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Illustration by Aliya Ghare
March On Capitol Hill 
Protestors don attire from “The Handmaid’s Tale” to speak out against the American Senate’s proposed healthcare bill that would restrict or defund Planned Parenthood. In doing so, they draw parallels between the dystopic themes of the novel and misogynistic government policies.
Illustration by Aliya Ghare
Theater of Pipelines 
Theater is being increasingly used by Indigenous communities to oppose and educate audiences about the environmental impact of the Kinder Morgan Trans Mountain Pipeline.
Illustration by Aliya Ghare
Bridging the Gap 
As South Korea becomes increasingly disenchanted with the idea of re-unifying with its nuclear counterpart, musician Hyung Joon Won hopes to reconcile the disparate nations through a common love of classical music.
Illustration by Aliya Ghare
Song of the Peacocks 
Radio is used to combat anti-LGBTQ sentiments and laws in India and broaden the country’s concept of love.
Illustration by Aliya Ghare
Squatter’s Paradise?
The government-caused housing crises in Italy has forced some 700,000 people to live illegally along the slopes of the active Mount Vesuvius. Here, in the face of impending doom, squatting becomes a new form of political agency that challenges both neoliberalism and the law of the state.
Illustration by Aliya Ghare
Telling Stories 
The American Muslim Storyteller’s Grant assists Muslim filmmakers in developing projects that seek to change the harsh narrative surrounding the group.
Illustration by Aliya Ghare
Community Power 
In the wake of Japan’s nuclear disasters, community power movements popped up all across the country. First of its kind in Japan, the Hokkaido Green Fund is an anti-nuclear social enterprise that operates citizen-owned windmills.
Illustration by Aliya Ghare
Lifeline
 Despite the growing tide of anti-immigrant sentiments in Europe and the West, many Canadian citizens privately sponsor Syrian refugees fleeing civil war.

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