Thanks to CultureStrike for posting this video!
Check out this panel on the dynamics of art, culture and politics with Favianna Rodriguez, Gan Golan, Cloee Cooper, Betsy Richards and Julio Salgado at Netroots Nation 2012.
A description from the Netroots Nation website (and check out the simultweeting from other #NN12 peeps):
Culture is the realm of ideas, images and stories; it is where people make sense of the world and where they find meaning and forge community. History shows that when the culture changes, politics follows. Culture can reach audiences beyond the bounds of what community organizing and policy-based organizing can do. While the media is laced with myths, stereotypes and misrepresentation of grassroots movements, cultural interventions can play a key role in pushing forward stories that help shift the public debate. A growing movement of artists around the country are using cultural tools to fight economic inequality, corporations, banks and anti-migrant hate. In this session, artist-activists, writers, cultural leaders and creative institutions will discuss models for connecting artists to movements for social change.