Clarion Alley Mural Project
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Peykan Party! SWANA Gathering

July 12, 2022 / Clarion Alley Mural Project / Events, Exhibitions, News, San Francisco, SWANA

Saturday, July 16, 8pm
Artists’ Television Access
992 Valencia Street, San Francisco
Dress Accordingly – think 80’s & 90’s

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It’s Our City We Can Shut It Down!

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Tax The Rich

Megan Wilson: “TAX THE RICH is part of my ongoing work in support of the need for a fundamental shift from free-market capitalism to a […]

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DREAM

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Kind of Blue

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San Fran

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Insects Are Sacred

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Arise

The Condor rises from the ashes of colonization amidst the stalks of corn, lupine, and poppies, while bullfrog, treefrog, and rattlesnake rest in their dens […]

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Housing Is A Human Right – The Gubbio Project

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Ahed Tamimi

Ahed Tamimi is a Palestinian activist from the village of Nabi Salih in the occupied West Bank. Tamimi is a symbol of resistance against Israeli […]

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Air Sumber Kehiduan, Bukan Untuk Kerakusan!

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Tropical Geometries

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A Place That Wants To Be Free

 

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No Ban on Stolen Land II

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Kalpulli

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Stand For Something

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Resilience

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Bangkit Arise – Urip Iku Urup – Desa Panggungharjo

  Bangkit/Arise is an international arts exchange and residency between artists from the San Francisco/Bay Area, USA and Yogyakarta Indonesia. The lead sponsoring organization for […]

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Study Hard Everyday

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Justice

Sadly this mural has been targeted at least 11 times with Zionist hate crime vandalism in which the sign in the mural “Free Palestine” continues […]

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BAFL TMC DAGON

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Living Street

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RIP ORFN

http://www.juxtapoz.com/news/graffiti/rip-orfn/

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Bangkit/Arise – Jet Martinez mural – Desa Panggungharjo

Bangkit/Arise is an international arts exchange and residency between artists from the San Francisco/Bay Area, USA and Yogyakarta Indonesia. The lead sponsoring organization for Bangkit/Arise […]

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Hire Trans Folks

This mural is a call to action for people, specially hiring managers, to hire more trans employees. Unemployment is one of the biggest barriers trans […]

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Moebius

     

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Stop Killing Black and Brown Youth

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We All Deserve A Healthy And Safe Community

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Reorder The Future

An exploration of the expansionist ideology of Manifest Destiny, its continuing impact on multicultural communities in the San Francisco Bay Area and beyond, as well […]

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CAMP 2013

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Bangkit/Arise – SOMCAN

As part of CAMP’s international exchange & residency with Yogyakarta Indonesia, Bangkit/Arise, the project worked with SOMCAN to learn about SoMa and SoMa Pilipinas, Filipino Cultural […]

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Bad Hombre

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For Jeffery Catherine Jones

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Mary Bethune

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Bangkit/Arise – José Guerra Awe mural @ ISI

  Bangkit/Arise is an international arts exchange and residency between artists from the San Francisco/Bay Area, USA and Yogyakarta Indonesia. The lead sponsoring organization for […]

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Neighborhood Concept

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Untitled (1995)

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Untitled (1996)

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The Resilience of Poppies

  ‘The Resilience of Poppies’ explores the inspiring story of those who have overcome tragedy and adversity. This mural tells the story of courageous survivors […]

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