Issue one- Reparations Now!
The image I chose is of hands in breaking the chains from
the bondage of slavery. Although the broken chains are symbolic of breaking
free from slavery, the image is simultaneously a representative of what
happened once the chains of slavery were broken, the reparations promised back
in 1865 were never given to this date. For my hijack image sketch, I drew hands
holding money, the chains are off those hands and broken. This image is to show
that moving forward what was promised was lived up u to, so the hands received what
they earned. The next image shows hands holding checks and the rope, to a mule.
Additional ideas are a list of presidents with a ‘failed’ stamp and a
reparation now picket sign signifying that throughout the long list of
presidents, none met the task either. The check and pen are made out to
reparations dated to back pay those owed since the 1800s. Lastly, surrounded by
broken chains that are on the ground or left behind, hands are holding a bag
each representing 40 acres and a mule.
Issue two- Climate change.
Climate change is an
issue brought up for many years, some believe it's real and others believe it
doesn’t exist. My original image is of the earth looking whole and healthy. For
my hijack I’ve sketched the earth falling apart pieces are missing, on one end
of the earth has a lot of rain, the other temps rise and the next is freezing
over, this represents how the earth is experiencing climates that are new or
more extreme signifying that the earth is changing and if we do nothing about
climate change it will fall apart, in other words, it's being destroyed as this
happens a man wearing a hat with views that are blind, (because he’s
blindfolded) If his thoughts are to make
America great again (that’s starting somewhere) and his mouth calls climate
change fake then his views are blind, ultimately leaving the word to continue
being destroyed right in front his eyes.
The additional ideas are a television
showing divided broken earth in the background overlapped by two politicians Al
Gore who is speaking up about climate change verse Donald Trump who is calling
it fake. This is being viewed on television for the world to see. The next
image signifies the earth sitting on top of hands held over the views of the
television (seen nationwide) with talk bubbles representing opposite views on
the earth, either way, it's in OUR HANDS! The hands are noted as brown and
light peach-colored to represent different races are holding the earth.
Lastly, in looking for earth images I found
an image of a seemingly older person's hand reaching out and handing a younger
person hand the earth looking healthy and strong. In this image, the hand
represents our present times and what we do which is ultimately handed down to
our children and future generations. It matters what we do now because it will
affect them later on. These images pertain to climate change in the sense that
if it’s continued to be ignored, looked at blindly, or just cast aside, our
loved ones, this planet, earth's future will be left in shambles all resulting
from our inability to conserve resources and not ignore signs from our
earth.
Issue three- Defense spending verse social welfare state
The image I chose for this issue was the scales of justice
and a military tank. The scales represent two issues weighing unequally,
however, both are equally important. My hijack sketches include a military tank
rolling over rolls of money and shooting rolls of money labeled big tech tank,
signifying the amount of upgraded tech that is put into military vehicles, etc.,
while hands hold an empty bowl, over money. A jet shooting out dollar signs
representing the money spent on advancing military equipment. The scales of
justice are weighing the two issues a military tank with money symbols on it
verse a homeless and hungry person with empty pockets. Two sketches of a tent
that will appear broken and torn with a sign on it saying home sweet home this
home has a homeless person begging for help along with another homeless person
holding a sign that says I am hungry. This issue continues to go on as research
and development as pictured (and Republican & Democratic) hands keep
funding the military-industrial complex. This represents the focus on putting
more and more money into defense spending while others have no home and no
food. Although I think defense is important, I think there should be a point
where enough money is allocated to one area and others in need are continuously
ignored.
I saw this image and thought of an additional idea. Mister monopoly man (the wealthy) is happy and dancing on the flag because he's content with what he's obtained from the country. The other image is of 3 thin Americans still waiting for help from the country.
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