Clean Coal is a Dirty Lie
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Jesus Barraza
Bay Area, California
Jesus Barraza is an interdisciplinary artist and is pursuing an MFA in Social Practice and a Masters in Visual Critical Studies. He holds a BA in Raza Studies from San Francisco State University. He is a co-founder of Dignidad Rebelde a graphic arts collaboration that produces screen prints, political posters and multimedia projects and a member of JustSeeds Artists Cooperative a decentralized group of political artists based in Canada, the United States and Mexico. From 2003-2010 he was a partner at Tumis design studio where he worked as web developer, graphic designer and project manager. Barraza has worked closely with numerous community organizations to create prints that visualize struggles for immigration rights, housing, education, and international solidarity. Printmaking has allowed Barraza to produce relevant images that can be put back into the hands of his community and spread throughout the world. He believes that through this work and the work of Dignidad Rebelde, he is playing a role in keeping the history of graphic art activism alive. He proudly continues the tradition of graphic art in the spirit of Jose Gaudalupe Posada, OSPAAAL and Juan R. Fuentes, whose artwork has been part a pivotal part of social movements. Barraza prides himself on his continued connection to his community and his availability as an activist artist who can be relied on for help.
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AnarchismAnti-capitalismAnti-warCulture & MediaEn EspañolEnvironment & ClimateFeminisms & GenderGlobal SolidarityHistoryIndigenous ResistanceMigrationPolice & PrisonsRacial JusticeSocial Movements Associated Projects
Celebrate People’s History Poster Series & Signal: A Journal of International Political Graphics and Culture
Youth Resistance to Immigration Raids
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Firebrands: Portraits from the Americas
Justseeds Collaboration
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Viva La Autonomia Zapatista
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2016 Justseeds/Eberhardt Press Organizer (Large)
Justseeds Collaboration
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Foreclose on the 1%
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Antes de que nos olviden
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La Autonomía es la Vida, la Sumisión es la Muerte
Making art for Justice and Dignity in Arizona
September 25, 2012
In early July we traveled to Arizona as part of a project we started, "Justicia y Dignidad", to work deepen the connections we have to three grassroots community organizations. We…
Ruckus Training Camp for Migrant Rights
August 29, 2012
In June i was invited to lead a screen printing workshop at the Ruckus Society’s Action Camp for Migrant Rights that was coordinated with the National Day Laborer Organizing Network….
More May Day Posters
April 29, 2012
These English and Spanish posters are two of four poster designs we will be giving away on May Day in Oakland and San Francisco. If you’re out there look for…
Artist Talk at the Museum of Contemporary Native Arts
November 10, 2011
This coming weekend we will be visiting Santa Fe, New Mexico with a few presentations and workshops. These are in conjunction with the “Counting Coup” exhibit at the Museum of…
¡Cesen Deportacion!
October 22, 2011
In July Melanie Cervantes and I teamed up with Rupert Garcia to produce a print to use as a fundraiser for the Ethnic Studies College at San Francisco State University….
Political Poster Jam
February 18, 2011
I designed this for poster for the Political Poster Jam happening at the Oakland Museum next week. From 8 to 11pm on February 25, 2011, the Oakland Standard will honor…
Dignidad Rebelde Archive
December 12, 2010
Here are some posters that I have never had online because I didn’t have an elctronic file or jpeg. Recently we have been working on documenting all the prints and…
Brown and Proud t-shirt fundraiser for Puente
May 27, 2010
“Brown and Proud” shirts now available from Liberation Ink. 50 % of the profits will go to Puente, a grassroots org in Arizona. Melanie Cervantes has donated her design to…
Shouts from the Wall
March 23, 2010
Three Justseeds members have a exhibit opening this week in Philadelphia, if your in town join us! The exhibit features 50 posters and prints that document the world as we…
March 4th, 2010: Police Attack 880 Interstate Takeover
March 9, 2010
Some video footage from the shutdown of the freeways around downtown Oakland. Your browser is not able to display this multimedia content.
Manifest Equality
March 1, 2010
We will be participating in a MANIFEST EQUALITY an exhibit which gathers together a diverse array of hundreds of the nation’s most talented visual artists under one roof to celebrate…
Poster Installation at Sol Collective
February 19, 2010
This past week was super productive, i printed four posters and drove up to Sacramento for a poster installation. There are a few prints that we had designed for…
A week of solidarity prints
February 4, 2010
This week was super busy, I printed three editions and still had time to run around getting supplies and table at an event to sell some prints. The week started…
Haiti Will Rise Again
February 1, 2010
We are very happy to announce the release of the first print Dignidad Rebelde publishes, “Haiti Will Rise Again” designed by EastSide Arts Alliance. This image was created by ESAA…
Studio Time
January 28, 2010
This week has been great, I was able to spend most of the week in the studio working on a couple prints, one of Melanie’s designs and one of my…
Justice for Oscar Grant
January 2, 2010
by Jesus Barraza & Melanie Cervantes A year ago, early New Year’s Day in the Fruitvale District of Oakland, BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) police murdered unarmed, 22-year old, Oscar…
Innercity Struggle 15th Anniversary Print
November 16, 2009
I designed and printed this poster for Innercity Struggle’s 15th Anniversary, this is the second print I’ve designed for them an hope to make many more in the future. ICS…
Juan R. Fuentes print for the CSPG 20th anniversary portfolio
November 13, 2009
I recently worked with Juan R. Fuentes on screen printed reproduction of one of his linoleum prints for the Center for the Study of Political Graphics. It was part of…
Poster for National Domestic Worker Congress
November 11, 2009
“Mujeres Unidas y Activas (MUA) is a grassroots organization of Latina immigrant women with a dual mission of personal transformation and community power. Creating an environment of understanding and confidentiality,…
Visible Memory in the Land of the Trees: An Ofrenda of Solidarity for the People of Guatemala
November 6, 2009
For the Day of the Dead exhibit Altars for the Spirits – Offerings for the Living at SOMArts this year Melanie and I collaborated to create an installation to honor…
Solidarity with workers the workers in Wisconsin
May Day Posters for Downloading
Downloadable I am Trayvon Martin Posters
