Sunday, November 4, 2012

I Wish to Say

Iwishtosay.org is a website, created by Sheryl Oring, that has a lot of different social movements. The I Wish to Say movement was created in order to allow citizens to send the White House particular things that they well, wish to say. The movement was created when Oring decided that citizens of America did not have as much say in decisions as we believe we do. The majority of Oring's movements have to do with politics and allowing random citizens to be able to speak their minds to the President and other government officials. Creative fix, Birthday Party, and I Wish to Say are all dedicated to allowing freedom of speech to citizens. I enjoy all of Oring's social movements that she has created. They are direct to the government, yet still very peaceful, allowing the thoughts of all citizens to peacefully make their way into the hands of the White House. I like social art movements because they allow interactions between the artist and absolutely anybody that feels they need to have a say in the matter. Another social art movement that I really enjoy is PostSecret. In PostSecret, Frank Warren allows anybody that wants to share an anonymous secret to write it on a postcard and send it to his headquarters. He then makes exhibits out of the postcards for the public to see, but all secrets are completely anonymous. It makes everyone feel as if they are not the only ones with a problem, there are other people that can be by their side.

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