Dear Activists, Artists and Citizens – when Sam Cooke sang these words, he did so boldly and with deep urgency. The time has come for anyone who is truly dedicated to justice to speak up. Art is one of many ways to make your voice heard and, I believe, one of the most powerful. In this issue of For the 44th on the 4th, Emcee Galactus Prime and Ru Johnson speak.
GET THAT MONEY
EMCEE GALACTUS PRIME
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ARTIST. STATEMENT.
Trying to make cents of it all. Production by Troubadour.
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DEAR PRESIDENT OBAMA
RU JOHNSON
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ARTIST. STATEMENT.
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ABOUT THE ARTISTS
EMCEE GALACTUS PRIME. Member of The Intergalactic Fighters (www.myspace.com/intergalacticfighters). Metaphysical alter-ego of Jason Lalor, born-again artist. Reconnecting with old muses, discovering new ones, trying to escape the Corporate World while navigating the Real World. I rap, draw and design to keep myself healthy. Hi Mommy. Whatup Jon.
RU JOHNSON is a writer, music journalist, essayist and student of life. In her perfect world, concrete would be red and car engines would sound like the opening riffs to ‘Stillmatic.’ She believes in love, magic and copious amounts of nail polish.
For the 44th on February 4th, 2010 by M. Liz Andrews, Jason Lalor, Ru Johnson is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
Based on a work at www.LetterToObama.com.
Permissions beyond the scope of this license may be available at www.LetterToObama.com.
Received December 2009 in response to “Sonnet: January, 20, 2009.”
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“SONNET: JANUARY 20, 2009″
M. LIZ ANDREWS
On July 1, 2009, M. Liz Andrews mailed a Letter to President Obama in the form of a PhotoBook as an act of “artistic citizenship” to launch the LetterToObama project. She invites other artists, activists and citizens to do the same. Read her first LetterToObama, “Sonnet: January 20, 2009″ below. Thanks.
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ABOUT THE ARTIST
M. LIZ ANDREWS is an activist artist educator. In May 2009 she completed an M.A. in Arts Politics at Tisch School of Arts, NYU where she conceptualized the LetterToObama project. After graduating from Wesleyan University in 2005 with a concentration in Social Justice Issues, Liz returned to her hometown of Denver and worked on several arts, education and social change initiatives. She uses the process, politics and products of her artistic work to witness reality and incite dialogue. She stands on the shoulders of people who have struggled for justice and sees herself as a torchbearer.
“Sonnet: January 20, 2009″ by M. Liz Andrews is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.
SONNET: JANUARY 20, 2009: Copyright, M. ANDREWS 2009
