Posted 6/3/2020: To say I felt isolated Tuesday would be an understatement. It wasn’t until late in the day that I saw all of the #BlackOutTuesday social media. I haven’t wanted to be online much, yesterday especially. While I searched for something to say, I was at a loss. All I can muster is this: Listen. […]
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It was cold and snowy on Saturday, but that didn’t stop women (and men) from participating in the NYC 2020 Women’s March. I call that determination. I left the signs blank on this one as a comment on the National Archives blurring them out in the photo of the 2017 Women’s March, but they issued […]
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When I was drawing on Friday at Vassar College I knew that the event was part of something much bigger. As the days have progressed since I have watched a 16 year-old from Sweden give a speech to the United Nations and have had various discussions regarding the state of the earth and what comes […]
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A drawing from the Women’s March in Washington D.C., January 2017. Moms, dads and kids. m hurst
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There were demonstrations all across the United States this past Saturday against the administration’s immigration policies, and the separation of children from their parents as they try to cross the border. NYC saw a large demonstration crossing the Brooklyn Bridge from lower Manhattan, and a smaller demonstration in my neighborhood of Jackson Heights. The group […]
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This past Saturday, March 24, was the March for Our Lives, a global march for sensible gun reform in the United States. I went to the NYC march and drew some of the children and adults who were marching together to say: Enough is Enough! You can see the rest of the reportage from the […]
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The I’M WITH HER poster that many men were holding up at the Women’s March in NYC. It was great to see so many men joining in the march! Great support! m. hurst
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A drawing from last week’s Women’s March in NYC. There were so many issues out there and so many people marching to be heard. A sea of pink. A great march! m. hurst
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This reportage illustration is from a rally in front of the Stonewall Inn in New York’s Greenwich Village recently. The community came out in support of the trans-gender kids that will be affected by the new administration’s position rescinding protections that had allowed transgender students to use the bathroom that corresponds with their gender identity. […]
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Last Monday, December 12, was a march and boycott strike to protest the presidential election, organized by the Nationwide Women and Allies. In New York City, the marchers went from Columbus Circle to Trump Tower, and, despite my busy schedule and the rainy day, I decided to march with them. As the (mostly) ladies marched along Fifth […]
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Today, November 26, at 3 pm Central Time, people all over the world will observe 30 minutes of silence and 30 minutes of prayer, in support of those standing at the front lines of Standing Rock. As I made the painting above, I was thinking of the thousands of protesters converging at the Standing Rock Reservation, blocking […]
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I do give thanks for all I have. I do look forward to seeing family. I do marvel at this country and its origins and how far it’s come. But this year, Thanksgiving has taken on a whole new meaning. This year, I give thanks to the US Constitution and the rights and privileges it […]
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Yesterday I watched as the school kids, softball teams, marching bands, politicians, and cultural organizations walked in our towns yearly parade of spirit. Mixed in, and new to this years procession, was a local group fighting for their voices to be heard. Right or wrong, without speaking, they made more of an impression on the crowds gathered for our city’s annual celebration […]
View post →A drawing of the Occupy Wall Street protesters in New York City’s Zucotti Park before their contested eviction by the NYPD earlier this morning. By Kati Nawrocki
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