Antiwar plans to give away over $1,500 in prizes for the winners of an anti-war protest contest “The Art Of Sedition” that promotes peace amid tensions with the U.S., Russia, Syria, China, Iran and North Korea.
First-place prize for the contest is $300 in Bitcoin Cash from the team at Bitcoin.com. Three second place winners will win a 7.0 ZEN from Zencash.com and a Wryguys.com tee-shirt.
While third place contest winners will receive a 1oz Silver Card and a “Peace Now” tee shirt. The runner-up prize and the written category will receive a peace flag and a selection of Libertarian books sponsored by Free Press Publications FPP.cc.
The contest is to remember the time when a censorship act passed in the U.S. Congress called the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1918.
“100 years ago, during World War I, the U.S. Congress passed the Espionage and Sedition Acts of 1918. Wartime censorship was broadly applied and anything that cast the government or the war effort in a negative light or interfered with the sale of government bonds could land you in jail for years.
The act was repealed on December 13, 1920, but not before thousands of people were convicted and jailed for what we consider free speech and freedom of expression.
In recognition of this muting of free speech we’re holding an art contest encouraging all antiwar activists to freely express their thoughts and images about diplomacy, foreign policy, and how we get to a more peaceful future.
We are looking for the best Pro Peace/ Antiwar expressions out there to help grow a movement of people working towards a more peaceful future. Can you help answer the question “How do we get there?”,” antiwar.me writes.
The contest runs until May 31st, 2018, with submissions due by 9 pm Pacific Standard Time on that date. Winners will be contacted on or before June 15th, with details on how to claim their prize. Winners will also be posted on Antiwar.me June 16, 2018.
There are 3 entry categories:
- VISUAL ART- original illustration, painting, collage, meme, photography, poster art
- WRITTEN COMPOSITION- original short essays, poetry, slogans (500 words max)
- MUSICAL ART- original songs, jingles, hip hop, musical composition
Each category will be judged separately and awarded first, second, third prizes and honorable mentions. Runner up prizes will cross categories.
ENTRY GUIDELINES:
To Enter, email to contest (at) antiwar (dot) me
- Put your full name (for attribution) and email address in the body of the email
- Label your file with your name and attach to your email
- Post/tweet your art along with #NoMoreWar and include a link to your post in the email.
File types to submit: doc, pdf, jpg, png, gif, mp3, mp4 (Please no large files/ large file services).
Besides joining the contest you can also join this discord for the Anti-War Machine where a bunch of us activists, artists, journalists, and entertainers are meeting to discuss ways to organize to spread peace and do your own part for a peaceful society!
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