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Aaron Hughes is an artist, activists, organizer, and Iraq War veteran, whose work seeks out poetics, connections, and moments of beauty, in order to construct new languages and meanings out of personal and collective traumas. He uses these new languages and meanings to create projects that deconstruct systems of dehumanization and oppression. In addition to Justseeds, he works with a variety of art, veteran, and activist organizations and projects including: Iraq Veterans Against the War, Warrior Writers, Dirty Canteen, emerging Veteran Artists Movement, National Veterans Art Museum, and Center for Artistic Activism.
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In the midst of what appears to be growing global violence Iraq Veterans Against the War (IVAW) has shifted focus from ending specific wars to ending the rise of U.S. militarism and…