall
2. Occupied in Bethlehem - from Fifth Wall TV
3. BYG //12 + 1 // Contorno Urbano // Barcelona
4. 2KM3 Saint-Gervais Mont-Blanc Contemporary Art Platform

“ONCE” Deconstructs and Reconstructs His Tag for 12 + 1 Project In Barcelona
Editorz, 15 Jun 12:02 AM

Abstraction is something we spoke recently with French graffiti writer Jeroen Erosie about in Berlin, and here in Barcelona we find that ONCE is interested in deconstruction of the revered letter form as well. Even hardcore lovers of letters like to blow them up, explode them, inflate them, deflate them, stream line and distill them […]

Lucy Sparrow Opens an All-Felt Bodega in NYC : “8 ‘Till Late”
Editorz, 14 Jun 12:02 AM

“Let’s see…Champagne Moet and Campari are selling well, Vagisil we’re very low on. Brooklyn Lager we’ve had to re-stock,” Store Manager Jo Brooks ticks off the hot sales of the day here in Manhattan’s newest deli. Lucy Sparrow 8 ‘Till Late (photo © Jaime Rojo) “And randomly, the cassette tapes have been flying out of here,” […]

Selections from Farm Country: GarGar2 Festival in Penelles, Spain.
Editorz, 13 Jun 06:00 AM

A well branded cultural initiative brings for the second edition a festival of art, music, craft beer, food trucks, workshops to the village of Penelles in Spain, including 900 square meters of murals in this town with farmer roots and low one story buildings. It has become almost a formula for cities and municipalities to […]

Bifido and a Secret Reading Place Under the Bridge
Editorz, 12 Jun 06:00 AM

This new piece under a freeway bridge by Italian Street Artist Bifido may remind you of summer vacation and the chance to let your mind follow a fantastic story. Maybe “Mystery of the Golden Temple: Thailand,” or “Ronia, the Robber’s Daughter” or “Brown Girl Dreaming.“ Bifido. “In my Room”. Naples, Italy. June 2017. (photo © […]

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BSA Images Of The Week: 06.11.17

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.11.17
Editorz, 11 Jun 12:02 AM

“Yes, I’m an infowarrior,” says the African American yelling about how CNN is promoting Sharia Law in downtown Manhattan for the #MarchAgainstSharia and a short distance away someone is wrapping the “Fearless Girl” statue with a black burka. The infowarrior is wearing a red “Make America Free” baseball hat and very much seems like he […]

David Choe Paints Houston-Bowery Wall, Accusers Call Him “Rapist” in NYC
Editorz, 10 Jun 02:10 PM

Artist David Choe painted the famed Houston-Bowery Wall last week in New York and the accompanying frenzy that often follows this Street Art/graffiti event ensued. The installation of his signature abstract/gestural/figurative layered mind-meld took roughly seven days, and some nights. David Choe. Houston/Bowery Wall. Manhattan, NYC. June 2017. (photo © Jaime Rojo) Photographer Martha Cooper […]

BSA Film Friday: 06.09.17
Editorz, 09 Jun 06:00 AM

Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening : 1. NIMI – The Last Travel 2. Art Meets Milk: BustArt . Hombre . Carl Kenz 3. Said Dokins in Mexico for Letrástica Festival 4. Urban Nation. We Broke Night 19.05.2017 BSA Special Feature: NIMI – The […]

Laura Llaneli “OUR ACTIONS BECOMING THE POLICY”
Editorz, 08 Jun 10:00 AM

A New Wall Translates a Rockers Lecturing Tirade to His Audience Aural. Visual. Two modes of exchange and experiencing the world that interest artist Laura Llaneli, the Grenada born painter of this months’ 12+1 project wall in in L’Hospitalet de Llobregat in Barcelona. Laura Llaneli. Our Actions Become The Policy. Contorno Urbano “12 x 1” […]

