Courageous and talented Canadian artist Franke James, whose 2011 European art tour was cancelled after interference from the Harper government, has recently published an illustrated essay on the current overlap of oil and state (with a large dose of anti-science, anti-democratic polemic) in Canadian politics. You can find Franke’s essay, What is Harper Afraid Of?, at FrankeJames.com, Here’s the animated version:
[vimeo http://vimeo.com/43432620]
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More links:
Dear Prime Minister Harper: Please Stop Blacklisting Environmental Artists And Scientists