Focus on this artwork and analyze the Light Brigade Network actions.
Light Brigade groups organize actions around issues pertinent to their communities, and often collaborate on larger, national or international campaigns. Some noteworthy actions include:On April 10, 2014, the PEN American Center organized an event protesting China's efforts to silence Ai Weiwei and other Chinese artists and writers. This event featuredthe NYC Light Brigade, holding lighted signs spelling "FREE EXPRESSION" in English and Chinese.
On January 7, 2015, after the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack, what has become the Paris Light Brigade brought lights spelling "NOT AFRAID" to a vigil in Paris.
Throughout December 2015, homes and businesses in the Bushwick neighborhood of Brooklyn displayed signs as part of "Mi Casa Es No Su Casa: Illumination Against Gentrification.” This project was a collaboration between local activists, the Mayday Space and NYC Light Brigade.
The Chicago Light Brigade has been involved in numerous projects – on their own and in collaboration with other groups – to promote social justice for communities of color. They participated in the Week of Action Against Incarcerating Youth (May 2014) with the "Locked Up and Out" Rally, and protested the police murder of Laquan McDonald in December 2015 with the "Memorial Blockade" in downtown Chicago.
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