Apr 10 2014
Conversation With Artist and Activist Favianna Rodriguez
Favianna Rodriguez is an internationally acclaimed artist and activist based in Northern California. Describing herself as “an artist, agitator, and techie working for social change,” Favianna Rodriguez was named by Utne Reader as one of its “50 Visionaries Who Are Changing The World.”
Uprising host Sonali Kolhatkar recently spoke with Rodriguez about her work.
Click here to watch a video of the interview: http://youtu.be/DGbnJHJAm5k
Bipasha Shom recorded this interview.
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