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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

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literary and artistic works … in the form of text, notation and/or related illustrations, whether published or otherwise made publicly available in any media;”. The role of the Authorized Entity is critical in the Treaty, and it’s a straightforward definition. or similar laws in other countries like India and the EU.

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Interview with My Dad, Tom Aageson, Co-Founder, Global Center for Cultural Entrepreneurship

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Since moving to Santa Fe, he has developed New Mexico Creates , an economic development initiative that creates market links for New Mexico artists and artisans. That can mean, for example, language; it can mean architecture; it can mean food; it can mean artisan work, or artistic work. We developed; for example, a juried show.

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The Purpose Prize

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Not only does the Market give folk art collector folks an opportunity to see and buy work from all over the world, the coolest thing is what it means for the artists. Each attending cooperative might represent, for example, 600 artists back home in Bangladesh. Tom Aageson father The Purpose Prize

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The Journey of the Spiritual Activist: An Interview with Marisa Handler

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Activist, journalist, and singer, Marisa Handler , chronicles her activist journey, and the role spirituality played in it, in her 2007 memoir, Loyal to the Sky: Notes from an Activist. Can you talk a little bit about what role meditation plays in your activism, and in your creative process? MH: It's been really crucial for me.

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Empowering Women Artisans: An Interview with Rebecca Kousky of Nest

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"She stood up in our meeting and said that was exactly why women are afraid of taking loans in India, but with Nest, because it's interest-free and they can repay in their necklaces, they didn't have that kind of fear. Nest is a nonprofit organization that empowers female artists and artisans around the world.

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Creating Markets for Fair Trade Gifts: An Interview with Priya Haji of World of Good

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The mission of World of Good, as a company, is to create the largest distribution system for fair trade, handmade items from artists' and women's cooperatives around the world. Those are all very real vulnerabilities, and part of my role is to champion that and steward that through to becoming what it can be.

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Artivist Film Festival & Awards

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The 3rd Annual Artivist Film Festival & Awards ' mission is to strengthen the voice of international activist artists and raise public awareness of global issues. Barbra Streisand. This year's festival is November 9-12, 2006 at the Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California. Send me a review if you go! artivist art activism film

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