global art projects
insideoutproject.com
The largest global participatory art project. A man prints out pictures of people's faces on large pieces of paper. Can be put on walls or other objects, pictures have been used in police protest and peace protest. One instance of the impact of this project is when he pasted pictures of a tribe on walls in New York. The message behind the faces were "hey we are still here."
http://www.globalartproject.org
An organization that collects artwork people send in of their vision of peace.
aiweiwei.com
Ai Weiwei is a Chinese contemporary artist and political activist. He's been openly critical of the Chinese government and has done his own investigations on corruption and cover-ups. He was named ArtReview Magazines most powerful artist in the world, according to smithsonianmag.com. You can check out a video of his work and find more information here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PueYywpkJW8
https://twitter.com/sakirkhader/status/683759194609180672
Sakir Khader is a belguim news reporter who tweets sensitive videos and pictures of the war torn Syria. Heartbreaking to watch, but is a reliable inside source. He often tweets pictures like the one below.