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democracy reflections – Hong Kong

We arrived at the coffee shop and nipped into the loos to change out of our work clothes into our democracy t-shirts: mine was white with a black and red outline image of the tanks in Tienanmen Square, white Chinese … Continue reading

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Excited, thrilled, humbled, grateful – and nervous

It’s been a week since the DemO2012 Sponsume crowdfunding website went live, and I’m feeling… thriled, excited, humbled, grateful – and slightly nervous! Thrilled that so many people – some who have and some who haven’t played Democracy Outside – … Continue reading

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What is Democracy Outside?

Democracy Outside is an interactive public performance about democracy, it makes political movement(s) real, it’s part street theatre & part political action, it blurs the boundaries between ‘art’ and ‘activism’, it challenges apathy and the neutralising of public space – … Continue reading

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