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Human Rights Awards at The Golden Globes
In celebration of free speech and in the spirit of awards season, Art for Amnesty was invited by Hollywood Foreign Press (in an unprecedented move) to host a pre-Golden Globe brunch to recognize a small selection of artists for their contributions beyond the television & film world, celebrating those who are working to protect and promote human rights.
The high profile brunch honored Jeff Skoll of Participant Media, “The Big Short” writer and director Adam McKay, and “Homeland” actress Nazanin Boniadi for their commitment to Amnesty International and human rights. The event opened doors for tremendous, long-lasting partnerships with Participant Media, Sunshine Sachs, Hollywood Foreign Press, and the Golden Globes, among others.
featuring: Andrea Day, Tori Kelly, Nick Cannon, Nazanin Boniadi, Jeff Skoll, Adam McKay
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ART FOR RIGHTS, LOS ANGELES
Art for Amnesty brings a week of arts activism to Los Angeles.
The Goal: Harness the creative power of the arts to inspire 10,000 actions on behalf of the Global Write for Rights Campaign.
Art For Rights, hosted in the world famous Container Yard in Downtown Los Angeles, saw the creation of 12 original 5x7 murals, the curation of a provocative installation on the refugee crisis, a high profile visual arts competition hosted by Secret Walls, and a series of curated discussions around human rights and the arts.
featuring: Chris Gibbs, Marcus A. McDougal, Reginald "Reggieknow" Jolley, Kevin Ma, Stomper Haus's Alymber Abrea, JCRO, Tim Okamura, BK The Artist, Jerome Lagarrugue, and more. Curated by Marvin Bing.
MANY RIVERS TO CROSS FESTIVAL
In October 2016, at the Bouckaert Farm in Chattahoochee Hills (just south of Atlanta, Georgia), Harry Belafonte’s legacy project, Sankofa, brought artists, activists and community together for a chance to heal and discuss innovative solutions to the world’s human rights issues at the Many Rivers to Cross music and arts festival.
Aquib Yacoob worked with Marvin Bing to organize and curate the festival's art space.
ART FOR RIGHTS, MIAMI
At Amnesty International's Annual General Meeting in Miami, Florida, Aquib Yacoob & Marvin Bing curated a live art space, and a high profile arts plenary to engage communities and activists in the organization's priority campaigns.
featuring: Bayunga, Favianna, DMiles, BMike, Kristy Sandoval, Sophia Dawson, Jesse Krimes, Bayunga, Gerard Bush.
Art For Social Justice: Usher's "Chains" Debut
1,000 guests joined Art for Amnesty, TIDAL and artist Usher Raymond IV and Daniel Arhsam for a public art gallery at Donna Karan’s Urban Zen in New York's West Village. The event featured over 50 art pieces highlighting mass incarceration and police violence in the United States, and served as the world premiere of Usher’s second “Chains” video. The event featured a private VIP reception and gallery preview the day prior, which saw 400 special guests.
