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|description=Anti-consumerist NGO which somewhat inadvertently kicked off the [[Occupy movement]] in 2011 | |description=Anti-consumerist NGO which somewhat inadvertently kicked off the [[Occupy movement]] in 2011 | ||
| − | }}'''Adbusters''' describes itself as "a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age.<ref>http://www.adbusters.org/about/adbusters</ref> | + | }}'''Adbusters''' describes itself as "a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age.<ref>http://www.adbusters.org/about/adbusters</ref> By 2023, Adbusters had changed to a decidedly [[militaristic]] outlook, advocating for a war with [[China]]<ref>https://www.adbusters.org/#next-hitler</ref> |
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[[File:Wall-Street-1.jpg|thumb|right|The poster Adbusters used to promote Occupy Wall Street|alt=Poster depicting a female ballerina pirouetting on the back of the Charging Bull statue on Wall Street; on the street behind her, a line of gas-masked rioters struggle through smoke. Text on the poster reads: "What is our one demand?#OCCUPYWALLSTREET September 17th. Bring Tent."]] | [[File:Wall-Street-1.jpg|thumb|right|The poster Adbusters used to promote Occupy Wall Street|alt=Poster depicting a female ballerina pirouetting on the back of the Charging Bull statue on Wall Street; on the street behind her, a line of gas-masked rioters struggle through smoke. Text on the poster reads: "What is our one demand?#OCCUPYWALLSTREET September 17th. Bring Tent."]] | ||
In mid-2011, Adbusters Foundation proposed a peaceful occupation of Wall Street to protest corporate influence on [[democracy]], a growing disparity in wealth, and the absence of legal repercussions behind the recent global financial crisis.<ref name="Fleming">http://www.vancourier.com/Adbusters+sparks+Wall+Street+protest/5466332/story.html</ref> They sought to combine the symbolic location of the 2011 protests in [[Tahrir Square#2011 Egyptian Revolution|Tahrir Square]] with the [[consensus decision making]] of the [[2011 Spanish protests]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shira-lazar/micah-white-adbusters-_b_996931.html Sira Lazar "Occupy Wall Street: Interview With [[Micah M. White|Micah White] From Adbusters", Huffington Post, 7 October 2011, at 3:40 in interview]</ref> | In mid-2011, Adbusters Foundation proposed a peaceful occupation of Wall Street to protest corporate influence on [[democracy]], a growing disparity in wealth, and the absence of legal repercussions behind the recent global financial crisis.<ref name="Fleming">http://www.vancourier.com/Adbusters+sparks+Wall+Street+protest/5466332/story.html</ref> They sought to combine the symbolic location of the 2011 protests in [[Tahrir Square#2011 Egyptian Revolution|Tahrir Square]] with the [[consensus decision making]] of the [[2011 Spanish protests]].<ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/shira-lazar/micah-white-adbusters-_b_996931.html Sira Lazar "Occupy Wall Street: Interview With [[Micah M. White|Micah White] From Adbusters", Huffington Post, 7 October 2011, at 3:40 in interview]</ref> | ||
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| + | By 2023, Adbusters had changed to a decidedly [[militaristic]] outlook, advocating for a war with [[China]].<ref>https://twitter.com/Adbusters/status/1669759345825906693</ref><ref>https://www.adbusters.org/#next-hitler</ref><ref>https://www.adbusters.org/#next-hitler</ref> | ||
==Spoof Ads== | ==Spoof Ads== | ||
[[image:food_fight.jpg|left|600px|thumbnail|An adbusters spoof ad<ref>https://www.adbusters.org/spoof-ads</ref>]] | [[image:food_fight.jpg|left|600px|thumbnail|An adbusters spoof ad<ref>https://www.adbusters.org/spoof-ads</ref>]] | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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Latest revision as of 07:03, 17 June 2023
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| Formation | 1989 |
| Founder | • Kalle Lasn • Bill Schmalz |
| Interests | subvertising, advertising |
| Anti-consumerist NGO which somewhat inadvertently kicked off the Occupy movement in 2011 | |
Adbusters describes itself as "a global network of artists, activists, writers, pranksters, students, educators and entrepreneurs who want to advance the new social activist movement of the information age.[1] By 2023, Adbusters had changed to a decidedly militaristic outlook, advocating for a war with China[2]
Occupy Wall Street
- Full article: Occupy Wall Street
- Full article: Occupy Wall Street
In mid-2011, Adbusters Foundation proposed a peaceful occupation of Wall Street to protest corporate influence on democracy, a growing disparity in wealth, and the absence of legal repercussions behind the recent global financial crisis.[3] They sought to combine the symbolic location of the 2011 protests in Tahrir Square with the consensus decision making of the 2011 Spanish protests.[4]
Warmongering
By 2023, Adbusters had changed to a decidedly militaristic outlook, advocating for a war with China.[5][6][7]
Spoof Ads
An adbusters spoof ad[8]
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References
- ↑ http://www.adbusters.org/about/adbusters
- ↑ https://www.adbusters.org/#next-hitler
- ↑ http://www.vancourier.com/Adbusters+sparks+Wall+Street+protest/5466332/story.html
- ↑ Sira Lazar "Occupy Wall Street: Interview With [[Micah M. White|Micah White From Adbusters", Huffington Post, 7 October 2011, at 3:40 in interview]
- ↑ https://twitter.com/Adbusters/status/1669759345825906693
- ↑ https://www.adbusters.org/#next-hitler
- ↑ https://www.adbusters.org/#next-hitler
- ↑ https://www.adbusters.org/spoof-ads