Never Crew Brings the Bear in Satka, Russia
Editorz, 07 Jun 06:00 AM

Never Crew is in the Ural Mountains in Satka, Russia with a message about man’s disconnection with nature. Their murals often contain one large animal, and this time a bear takes center stage – rather papered over by industrial “progress,” perhaps? NeverCrew. “Baring Machine” Satka Street Art Festival. Satka, Russia. May 2017. (photo © NeverCrew) […]

Icy & Sot and a Man of Trash in Tbilisi, Georgia
Editorz, 06 Jun 06:00 AM

15 centuries old, Tbilisi may not last as long as this garbage man sculpture by Street Artists Icy & Sot. Icy & Sot. “Human reflection on nature”. Tbilisi, Georgia. May 2017. (photo © Icy & Sot) “It took us only 10 minutes to collect all this trash because there was so much of it – […]...Read More

Marx and Engels Statues Re-Skinned & Re-Located : Various & Gould
Editorz, 05 Jun 06:00 AM

“Why do you glorify and duplicate these two criminals?! They shouldn’t have a monument at all. Next you’re doing Hitler?” Various & Gould. “City Skins – Marx and Engels” Berlin, May 2017. (photo © Boris Niehaus) Various and Gould try to paraphrase some of the comments they received from passersby in a park near the […]

BSA Images Of The Week: 06.04.17
Editorz, 04 Jun 12:02 AM

Happy Sunday everybody! Here’s our weekly interview with the streets, this week featuring: Case Maclaim, Domdirtee, drsc0, Flood, Gregos, Mr. Toll, Pixel Pancho, Resistance is Female, Rodk, Suits Won, and XORS. Suits Won (photo © Jaime Rojo) A new collaboration with Pixel Pancho and Case Maclaim during the Bushwick Collective Block Party this weekend. (photo […]

David Walker in Lieusaint, France for “Wall Street Art”
Editorz, 03 Jun 06:00 AM

“Wall Street Art”: The merging together of two phrases (Wall Street, Street Art) that never had much to do with each other, but now sometimes do. Additionally it is the newly branded mural program/festival across 24 municipalities in France under the artistic direction of Jourdain Gautier, whose name you may recognize from his founding and […]

BSA Film Friday: 06.02.17
Editorz, 02 Jun 12:02 AM

Our weekly focus on the moving image and art in the streets. And other oddities. Now screening : 1.“BROKEN MOTOR” by Soniconoclasm BSA Special Feature: “BROKEN MOTOR” by Soniconoclasm Today just one video that isn’t Street Art. But it is the street. And it is art. For graffiti writers and Street Artists who traverse the […]

“Brighter Days Are Coming” at St. Petersburg Street Art Museum
Editorz, 01 Jun 12:02 AM

A New Exhibition Marks the 1917 Revolution in St. Petersburg at the Street Art Museum This spring, a hundred years since the Russian Revolution, a new Street Art inspired exhibition in St. Petersburg may reflect the ambivalence that competing storylines produce in the re-telling of history. A hundred years since the workers movement displaced the […]

Skount Paints “Protection” for Future Amsterdam Street Art/Urban Contemporary Art Museum
Editorz, 31 May 06:00 AM

Entrepreneur and visionary Peter Ernst Coolen continues afoot with his plans for Amsterdam’s Street Art/Urban Contemporary art museum sometime next year at NDSM Wharf, and a number of artists have been preparing new works for the space and the great occasion. Today we have a sneak peak at the huge-scale canvas by one of the […]

Eating Plastic with Louis Masai, Whales, Sharks in Cape Cod and L.A.
Editorz, 30 May 12:02 AM

These Animals Are Eating All the Plastic You are Throwing Away. Yuck. London Street Artist Louis Masai has just returned to the US to do three murals – one in alliance with the Right Whale Research Association (R.W.R.A) in Cape Cod Massachusetts, and two in Los Angeles where he is currently having a solo show […]

Bien Urbain 2017: Ericailcane and His New Barbed-Wire Story
Editorz, 29 May 12:02 AM

Just in time for his exhibition opening at musée du temps de Besançon, Italian Street Artist Ericailcane has just finished his latest wall with the Bien Urbane festival and the story it tells is troubling. Ericailcane. Detail. Bien Urbain Festival 2017. Besançon, France. May 2017. (photo © Elisa Murcia Artengo) The Bologna native whose animal […]

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“Zing, Bang, Boom!

