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humor
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‘Speaking Pie to Power’
Read more: ‘Speaking Pie to Power’BBB are a network of militant bakers armed with pies that are ready to change the world. They stand for ecology, bioregionalism, human-scale economies, and proper gastronomics, and their method is inspired by Noël Godin, who has been pieing public…
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Party #CierraBankia (Shut down Bankia)
Read more: Party #CierraBankia (Shut down Bankia)First cut the banks! In 2012 Bankia declared itself bankrupt and, almost immediately, asked the Government of Spain for €23 billion. The Government accepted, yet that very same week ordered €20,000 million worth of cuts in health and education. It…
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Party at the Unemployment Office
Read more: Party at the Unemployment OfficeThe crisis is here, let the party begin! April 30, 2009. At first the crisis was just a state of being, a kind of social sadness that paralyzed everything. To break this atmosphere we couldn’t think of anything better than…
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How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a dose of Mischief.
Read more: How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a dose of Mischief.Enmedio member Leonidas Martín at Creativetime 2012 (New York). His presentation “How to Disrupt the Financial Order with Humour, Creativity and a Dose of Mischief” is priceless. Watch the video and laugh. Just pause for a moment and imagine: the…
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SuperBarrio runs for PRESIDENT!
Read more: SuperBarrio runs for PRESIDENT!“Superbarrio Gomez and his journey in the construction of a “politics of the possible” (1) , an alternative political imaginary constituted via popular culture and the construction of a national and transnational social movement. Superbarrio makes evident the collapse between…
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Puppets Against AIDS
Read more: Puppets Against AIDS“Puppets Against Aids was launched by Gary Friedman on 1st December 1988 in time for ‘World Aids Day’ in Johannesburg, South Africa. During 1987, Friedman had been studying with Muppet master, Jim Henson, in Charleville-Mézières, France. Henson provided the initial…
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Activists fight the intrusion of camera surveillance in New York City
Read more: Activists fight the intrusion of camera surveillance in New York City“The Surveillance Camera Players (SCP) is a small, informal group of people who are unconditionally opposed to the installation and use of video surveillance cameras in public places. The SCP was formed in New York City in November 1996 by…
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Can Humor Topple Monsters?
Read more: Can Humor Topple Monsters?Can Humor Topple Monsters? An interview with Yes Man Andy Bichlbaum on his latest prank against Bank of America and why every protest needs some fun. by Laura Gottesdiener Last week, a press release was released announcing YourBofA.com, a new…