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See Shepard Fairey’s Latest Campaign Poster
These days, every political movement needs a logo, and who better to supply the hip revolutionary imagery than street artist Shepard Fairey, whose poster of Obama (“Hope”) became a cultural phenomenon unto itself — a Warholian meta-event that combined fashion, hipsterism and a political call to action. Fairey has been bogged down with legal problems [...]
Suu Kyi Says Thanks for Birthday Wishes
By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Tuesday, June 23, 2009 RANGOON — Burmese democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi thanked supporters around the world who sent her greetings for her 64th birthday last week while she remained in prison. A spokesman for her political party, Nyan Win, said Monday the Nobel Peace laureate regretted she could not [...]
Burma Jails 2 Supporters Of Aung San Suu Kyi For 18 Months
Sunday, 21 June 2009 The party of Burmese opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi says Burma’s military rulers have sentenced two of her supporters to 18 months in prison for praying for her release. A protester stands behind mock prison bars during a picket to mark the 64th birthday of jailed Nobel peace laureate Aung [...]
