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  • A photograph of women and men standing in Army fatigues, carrying weaponsWomen in Wartime
  • A silhouette of a soldier saluting the US flagWho Would You Enlist?
  • Women sit on a fire engine circa 1967Women Firefighters
  • A smiling Shadya holds a large Israeli flag across her chest during a karate awards presentationMuslim Feminism
  • Detail of interactive Immigration Quiz on The New Americans website.Immigration Quiz
  • Photos, statues, food, 	flowers, incense and candles adorn an altar laid out on brightly colored clothMexican Home Altars
  • A man stands in front of a line of cars with his arm outstrechedDay Labor Quiz
  • An image of silhouetted trees and factoriesDeforestation 101
  • A screenshot of the interactive game depicting a corn maze populated by representations of ladybugs, ears of corn, chickens, butterflies, and an organic farmer.Corny Corn Maze
  • A second life avatar of a woman floats by some smokestacksDeep Down Virtual Mine
  • South L.A. Disparities Map
  • collard greensHealthy Soul Food Recipes
  • William S. Burroughs wearing a virtual reality headset.Burroughs Quiz
  • Mosaic of faces. Text reads: Our Mother TonguesOur Mother Tongues
  • Screenshot of webpage for John Trudell timelineTrudell Words and Music
  • illustration of a mother and baby cat curled up togetherCats of Mirikitani Gallery
  • Screenshot of a web page, with text and a black and white image of a woman surfingWomen Make Waves
  • Two women, wearing brightly printed headscarves, operate a video camera as a third woman looks on, smiling.Afghanistan Unveiled
  • Women sit on a fire engine circa 1967Women Firefighters
  • Marginalized ArtMarginalized Art
  •  A cartoon representation of a member of Parliament Funkadelic riding a souped-up spacecraft.Test Your P-Funk Knowledge
  • Sesame Street Goes Global
  • An origami pig composed from a single sheet of paper stands before a turquoise background.Match the Folds
  • Hunt for the Noor Stone
  • Imelda MarcosImelda: Timeline
  • A silhouette of a man with an eames chair for a headWhich Object Are You?
  • A large crowd of people march carrying a banner that reads: Fighting for our LivesAIDS in SF
  • An old car with a bumper sticker reading: Bad grammar makes me (sic).Bumper Sticker Quiz
  • Organ Donation Quiz
  • A young Joan Baez and Bob Dylan singStrange Fruit: Protest Music
  • Ad Slogan Generator
  • An illustration of a goat about to feed from a feed bin marked  “Organics,” superimposed with three arrows forming a loop - the symbol for recycling.Garbage Dreams Game
  • Madame FatalSmash that Stereotype!
  • A screenshot of the interactive map of Marwencol displaying a detail of several dolls standing in front of one of the miniature town's buildings.Marwencol Map
  • A stylized, blue title card reads The Worst Possible Illusion: The Curiosity Cabinet of Vik Muniz. A silhouette of an antique cabinet is faintly visible at the center of the image.The Curiosity Cabinet

Community Cinema

Child activists marching through the streets of Calcutta using megaphones to spread health messages.

The Revolutionary Optimists

See how some of Calcutta's poorest children are becoming agents of change.

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Mohamed Nasheed

The Island President

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