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A statue of Lu Xun, known as "The Father of Modern Chinese Literature," at his namesake park.
Shanghai, China

Lu Xun Memorial Park

The histories of modern Chinese literature and anti-Japanese resistance collide in this Shanghai park.
museums

Podcast: Kalakuta Museum

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team October 6, 2022
Parveena Ahangar, known to many as the Iron Lady of Kashmir, has spent more than 30 years looking for her missing son and others who have disappeared in India-administered Kashmir.
crime

The 'Iron Lady' of Kashmir

For more than 30 years, Parveena Ahangar has looked for those who have disappeared in Indian-administered Kashmir.
Raihana Maqbool June 30, 2022
List

7 Bars and Restaurants That Celebrate the LGBTQ+ Community

These establishments have a proud history.
Diana Hubbell June 15, 2022
Science just saved this cute little fish from extinction.
extinct animals

Inside the Years-Long, International Effort to Save One Tiny Mexican Fish

Scientists and schoolchildren worked together to bring the tequila fish back from extinction.
Sarah Durn January 13, 2022
Collingwood, Australia

Keith Haring Mural

A large Melbourne wall is home to an iconic work of art from one of the world's most renowned street artists.
Cakes
Oakland, California

It's All Good Bakery

This bakery sits on the site of the Black Panther Party's first headquarters.
A small group of dedicated environmentalists has distributed fruit trees across Puerto Rico.
trees

The Youth Reforesting Puerto Rico With Soursop, Papaya, and Avocado Trees

Food-filled parks are replacing what Hurricane Maria destroyed.
Anne Ewbank July 30, 2021
Permanently Closed
Bethesda, Maryland

The Linden Oak

This mighty white oak in Bethesda survived both the American Revolution and the construction of Washington D.C.'s metro red line.
The banner saying "Park now" expresses the ongoing battle for the protection of the lake and the surrounding area.
birds

Rome’s Accidental Lake Is an Urban Refuge and Catalyst for Activism

The body of water, which shouldn’t even exist, has a long history as a source of both controversy and comfort.
Lidija Pisker July 16, 2021
Locomotives more than a century old rust on the tracks at the Mar Mikhael station in the middle of Beirut.
railroads

The Daunting Challenge of Saving Lebanon's Storied Rail Network

Can rusting locomotives and crumbling stations become a vibrant transportation network again?
Pesha Magid May 4, 2021
Just a few of the hundreds of thousands who attended the 1963 March on Washington.
history

Sold: Papers From the Planning of the 1963 March on Washington

They tell a ground-level story of how peaceful movements led to social change, and how much remains to be done.
Matthew Taub January 10, 2023
“The ultimate tragedy is not the oppression and cruelty by the bad people, but the silence over that by the good people.”
Amsterdam, Netherlands

Martin Luther King Park Statue

This bronze statue of Martin Luther King was placed in the park without permission.
London, England

The Troubadour

A 1950s beatnik coffee house, turned 60s counterculture hotspot, turned modern music venue.
Activists at the People's Fund in the 1970s.
food

Eat Like a 1970s Radical With 'The People's Philadelphia Cookbook'

The 1976 book included contributions from the Black Power and Gay Liberation movements.
Reina Gattuso January 24, 2020
Tübingen, Germany

Silcher Monument

This statue has a painful history, but activists have since recontextualized it as a way to educate visitors about the dangers posed by fascist regimes.
A Nepalese devotee cuts a melon on the ninth day of Dashain in Nepal.
animals

After Generations of Animal Sacrifice, Nepal Is Butchering Coconuts and Squash

Activists envision a bloodless future for the annual Dashain festival.
Josh Nadeau December 20, 2019
Detail shot of Rita's quilt. The hexagons are decorated with the outlines of the 50 U.S. states, along with their official birds and animals.
art

The Surprising Complexity of an Unfinished American Quilt

A community of feminist crafters grapples with a patriotic quilt that a 99-year-old nurse left behind.
Claire Voon December 12, 2019