After this past election, activist Anne Haag was mad and didn’t care who knew it. “I’m angry that there are people who think that banning Muslims and banning refugees is going to solve anything and not just make it worse, and angry that one in six women is going to be sexually assaulted in her lifetime [according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network] and angry that we still have to explain why ‘all lives matter’ is a problematic thing to say,” Haag says. “I think there’s always been a push for particularly women to express their anger in a way that is palatable for people, and I’m tired of that.” She turned her anger into the Ladylike Project, a collective she created to connect artists who want to raise money for progressive causes—and she threw a big middle finger smack-dab in the center of an otherwise dainty logo to show that she’s not pulling any punches.
But as of right now, Haag’s the only one running the show. She hopes more people get involved—that way she can increase the number of projects and hopefully include more diverse voices and encourage intersectionality. The more artists who come together to put on uplifting fund-raisers, the longer postelection anger endures and can be turned into meaningful action.
Fri 4/7, 8 PM Pinwheel Records 1722 W. 18thfacebook.com/theladylikeproject $5 suggested donation
