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Graffiti Alley

Happy New Year!

Ok, so we are 12 days into the New Year (2026) and it hasn’t exactly been a stellar start for our Country – but hopefully you are all finding some sort of peace and joy in your daily lives.

My friends and I decided we would start the new year with art and beauty. Our first stop…Graffiti Alley in Baltimore.

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“Artivism”

UPDATED: I was floundering in one of my unfocussed days, typing a million disparate thoughts, unable to make them meld properly. This is, perhaps, partly to do with the inherent abstract nature of art and the subjectivity surrounding it. I want to say something, but I am unable to find the right words in the right order. I’ve not rewritten, but I’ve tweeked a few lines to make them more cohesive.

I’ve been thinking a lot about how we use art in activism lately. We create signs for protests, write songs and stories, make documentaries…. City streets are littered with graffiti – everything from murals depicting a civil rights event to simple written messages.

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