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Is Art a Call to Action, or a Distraction?
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Length:
25 minutes
Released:
Feb 17, 2016
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Podcast episode
Description
Eve Ensler, the Tony Award-winning author of the Vagina Monologues and a veteran activist, explains how she believes art is always political, and it’s incumbent on everyone to recognize this and stand for causes they support. She discusses her efforts to create and rally the V-Day and One Billion Rising movements, which seek to improve the lives of women around the world. Ensler was on campus for the 2015 Gleitsman International Activist Award ceremony, put on by the Center for Public Leadership.
Released:
Feb 17, 2016
Format:
Podcast episode
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