Revisiting The Art of Social Disruption: Glenn Cantave, Activist & Founder of Movers & Shakers NYC

State Of The Art

At State of the Art we strongly believe Black Lives Matter and stand firmly against injustice and abuse of any kind. This week we revisit our conversation with social-activist, Glenn Cantave. Originally recorded in November 2019, Glenn shares with us his personal story into activism, how and why he began working "outside of the system", and how his nonprofit, Movers & Shakers, employs AR to highlight the narratives of oppressed communities.

Where to Contribute Your Support:

The Legal Rights Center: Provides criminal defense and legal services for low-income people of color in and around Minneapolis, including arrested protesters.

legalrightscenter.org/donate

National Bail Out: a Twin-Cities based organization created to deal with police brutality on an ongoing basis. NBO works on day-to-day abuses, extreme cases, and provides support for survivors and families of victims of police brutality. Their overriding goal is to create a climate of resistance to abuse of authority by police organizations and to empower local people with a structure that can take on police brutality and actually bring it to an end.

cuapb.org

Black Table Arts: Gathering Black communities through the arts, towards better black futures.

blacktablearts.com

Centro de Trabajadores Unidos en Lucha: CTUL is a worker-led organization where workers organize, educate, and empower each other to fight for a voice in their workplaces and in their communities.

ctul.net

Bail Out Funds:

New York: The Brooklyn Community Bail Fund is bailing out protestors and pressuring Governor Cuomo to take action on defunding New York City police. Donate at brooklynbailfund.org/donate

Los Angeles: Los Angeles Black Lives Matter chapter is supporting organizers and fighting to adopt a "People's Budget" that reallocates police funding to vulnerable communities. Donate at blmla.org

National: The Bail Project works nationally, including several cities where protests are taking place, including Los Angeles, Louisville, and New York City. Donate at bailproject.org

-About Glenn Cantave-

Glenn Cantave is an activist, performance artist and social entrepreneur who uses immersive technology to highlight the narratives of the oppressed. Through his non-profit Movers & Shakers NYC, he organized a pop up slave auction performance piece/AR exhibit, ran the NYC Marathon in chains, and is creating AR educational content focused on highlighting the narratives of marginalized communities. He is also the Creator, Executive Producer of We the People, a 360 documentary focused on activism in the age of Trump. His team has documented the actions of several New York based activist groups and captured footage from events such as the Trump Inauguration, Charlottesville Riots, and a White Lives Matter Rally in Tennessee. He is a TED Resident, incoming artist in resident at Eyebeam NYU Something un Residence and a member at New Inc, an arts/tech incubator with the New Museum. He will be speaking about his work at TEDx in Ghent, Belgium this December.