#ScribesAndMakers Aug 17: To what extent do you think art can promote social change?
It's huge, for good and bad. Art for social change used to be called "propaganda" before that word was associated with authoritarian governments (fascists, Nazis, Soviet communism, etc.).
#Writing #Writers #WritingCommunity #WritersOfMastodon #AmWriting #Scriberspace
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