Submitted by Cecilia Galiena on Tue, 2013-05-14 12:02
As my concept for a web platform for social practice artists and other forces aimed at social change takes shape, my attention also goes to what may help us better understand some aspects of intervening in the social arena.
To start, what happens when social practice artists approach communities:
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How do they relate to the current global economic system while aiming at empowering groups and villages?
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What kind of philosophy do they espouse while enabling poor or marginal communities to move as positive agents in their daily lives?
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Do they oppose the free market rules or do they go with it; is there even a third possibility...
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How do we assess their strategies vis-à-vis the difference in histories and traditions in different geographical areas?
