Leila Rose Cuison

Work of Art
Benjamin C Craig
February/March 2016
a Manifesto
There is an underlying stream of consciousness that penetrates the world over and under, a web
that weaves a moral fabric and human creativity into all of us. It thrives and drives peace, progress and
justice. It serves humanity, harmony, and growth. It breathes life in the intimacy between Man and
Nature, and honors balance. What it inspires men to create is endless. Yet amidst the age of information,
technology, communication, progress and creative imagination of the twenty-first century the flame of
moral fibre has diminished and been denied the oxygen to burn bright. It is consistently hammered and
beaten; mangled, marred and mutilated by terrible waves of an ocean penetrated by a pin drop of Greed.
Unregulated free-market capitalism has heralded in a new wave of corruption, inequality, poverty, and
oppression under the direction powerful transnational corporations, politicians, and billionaires;
increasing profits of their own while exploiting the lives, labor, natural resources, and environments of
this earth. Devastating and weakening national and local economies around the world, and killing creative
thought and expression.
Globalization has been poisoned by this corrupt ink spill in the ocean that gives life to our world.
We seek beauty in unity and understanding and it has brought destruction, division, and death. Who holds
the pen? Currently the story is written by the hands of a terrible few with the blood of a great many
citizens.
We need to change the story, and with what ink it is written. Art is one of the many forms we have
to document history.
Write about it, sing about it, dedicate a dance to it, dont just hold a picket sign for the media masses
to ignore. Find ways to help individuals in your community question their participating existence in
the One world we live in together as a humanity.

Research. Its a mine-field out there. Taking the right steps to truth is literally rigged with mines
that will blow you up if you step out of line. But its time to see for yourself the first hand
destruction of corrupt wealthy liars.
Support grassroots globalization that focuses on a culture with real and ethical social and
environmental justice, unions, democracy, government and politics. Weave your own basket, and
raise your own speckled hens.
Through unique mediums of our own individual skill -maybe youre a comedian, or a fashion
designer; strive for exposure of secretive organizations like the IMF and its twisted loan policies
that destroy whole governments, economies, and environments all around the world paving the
way for even deeper poverty.
Tap into the creative world consciousness and exercise the artistic flair inside you at least once a
day to inspire change of entities with policies that lack support for basic humans rights and give
power to monster corporations that uphold inequality and put third world countries at the mercy
of wealthy western ones. Teach your children not to be bullies.

Through the inherent and vast reaches of art we can help herald in a new age. There is a vision
and path of creative unity in our world, that recognizes differences among countries, cultures, economic
wealth, and environments that also work together with a respect and harmony for progress in humanity.
Instead of poison our oceans, our governments, our land and people, we can strive for realistic, moral, and
practical policies that dont have to divide us all so inexorably, but hold and support us each in equity.