This mural, entitled, Life Givers, is another project of the
Community Rejuvenation Project. It is found at 83rd and MacArthur Avenue in East Oakland. Desi WOME (Weapons of Mass Expression hip hop collective) founded the project and is typically involved in the creation of the murals. Amazingly, they seem to throw them up very quickly. I assume lots of planning time is invested prior to the actual painting. CRP firmly believes that murals fight blight and help build stronger communities. Check out his website for more information.
If you like murals or have a mural you'd like to post, this meme's for
you. Just follow the Linky steps below. You decide what
constitutes a mural. Be sure to link back to this blog and visit
your fellow posters. Looking forward to the murals posted this
week. Once you start looking, it's amazing how many you can find.
P.s. It's time, Suzanne.
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ReplyDeleteI love the bold colors and happy faces.
ReplyDeleteThese murals are so vivid and bright. They really stand out and I'm sure locals must love them?
ReplyDeleteExcellent idea and lovely mural!
ReplyDeleteThanks for hosting.
Murals definitely help fight blight - especially happy murals as this one shows!
ReplyDeleteThose bright colours are fantastic! Thanks for sharing this beauty with us.
ReplyDelete"...murals fight blight and help build stronger communities"... the first part is easy to agree to; the second part needs empirical evidence, even if my gut says it's true. This mural (like mine this week) also imparts positive values.
ReplyDeleteI like that this one is focused on women. The colors are nice and bright too! Very eye catching. :)
ReplyDeleteLove it! Also love their philosophy - headed off to their website now - Thanks so much for the info :-)
ReplyDeleteAnother good one. They do help bring change to a neighbourhood.
ReplyDeleteVery very beautiful !!
ReplyDeleteColorful mural that teach subtly like this are bonding.
ReplyDeleteA wonderful vibrant mural well captured.
ReplyDeleteGreat feminist art! It does my heart good to see a community appreciating it's women!
ReplyDeleteGreat mural! Love the title.
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