Category Archives: art

Global Divestment Day in Madison: Love, Resist Divest… Party!

This post was co-written with Kaja Rebane. This is Our Climate (to the tune of: You Are My Sunshine)Lyrics by: Elizabeth Shirah This is our climate, our friendly climate… 
It keeps us healthy from day to day!
 Don’t build that pipeline, that dirty pipeline… Please don’t take our climate away! This is our planet, our … Continue reading Global Divestment Day in Madison: Love, Resist Divest… Party!

Opposition to Walker Budget Heats Up Despite Bitter Cold

“It’s cold, but not as cold hearted as Gov. Walker’s Budget.” Piercing winds and negative wind chills were not enough to keep hundreds of Wisconsinites from attending two actions against Governor Walker’s proposed budget cuts on the University of Wisconsin’s campus on Saturday, February 14. It was a cold, cold way to spend Valentine’s Day, … Continue reading Opposition to Walker Budget Heats Up Despite Bitter Cold

An Evening with Young Gifted and Black Coalition in Madison

The Young Gifted and Black Coalition out of Madison, WI, has been making public calls for reduced policing and incarceration through rallies, marches, and speakers for months, and OLB was excited to have the opportunity to finally join them in their fight last Friday night. When we arrived, we laid our lights out and almost immediately people … Continue reading An Evening with Young Gifted and Black Coalition in Madison

Conflict Kitchen

There is nothing more powerful for community building than breaking bread together. Conflict Kitchen is an art and food project in Pittsburgh that focusses on serving cuisine from areas with which the U.S is in conflict. Currently, they are focussing on Palestine, though have served the foods of Afghanistan, North Korea, Cuba and Iran in … Continue reading Conflict Kitchen

A Suit for MLK Jr.

David Dunlap is a one-man art movement out of Iowa City, practicing what is now known as “social practice” way before anyone coined the term. We’ve long admired his work invoking the visionary and spiritual power of social justice leaders. History tends to sanitize these iconic figures, and David’s work brings back some of their … Continue reading A Suit for MLK Jr.