[Peace] Re: Beehive Collective at Allen Hall 11/12 - updated description

[Laura Haber]

Beehive Collective  
DISMANTLING MONOCULTURE:
The struggle of diversity vs. homogenization in the Americas
Weds, November 12
7:00pm
Main Lounge of Allen Hall
 
A swarm is coming! The Beehive Design Collective- a non-profit, volunteer driven, political arts organization based in eastern Maine is headed this way. The group’s mission is to “cross pollinate the grassroots” through the creation of images as an effective medium for deconstructing and educating the public about complex geopolitical issues.
 
The bees create collaborative, hand-illustrated posters of dizzying intricacy which are
patchwork “quilts” of personal stories related to them in their travels by communities in the global south.
 
DISMANTLING MONOCULTURE:
The struggle of diversity vs. homogenization in the Americas
This graphic takes a critical look at Project Mesoamerica (formerly "Plan Puebla Panama")- a development plan designed to facilitate the exploitation of resources by corporate interests in Central America, and transform much of its land to create more "efficient" trade routes for global markets. This elitist plan is a threat to the very survival of unique and important ecosystems and traditional cultures. Our presentation illustrates many inspiring and successful examples of resistance to this top down development through horizontal community based organizing.
Combined with the two previous trilogy graphics (Free Trade Area of the Americas and Plan Colombia), these graphical narratives share stories of resource extraction, militarization, and (under)development in Latin America, drawing clear connections between the colonial history of the Western Hemisphere and contemporary patterns of corporate globalization, violence, and racism.
For more information visit www.beehivecollective.org.
 
Laura Haber
Program Director of Unit One
68 Allen Hall 
MC-050
1005 W. Gregory drive
Urbana, IL 61801
lhaber at illinois.edu
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