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Oppression of the poor through hysterical property laws continues to threaten the free speach of street artists globally!
- E A T T H E R I C H -Laws for Graffiti crimes have just risen in Queensland Australia from manditory 2 years to manditory 5 years!!!!
- C O M F O R T T H E P O O R -There are people all over the world who are doin time all because their particular medium of art happens to be a crime!!
N O P R I Z O N T I M E F O R P R O P E R T Y C R I M E S!For hundreds of years people have used the meduim of graffiti to inform & educate the public about oppression & injustice within the society!.THIS PAGE IS DEDICATED TO TAGGERZ DOIN HARD TIME EVERYWHERE!
Once in a while something very special appears in the Groundswell mailbox, this is one such occasion! Graffiti Verite is a gem of video from LA Based film maker Bob Bryan. Covering a broad base of Street Artists & Rap Gangsters, Graffiti Verite focuses on the use of Graffiti as a voice for the disaffected youth of today! "these artists are screaming" says Bob. Criminalizing graffiti artists is simply not the answer and a closer look at real time solutions needs to be addressed. Until then graffiti will continue to appear on every available canvas, and kids will continue to get locked up for art crimes!
Review by Tony Fox - email editor@firehorse.com
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