Adbusters

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Formation1989
Founder• Kalle Lasn
• Bill Schmalz
Interestssubvertising, 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
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."
The poster Adbusters used to promote 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

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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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