In this issue:Murder of Mary Katherine KingEyes Wide OpenCalifornia Lifts Food Stamp BanThe Ordeal of Ramona ChoyceRepublicans Shred Disabled HousingArt and Activism of Jos SancesThe Paintings of Jos SancesGambling with Social SecurityBillionaires Grow Richer, Poverty WorsensExistence Itself Is Banned for the Homeless PoorBush Policy Errs on Chronic HomelessnessSankofa House: A Rainbow for Homeless WomenStudent Summit Against HungerA Lifetime at the Bus StopWorking for Transit JusticePoor Leonard's AlmanackBOSS Community OrganizingThe Anguish of Classism
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The Paintings of Jos Sances: The Intersection Between Art and Activism
If ever there was a person who proved that the personal is political and the political is artistic, then Jos Sances is that person. His commitment to progressive political ideals is matched only by his commitment to producing extraordinary artwork in the service of those ideals.
HOLIDAY HOME. Luke 16:25. Art by Jos Sances. Painting, 33" x 33"A homeless man finds no home in this scene reminiscent of Thomas Kinkade's art.
BIG BROTHER. Art by Jos Sances. Painting, 24 " x 24 "
"War Is Peace." A president right out of George Orwell.
FIGHT IN THE FIELDS. Art by Jos Sances. Serigraph, Edition 100, 6 color, 22" x 30"
AUTUMN BURN. Art by Jos Sances. Mixed media, digital print, paint and carved wood, 36" x36" x 4"
FACE THE TRUTH. Art by Jos Sances. Mixed media, paint and found suitcase, 48" x 48"
An image of Martin Luther King, Jr.
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