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    Tuscarora Community in particular the hydroelectric project that took the third of her community’s land. The plans by New York Power Authority to flood one fifth of their reservation‚ there was a strong woman activism movement against this plan. The most prominent displayed by woman activism was on the day‚ they sat down in front of the arriving bulldozers and their successive assaults on policemen who tried to remove them. The story behind this installation by Rickard is similar to Artemisia (Judith

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    Matthew Clark HIST 1112 04 MARCH 2015 An Argument for African Self-Rule In Chapter 7 we read about the forming of a self- government for the Fante‚ a people from the western coast of Africa. This chapter is very interesting to me because it focuses on the viewpoints of the Fante people. In the source‚ An Argument for African Self-Rule‚ James Afrikanus Horton tells the British people that the Fante were in fact “civilized” enough to self-govern‚ a lot of Fante were in fact educated in schools in

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    Since the beginning of time there have been many famous thinkers and some of the individuals made a difference in society. Not only did he or she think each of them where creative in their own way. Martin Luther King jr. made a difference in society he made contribution. Before he led the segregation black people were not allowed to seat in a bus where white people had a priority to seat and black people had to stand up. He was upset when Rosa Parks was denied a seat because of the color of her

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    Nates seems to understand that no matter what anything cultural can be turn into a commodity for the capitalist but it’s up the people not just the artist to define what is their culture. Although my question is not answered is also Activism political? And can one produce a thoughtful artwork than isn’t political but still create awareness or serves as a topic of discussion? While former is never answered‚ I believe is responded by Thompson regarding the factors of

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    goal to change‚ but rather in order to know. Rosler’s says dedication to reform was swapped by exoticism‚ tourism‚ voyeurism and more. Rosler argues it’s common to accept that documentary precedes‚ supplants‚ transcends‚ and cures substantive social activism‚ that documentary of today isn’t real. 2. Summarize Hendersons’s main claim(s) or argument(s). (20 points) Henderson states a photographer has the right to photograph anything‚ listing ways to apply that right for example‚ “in some cases a camera

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    sue the Blackstone Hotel in Chicago for racial discrimination. In 1944‚ she gave a speech to the audience in Louisville‚ Kentucky in which she stated that she would not return to the city until the theater was integrated. Dunham also channeled her activism into the Katherine Dunham School of Dance (later the Dunham School of Dance and Theatre‚ and then the Dunham School of Cultural Arts)‚ which operated from September 1945 to February 1954 in New York City. The School had an interracial‚ international

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    Prompt 4 In Fabio Rojas’ Black Studies as the Loyal Opposition‚ he observes how the field of Black studies has transformed since its initial conception; because of administrative interference‚ most Black studies programs have been forced to adhere to a strict set of guidelines to maintain their legitimacy. Since the 1960s‚ most programs have become more oriented towards research and training for academia‚ while other programs have had trouble recruiting Black activists or community leaders as teachers

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    For the first three years of their marriage‚ Roddick and her husband were content running their restaurant and eight-room hotel. She dealt with the customers while he took care of the behind-the-scenes management. However‚ after three years‚ the pair found themselves overworked and separated from their children. They decided to sell their restaurant and embark on their own pursuits. Roddick’s husband‚ an equally avid traveler‚ decided that he wanted to ride a horse from Buenos Aires‚ Argentina

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    The Politics of Public Housing: Black Women’s Struggle Against Urban Inequality By Rhonda Y. Williams (Oxford: Oxford University Press‚ 2004) Reviewed by: In the book The Politics of Public Housing the author Rhonda Y. Williams sets out to explore the details of the first hand experiences of black women who were recipients of social welfare programs like public housing. Following the New Deal era black women with low-incomes were dependent upon help from growing government programs. The tradeoffs

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    for government action for OHS policies and legislation. conclusion There were many factors that contributed to the OHS movements‚ but none as important as the workers fight. Robert Storey (2005) discussed some of the key aspects in his paper ‘Activism and the making of occupational health and safety in

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