27th Annual Raffle for Resistance Winners!

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We’re excited to announce the winners of our 27th Annual Raffle for Resistance!

This year’s raffle items are a collection of powerful art highlighting political artists whose works nourish movements for peace and liberation telling  stories of resilience, struggle for liberation and connect contemplation and action across communities.

Congratulations to all the winners!

 

Grand Prizes

Three hand-painted posters by Peter Schumann

Winners: Jhaleh Akhavan

Basha Schanberg

Rubina Malik

 

From A Chair for My Mother by Vera Williams

Winner: Sonya Pinney

 

 

General Prizes

Made in the U.S.A. by Juan Fuentes

Winner: Richard & Mary Smythe

 

 

 

 

Colored Only by Sophia Dawson

Winner: Michael & Barbara Hill

 

 

 

Say It Loud by Luba Lukova

Winner: Edith Cresmer

 

 

Truth in Recruiting by Jesse Purcell

Winner: Dusty Resneck

 

 

 

Justice by Qiiyana Simpkins

Winner: Bill Koehnlein

 

 

Crowning by Emerson Brisbon

Winner: Karin Welsh

 

 

Muertos by Juan Jose Lopez

Winner: Donna Mae Spring

 

 

Untitled by Marcellous Lovelace

Winner: Pete Klosterman

 

 

 

Kids Games by Colin Matthes

Winner: Patricia Glowa

 

 

 

War Machine by Art Hazelwood

Winner: Isidore Hofferman

 

 

Thank you to everyone who entered this year’s raffle. Check back in Summer 2016 for our next raffle! All contributions directly support the campaigns & programs of WRL in our efforts to end war and militarism at its roots.

Special thanks and gratitude to our former Freeman Intern, Jah’dae Ross for curating this year’s prizes with great intention on creating conversation between movements and community building.

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