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Glenn Cantave is an activist, performance artist, and social entrepreneur. Past pieces include running the NYC Marathon in Chains, a slave auction pop/up AR exhibit and a fast for the duration of Black History Month 2020 calling for a more equitable blueprint of NYC. Glenn has been advocating for equitable representation in public spaces since 2017. He was on the frontlines in Charlottesville, Virginia as a counter-protester at the Unite Against the Right Rally. His photo of protesting in chains went viral around the world. His TED Talk on ‘How Augmented Reality is Changing Activism’ was featured on the homepage of TED.com in July 2019. He is a Camelback Fellow, TED Resident, and former artist in resident at Eyebeam.