Mural Beginnings

With this week's Praxivists meeting we were fortunate enough to construct a wood frame that we will paint into a full mural next week. With the help of Sam, we were able to attain tools and materials to build a portable mural that we will include at future Praxis events around campus. Included are several pictures that depict the groups daunting task of turning scrap wood into mural material.
Power to the Peaceful!
-mike

Results of the first Praxivists meeting

This is a drawing that we made at our first Praxivists meeting. It is a collaborative drawing where each member added to this drawing and then passed it to the next person. We find that art can be a positive medium for those who are too shy to speak in public situations to share with the group. We feel that art is essential to fostering positive social change and it is quite therapeutic.

After our first meeting we are all very excited to begin our projects this semester. I am particularly excited for the beginnings of my project where I hope to turn the campus green here at Marist College into a make-shift refugee camp. In doing so I intend to raise awareness about refugee crises, poverty, AIDS, and the developing world. All the proceeds I plan to donate to Acres of Love, a South Africa based orphanage.

We are collectively excited at the prospect of creating a mural on a large sheet of paper which we will bring around campus to show students and raise consciousness on pertinent issues. We are looking forward to holding more truth seeking round tables, hosting more talks, and fighting for what is just.

Power to the peaceful!
-mike