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Adbusters Blog tactical_1_teaser.jpg What are the big ideas, the radical transformations – the metamemes – without which a viable future is unthinkable? For twenty years the culture jammer movement has been building momentum for a cultural revolution that will topple consumerism and spark a new way of living. Now Adbusters and our worldwide network of activi […]

Blackspot Blog For our parents, liberation started with burning bras. What will it be for you? In November, culture jammers everywhere will rupture consumer society. In seven nights of carnivalesque rebellion, teachers will join with punks, churchgoers with pranksters, and homeowners with hobos to shake the foundations of the global consumerist tyranny. But […]

Adbusters Blog tactical_1_teaser.jpg Can we move from chanting “Another World Is Possible” to proclaiming “Another World Has Come”? Hey meme warriors, jammers, creatives, Three months from now, a Carnivalesque Rebellion against consumerism will sweep across the globe. We want to set off seven days and nights of unpredictable, creative mayhem in hundreds of c […]

Adbusters Blog tactical_1_teaser.jpg The second of a series of briefings leading up to the Carnivalesque Rebellion in November. For twenty years, the culture jammer movement has been building momentum for a cultural revolution that will topple consumerism. Now Adbusters and our worldwide network of activists (now 86,590 strong) is calling for a Carnivalesque […]

Blackspot Blog The way forward will not be through the mediation of the screen. The world is in desperate need of a cultural revolution. While some of us slave to produce objects we will never be able to afford, others toil to consume luxury items they do not need. Neither lives a fulfilling life, neither is happy and both play a role in the continued desecr […]

Blackspot Blog Rupturing the consumer myth through sexual liberation. The revolutionary breeze that ushered in the 60s carried with it a desire for sexual liberation and emancipation from the bourgeois, patriarchal norm. By calling into question the fundamental unit of society, the nuclear family, rebellious youth hoped to shake the foundations of staid cons […]

Adbusters Blog tactical_1_teaser.jpg The first of a series of briefings leading up to a week of Carnivalesque Rebellion For twenty years, the culture jammer movement has been building momentum for a cultural revolution that will topple consumerism. Now Adbusters and our worldwide network of activists is calling for a Carnivalesque Rebellion this November tha […]

Adbusters Blog Israeli rape case reveals underlying racism An Arab Israeli man has been convicted of “rape by deception” and sentenced to 18 months is prison after having consensual sex with a Jewish woman he had lied to. Sabbar Kashur, a Muslim from East Jerusalem, told the woman that he too was Jewish. The case has raised questions about institutionalized […]

…And enough what? Stuff? Health? Credit Card Debt? Friends? You may have heard about a book called Your Money or Your Life, originally published in 1992 and updated last year. If you haven’t read it, I recommend you check it out. The book became a huge hit and resonated with hundreds [...] […]

If you have trouble watching the video below, try watching it at http://video.kcts9.org/video/1560891823.  Thanks! Watch the full episode. See more KCTS 9 Connects. Program: KCTS 9 Connects Episode: August 6, 2010 The trail of trash: from curbside to dump, how our landfills are overflowing with garbage that should be reused or recycled, and the hidden damage […]

Excerpt of article written by Annie Leonard & Stacy Malkan for the Huffington Post What a couple of weeks it’s been! More than 200,000 of you have watched the Story of Cosmetics since its launch July 21, and we’ve received an outpouring of support — from cancer survivors, salon workers who’ve been harmed by chemical exposures [...] […]

Surprise, surprise:  the big cosmetics companies aren’t such big fans of the Safe Cosmetics Act of 2010—legislation introduced yesterday to more strictly regulate their business—or of our new movie. The Personal Care Products Council went so far as to issue a statement calling The Story of Cosmetics a “repugnant and absurd…shockumentary.” Whoa! There’s a goo […]

Lawmakers Debating Whether FDA Should Step Up Regulation of Makeup By JOYCE FRIEDEN, MedPage Today July 22, 2010— Congress and the cosmetics industry are both calling for tighter regulation of the chemicals used in cosmetics and other personal care products due to concerns over possible carcinogens and other toxic ingredients. In Congress, Rep. Jan Schakowsk […]

Lead in Lipstick? Coal Tar in Shampoo? As New Bill Calls for Stricter Rules on Beauty Products, a Debate Between Campaign for Safe Cosmetics Founder and Cosmetics Industry Spokesperson Do you know what’s in the personal care products that you use? Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-IL) introduced legislation Tuesday night that would toughen safety standards for beauty [ […]

For folks in the greater NYC area, join CHEJ, the Teamsters, Clean New York, and other health and environmental leaders at a press event this coming Thursday at Toys R Us’ flagship store in Times Square, NYC… TOXIC TOYS R US?:  JOIN PARENTS, WORKERS, OTHER HEALTH AND JUSTICE ACTIVISTS IN HOLDING THE TOY RETAILER ACCOUNTABLE. HELP US [...] […]

By Margot Roosevelt: “Annie Leonard used to spout jargon. She reveled in the sort of geek-speak that glazes your eyeballs. Externalized costs, paradigm shifts, the precautionary principle, extended producer responsibility. That was before she discovered cartoons. Today the 45-year-old Berkeley activist is America’s pitchperson for a new style of environmenta […]

It’s probably one of the most common questions that we get asked at the Story of Stuff Project:   “How do you all stay so positive in the face of (insert horrifying ecological or social problem here)?” In Annie’s case, we think it might be chemical, but for the rest of the Story of Stuff crew, a huge [...] […]

Excerpt from the New York Times: CONCORD, Mass. — Henry David Thoreau was jailed here 164 years ago for refusing to pay taxes while living at Walden Pond. Now the town has Jean Hill to contend with. Jean Hill has proposed a ban on the sale of bottled water in Concord, which will be reviewed by the [...] […]