“Zing, Bang, Boom!” Ironman has us on the edge of our seats. Ant Man slims down, Batman pummels bad guys and Flash zooms in-and-out chasing the Reverse Flash.Welcome to our community – a place that’s littered with inside jokes, Hulk T-shirts and dedicated Comic book readers. Confession – I am one of them. Ever since the first Spiderman movie made its way to the big screen, my eyes bugged out and my soul knew that my life would never be the same. I was sold. Topher Grace caught me in his spider web and brought me along to fight against the snares of Green Goblin.
In the midst of these fantasy-driven adventures we’re groomed to fight, to stand against injustice and risk everything for others. In these short moments of screen time, we’re prepared for life. However, at the core of these teachable moments, we can’t help but see the discrepancies in gender responsibility and roles. The Washington Post observed that, “Marvel and DC Comics have made a combined 19 superhero movies since they started turning their respective comic characters into interconnected movie franchises in 2008. Of those 19, a woman has played the movie's top role in exactly zero.” What’s wrong with this picture?
Countless women protect our shores from enemy attacks, many start Fortune 500 companies, others perform heart surgery or gain tenure at Ivy League universities. However, we these ‘type’ of females are hidden from view. We’ve allowed the media to cast females in the shadows and accepted this as normative. Could Wonder Woman break the mold? Could one movie truly such a have a massive cultural impact? Absolutely!
Here are 5 ways the Wonder Woman movie could make a HUGE cultural impact:
1. Wonder Woman was Trained to WinDiana was encouraged to be strong before she even had to exercise her strength. According to the Wonder Woman website, “Before she was Wonder Woman, she was Diana, princess of the Amazons, trained to be an ‘unconquerable’ Warrior.” She wasn’t taught to subdue her independence or tone down her strength. Diana was trained to embrace her power as part of her identity. She was trained to win.
Can we say the same about how we raise our own daughters? Are we training them to win or to doubt their strength? Are we teaching them to live just above a whisper or louder than a roar?Diana was empowered and encouraged to live her life without second-guessing her strength. She didn’t tone down her calling to make others comfortable.
2. Wonder Woman was Raised to See Herself as EqualDiana fought alongside men. Egalitarianism was normative in her culture and therefore accepted by both genders as normative. Her strength was not seen as a threat, but as an asset.Is this normative in our culture? Are we creating the same opportunities for men and women to accomplish goals side-by-side, or holding onto a segregated concept of gender-specific groups?Sheryl Sandberg, COO of Facebook, avid philanthropist and bestselling author suggests, “If you ask men why they did a good job, they'll say, 'I'm awesome. Obviously. Why are you even asking?' If you ask women why they did a good job, what they'll say is someone helped them, they got lucky, they worked really hard.”
When we separate men and women into isolated arenas, we reinforce this type of poor behavior and insecurity. When we separate men and women into varied groups, one gender grows up to simply ‘dream’ and the other finds the strength to ‘do’. What if both were empowered and encouraged to work as one to accomplish their goals?
Wonder Woman dares to prove this type of gender dichotomy as flawed. She dares to prove that her strength and ability to lead are attributes to be embraced. Diana dares us to look at Deborah, Ruth, Esther, Junia, Phoebe and countless others in scripture and embrace the God-given identity of females to walk in their purpose. Wonder Woman challenges us to consider the validity of female leadership and dares us to break down the walls of assumption.
3. Wonder Woman Risked her Life for the StrangerWhen an American pilot crashes on their shoreline and reveals that his home is experiencing massive conflict and war, Diana leaves her home and risks everything to save those she’s never known.
This truth about Wonder Woman leaves me amazed and a bit humbled. This warrior was raised to protect ‘her shore’, yet she chooses to use her talents and training to protect those she’s never met. Like Paul says in 2 Corinthians 5:14, “For the love of Christ controls us…” Diana allowed the love of Christ to compel her to fight for the voiceless. Would we dare to do the same? Would we be willing to travel to the ends of our comfort for the sake of someone else’s community?
