here’s an Op-Ed from the New York Times, which ran Feb 9th. It talks about Obama supporters in Egypt being jaded by his silence surround the Gaza massacre, which happened this past Dec/Jan.

the qualities of Op-Eds I think are important:

-having a clear and well-thought out opinion

-having done research on your opinion

-being unafraid to say what you think

-allowing yourself to be emotional, but with clarity and not blinded by it

-posing questions to the audience to open their perspective to the writer’s point of view

here are a few…

finishing school : here is the Today It’s Voluntary website : this group created a performative installation that educated the public on how quickly “free” people would voluntarily waive privacy rights, releasing their personal information and allow unwarranted physical searches of person and property. All, in the name of “protecting freedom” in the “new normal” post-9/11 era. Also, their Bio-Tag project raises awareness of dangerous toxins present in the physical environment through the deployment of searchable word “markers” made from natural materials. Patriot Library is another.

the yes men

institute for applied autonomy : this group, amongst other things, tracks commercial planes that take people the US Government want to torture abroad to torture them.

center for tactical magic

shop dropping : taking grocery items, relabeling them with photos, putting them back on the shelf.

julia scher and her Security by Julia series