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Brian McCracken: Activist, Performance Poet, Educator, Organizer

10/28/2015

 
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by Hannah Bressler
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"I learned how to be in a workshop, to give and take critical feedback. I learned how to separate myself from my work to the point where if someone 'flicked' my work I don't think they're doing it to me. I'm even to the point where I can 'flick' my work, and make it do what it needs to do better."
- Brian McCracken

Brian McCracken is an activist, performance poet, educator, and organizer living in Olympia, Washington. He writes about many topics, including but not limited to political analysis, trauma, patriarchy, mental illness and neurodiversity. He founded Old Growth Poetry collective in Olympia and runs poetry workshops. In 2014 he won the Seattle Grand Slam competition and competed in the National Poetry Slam. He has two chapbooks out now "If a Caterpillar Flaps It's Wings" and "Dotted Lines: A Road Manifesto for Word Bleeders. He is currently on tour around the Pacific Northwest. Contact him here.

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shakeil greely: Feminist, visual designer, activist, founder of Trail of Silence

10/22/2015

 
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by Aiano Nakagawa
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Photo by: Why Sky

"The shirts help continue to keep those names in our collective memory. In today’s news cycle things get brushed aside too quickly. It’s tremendously important that we don’t forget names like Darrien Hunt, Aiyana Jones, Mike Brown, and all the people whose lives were taken from them [by the police]."
- Shakeil Greely

Shakeil Greely is a Philadelphia based feminist, activist, and visual designer. Greely is the founder of Trail of Silence, an online database cataloging the victims of those murdered by the police. In addition to the database, Trail of Silence offers printable posters, postcards, external resources, and an online store. Learn more about Greely, Trail of Silence, and the importance of collecting and analyzing data regarding police brutality.

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Heather Stockton: feminist, multidisciplinary artist, storyteller.

10/11/2015

 
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by Aiano Nakagawa
AFO staff

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Photo by: Shinichi Iova-Koga
"We all have a galaxy inside of us that is limitless. To get stuck in these categories, boxes, & limited ways of thinking is like living in life without color. I want to see all the colors. I want to taste all the colors. I want to feel all the colors. Embrace the galaxy inside and outside of you."
- HEATHER STOCKTON
Heather Stockton is a Bay Area artist and storyteller. She is the artistic director of Wax Poets, a multidisciplinary and collaborative dance collective in Oakland. She creates dance pieces, dance movies, documentaries, soundscapes, and is a dance educator. We are so excited to share her story and interview with you. Enjoy.
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