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Leon Gallery Installation

Leon Gallery Installation

After our successful pop-up last fall, Leon Gallery invited us back to create a full show inside the space. Longer blog post on the process at Raafi's blog. OPENING RECEPTIONJanuary...
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A Half-Year of Unarmed

A Half-Year of Unarmed

My life changed on May 25th, 2020. I just didn't know it yet. That's the day George Floyd was murdered in Minneapolis by the racist Derek Chauvin. At the time...
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Denver

Denver

Leon Gallery hosted a pop-up installation of Unarmed on its front windows and we were able to meet artists and community members still feeling the sting of the Elijah McClain...
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Minneapolis

Minneapolis

Minneapolis is the epicenter of a global movement to protect black lives and the most vulnerable people from racist police violence. We felt honored to be welcomed into the community, document...
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Milwaukee Recap

Milwaukee Recap

 After two days of events with our friends at Snack Boys, we installed jerseys across the city.
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Louisville Recap

Louisville Recap

Louisville was the first stop on the Tour. We held a pop-up event at the Roots 101 African American Museum to install jerseys with community members and activists, then installed...
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Fall 2020 Tour

Announcing the first event of the Unarmed Fall Tour - this Sunday, October 18th, in Louisville! Come out and get your picture taken with the artwork. We have a great panel...
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Jacob Blake

Jacob Blake

Seven years of this shit. Plus another 400. Jacob Blake was UNARMED. Defund the police.  
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Elijah McClain

Elijah McClain

“A police officer in the released video acknowledges McClain, 23, was not doing anything criminal prior to the arrest. He was walking home with groceries.” Source: CBS 4 Denver The four...
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Soho

Soho

On Friday afternoon we installed the full suite of jerseys on Lafayette Street between Houston and Canal.  
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Rayshard Brooks

“After Rolfe shot Brooks, he exclaimed, ‘I got him,’ kicked Brooks as he struggled for his life, and failed to give timely first aid.” Source: CNN
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Media

UNARMED was featured yesterday on ABC 7 Eyewitness News, NY and the day before that on News12 Brooklyn. Design blog Subtraction.com tells a visual story of the series. Bobbito Garcia interviewed Raafi Rivero on Stretch...
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