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1994-1998 Arts-Online: Pioneering a Revolution in Art

The WWW provided a revolutionary opportunity for artists. Shiva created Arts-Online, a pioneering social entrepreneur experiment to enable artists and arts organizations to go direct. Thousands of artists and organizations were on-boarded.

1989 Exposing Hypocrisy of “Liberal” Intellectuals at MIT

MIT administration “honored” MLK’s legacy, while on campus instituting segregationist policies against poor whites and blacks. Shiva led the February 10 Coalition to expose this hypocrisy on the occasion of the MLK event.

1986 Chasing off the Genocidal Leader of Sri Lanka from MIT

The MIT administration invited the fascist and genocidal Sri Lankan leader, who was butchering the Tamil people. Shiva organized protests to chase him off campus & demanded release of an MIT Tamil physicist, who was being tortured.

1986 Building Solidarity Among Workers & Students from MIT to South Africa

Most “liberal” activists sought to contain the anti-apartheid movement, and disconnect it from struggles right at home in Massachusetts. Shiva efforts linked the struggles of workers of South Africa and food service workers as well as poor and minority students right at home at MIT.

1986 Burning the South African Flag in Show of Solidarity to End Apartheid

Shiva marched and led a protest from Boston University across the Massachusetts Avenue Bridge, ending at the MIT Student Center Steps. He then proceeded to burn the South African flag, while MIT Police, white and black, allowed him to do it.