Adbusters
 Adbusters      | |
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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
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
