When Demonstrators Think They Can Use "the Master's Tools" (art)
unmediated artists syndicate | 10.02.2002 03:08
History (as documented by Howard Zinn and others) shows us that when comparitively weak groups imagine that they can utilize "The Master's Tools" *when it really counts* they often find themselves *being tooled* instead. This art questions the value of engaging domestic implementers of policy in traditional formal ways. anti-copyright art
When Demonstrators Think They Can Use "the Master's Tools" (art)
With all this in mind, people called protesters still have choices. We don't have to engage the police. And we can begin, now, envisioning otheer ways to heighten awareness of injustice.
Look at how Greenpeace goes about it. Or the methods of Saul Alynsky. I see informal methods of interaction as much more important than these formal methods, and I hope you will too. I don't have enough time right now to expound on this, but hopefully we can get into this more soon!
a good example of an informal method:
http://pub44.ezboard.com/fanarchismfrm1.showMessage?topicID=285.topic
Your thoughtful feedback is greatly appreciated!
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Look at how Greenpeace goes about it. Or the methods of Saul Alynsky. I see informal methods of interaction as much more important than these formal methods, and I hope you will too. I don't have enough time right now to expound on this, but hopefully we can get into this more soon!
a good example of an informal method:
http://pub44.ezboard.com/fanarchismfrm1.showMessage?topicID=285.topic Your thoughtful feedback is greatly appreciated!
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uas welcomes in-the-heart art contributions from artists willing to do their work without copyright and without monetary payment. (How important to you is speaking up against the prevailing tide in ways that may actually inspire crucial activity? We think it's important enough to escape the confines of all that the art industry throws upon us!) Note: e-mail may be attacked (causing your mail to bounce, etc.) due to putting it up openly in such a sustained and challenging way, so look for future posts with other email addresses if you have trouble getting through.
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