What activism teaches us about the world | Emma Sulkowicz

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Published on April 24, 2023 11:00:01 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5abVTurtY1g

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Emma Sulkowicz was sexually assaulted in college. Hear how her story unfolds.

This excerpt was taken from a talk available IAI TV at https://iai.tv/video/rebellion-and-rebirth?utm_source=YouTube&utm_medium=description

A decade after she rose to fame by carrying around a mattress on campus as part of her performance art about rape culture, Emma Sulkowicz's politics have undergone a radical shift. Join her as she revisits the perspectives of the accused and explores healing and reform in a post-Me-Too society.

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Emma Sulkowicz is a performance artist living and working in New York City, most famous for her year-long performance art project Mattress Performance: Carry That Weight where she dragged a mattress around Columbia University in protest at the school’s mishandling of her sexual assault complaint, and becoming one of the faces of the movement against rape culture on college campuses.

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