Monday, January 15, 2018

PROTEST GRAFFITI

OAXACA CITY, MEXICO



In the southern Mexican state of Oaxaca, a new street art phenomenon has taken root. 

When walking around Oaxaca City, the quality of art that can be found in the streets is striking.

More than just beautifying these spaces, many of the pieces provide pointed sociopolitical commentary. 

They remind passers-by of some of the worst problems Oaxaca, and Mexico more generally, are facing right now — political repression, grinding poverty, the perils of migration, threats to Indigenous people and environmental damage, to name a few. 

They also point to solutions and offer inspiration to take action.

--ROAR

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