4. Wonder Woman Embraced her Identity, Not a RoleJesus commissioned us to love our neighbor, but what is love? Is it simply an emotive response or an empathetic ear? Many of us see the love of God as feeling-based. We see it as a nurturing type of behavior; however, the love that God calls us to is greater than a vacillating feeling.
Luke 10:27 challenges us to, "Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your strength and with all your mind; and, 'Love your neighbor as yourself.” Men and women are called to reveal the love of Christ by using their heart, soul, strength and mind.
These characteristics are not gender-specific, but a responsibility of all of us. We are all without excuse.Wonder Woman dares to love others with her mind and strength. She exemplifies the heart of Christ by living out the love of Christ.
Pew Research gives us a glimpse at other warriors who have risked everything for a stranger’s freedom. “From 1973 to 2010 the number of active-duty enlisted women in the military has grown from about 42,000 to 167,000.”These women have left their homes, their family and their country. They are loving the Lord and their neighbor with their strength and mind. With each step and every maneuver – their talents and passions are being used to be a voice to the voiceless. These women are warriors.
We have countless women who are executives, police officers, entrepreneurs and part of the military. Where do they fit in our churches? Where do they fit in our business? Wonder Woman challenges us to engage with the individual, rather than a generalized assumption. Not all women are alike. Not all men are alike. When we see people as made in the Image of God and distinct, we enable the ‘church’ to truly be a community.
5. Wonder Woman Doesn’t Ask for PermissionWonder Woman embraces her God-given purpose and stands against injustice. She doesn’t ask permission or wait for someone else to take the lead. She walks out her purpose and gives others the courage to do the same.
Diana finds her full potential and purpose by living out her identity without apologizing for her specific gifting. She doesn’t embrace gender roles; she embraces her God-given identity and lives for the approval of One. What Now?
We’re all waiting with anticipation – booking our tickets and gathering the troops to see the latest Marvel adventure on June 2nd. We start the countdown, brag about Wonder Woman on Facebook and camp out in front of AMC at midnight just to catch a glimpse of this next mission. Why? What is it about this movie that captures our attention and empties our bank account?Maybe Batman introduced us to Gotham and Superman made us wonder about Kryptonite, but Princess Diana will definitely make you question equality. Each Marvel and DC Comics film challenges us with the question ‘what if’.
What if the world was more equal? What if Wonder Woman became the norm? What if all females were empowered to embrace their strength? As we purchase our tickets and step into the theater to watch Wonder Woman, let’s challenge ourselves to make this fantasy world more like our reality. Let’s dare to live without apology and fight for equality.
[Submitted by Dion Ringgold]




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May 17, 2017 - A LANDMARK DAY!
May 17, 2017 - A LANDMARK DAY! WorldWater & Solar Technologies CEO Quentin Kelly has traveled the globe countless times, only to find an increasingly dangerous problem with the lack of clean drinking and bathing water, and in particular, in the countries of Eastern Africa. Here at the Princeton, New Jersey headquarters of WorldWater & Solar Technologies, he explains the seriousness of this global crisis which affects not only health issues, but cultural issues as well. His company has created an extraordinary and portable solar powered device that can filter the dirtiest of unusable and contaminated water and convert it for purified drinking and bathing use. May 17, 2017 became a Landmark Day, as he explains how 23 year old marathon runner and New Jersey native James Leitner, with 90 pounds of water in tow, starts his walking trek across America that very same day from the grounds of the Princeton facility....the "Clean Water Walk Across America". James's 3200 mile journey began in Princeton and will end in San Francisco, California. The May 17th kickoff event and ceremony was sponsored by Ortlieb USA, a distributor of products including a wide range of high-end outdoor gear. Beatrice Kimmel of NYC's HyPR Media orchestrated the Public Relations for this unique media occasion. For add'l information: www.worldwatersolar.com
Interviewer: Joanne Phillips


     

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