Based on previous work making Lozen Shields for the Apache Stronghold in Washington D.C., I was asked by native nonprofits to create a shield to represent Indigenous People globally for COP21 in Paris. This was the second global mass mobilization art campaign I’ve worked on. The first was The People’s Climate March in New York…
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By Jorge Rivas An Indigenous street artist brought a 12-foot-tall inflatable elephant to the GOP debate last night. The artist, who goes by Remy, said he wanted to spark conversations about the big elephant in the room. Addressing the #elephantintheroom @cuboulder #gopdebate #cugop #republicandebate A photo posted by Giorgio Ausenda (@giorgioausenda) on Oct 28, 2015…
Young Black organizer and performing artist Ethan Viets-VanLear and Remy, a Diné, Navajo direct action trainer, worked in creative collaboration to combat police violence in Chicago in May 2015. (Photo: Kelly Hayes) By Kelly Hayes As the movement for Black Lives enters its second year, some non-Black activists, like myself, have been moved to think…
By Remy Making their way across the country, the Apache Stronghold left the San Carlos Reservation of Arizona and headed to Washington DC to protest at the nation’s Capitol. The Apache share our same enemies which are Arizona’s state representatives and the extractive industries that influence them, nonprofit or otherwise. Judging from past experience, the…