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Empowering Artists: The EAVA Residency Program

Empowering Artists: The EAVA Residency Program

Culture is arts and imagination. In times of crisis, artists and cultural thinkers shape new languages of care, relation, and radical imagination. Their work is not only to decorate walls, but to defend lives, freedoms, and dignity.

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Four Years of Defending Through Art: The Story of Uganda’s Human Rights Are Universal Arts Festival

Four Years of Defending Through Art: The Story of Uganda’s Human Rights Are Universal Arts Festival

Four years ago, the idea of a Human Rights festival in Uganda sounded impossible. Who would the artists be? Where would we get the films? And how would we get people to gather and listen to conversations on human rights—a subject often seen as reserved for the elite in workshops and policy briefs? The dream was ambitious. There was no funding, no road map, just one conviction: the festival must happen.

Artist Spotlight: Amara Okoro's Journey Through Visual Storytelling

Artist Spotlight: Amara Okoro's Journey Through Visual Storytelling

Meet Amara Okoro, a talented visual artist whose work combines traditional techniques with contemporary themes to tell powerful stories about human rights.

The Role of Art in Advancing Human Rights: A Historical Perspective

The Role of Art in Advancing Human Rights: A Historical Perspective

Throughout history, art has been a powerful tool for challenging oppression, raising awareness, and inspiring action. This article explores this rich tradition and its relevance today.

Youth Voices: How Young Artists Are Shaping the Human Rights Conversation

Youth Voices: How Young Artists Are Shaping the Human Rights Conversation

Young artists from across Uganda are bringing fresh perspectives and innovative approaches to human rights advocacy through their creative work.

Why Narrative Change is the New Frontier for Human Rights

Why Narrative Change is the New Frontier for Human Rights

"We are in a world where narrative change is the key to human rights freedom, changing the narrative." The problem, however, is that "anti-rights movements have a lot of space, a lot of platforms to spread their message." This unhindered propagation of harmful narratives isn't just about state-sanctioned oppression; as powerfully stated, "the harm doesn't only come from the states. It also comes from the communities."