ACTIVISM! — ANIMAL

R.I.P. Ady Gil: December 2009 – January 2010

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When it comes to conservation, the Sea Shepherds don’t play. They’ve got hardcore ads, techniques, and boats, but none of them were as cool as their newly commissioned, $1.5 million, carbon fiber trimaran that was rammed by a Japanese security vessel in Antarctic waters on Wednesday. The group says they were just being their rightfully obnoxious selves when their beloved Ady Gil had her bow torn off in the collision. She was less than two months old and will be missed, but not forgotten, especially since it was all captured on video. Watch in horror below. Read more »

By Bucky Turco on January 7, 2010 at 3:41 pm

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Video of Hemp Planting Patriots

Good news! Although six people were arrested yesterday for attempting to plant hemp seeds on the front lawn of the DEA headquarters, the group of reasonable activists did get some media attention and were only charged with trespassing. Which is probably better than being charged with possession or something. According to the current law, there’s no distinction between unsmokable industrial hemp and very smokable weed. Hopefully, Congress will get off their asses and pass this act. In the meantime watch some real patriots in action below. Read more »

By Bucky Turco on October 14, 2009 at 5:30 pm

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Onward Yes Men Soldiers!

The Yes Men need your help New Yorkers and they need it now. Despite all the media attention the activist-filmmaker duo and their conspirators were able to generate during last week’s fake newspaper and Survivaball stunts, they can’t ‘fix the world‘ if you don’t attend the screening of their film. Their marketing budget is a little low, but they have another method for compensation: fake issues of the New York Times: Read more »

By Bucky Turco on October 1, 2009 at 5:01 pm

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Greenpeace Hangs Around Pittsburgh for G20

Never ones to disappoint, nimble activists from Greenpeace repelled off Pittsburgh’s West End Bridge earlier today and hung a massive “road sign” style banner warning of “Climate Destruction Ahead.” It’s just one of many protests the environmental group has planned to coincide with the meeting of the G20. Fun fact: G20 member countries represent around 90 per cent of global gross national product and 80 per cent of world trade.

Photo by Greenpeace

By Bucky Turco on September 24, 2009 at 3:14 pm

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Yes Men Leader Freed

After being held for 26 hours, Yes Men co-founder Andy Bichlbaum was released and all charges were dropped according to a press released issued by the activist group. He says the “judge just laughed,” but the “police had a less well-developed sense of humor.” Bichlbaum was arrested on Tuesday morning and charged with trespassing during a gathering of 21 Survivaballs on the East River who were planning to “take the UN by storm.” Although he admits that getting locked up was kind of a drag, he was more focused on the upside: PR! Read more »

By Bucky Turco on September 24, 2009 at 11:12 am

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Police Arrest Yes Men During ‘Survivaball’ Demo

Yesterday’s distribution of the fake New York Post mostly went off without a hitch, but this morning’s ‘Survivaball‘ demonstration? Not so much. The NYPD ticketed several Yes Men and even arrested co-founder Andy Bichlbaum around 10AM at 21st street and the East River while the group was showcasing their parody survival product. Bichlbaum reportedly had an outstanding warrant for an unpaid summons—not the brightest move for a prolific prankster engaging in very public stunts. But still, cops suck. Anyway, check out the product video and schematics for the narcissistic apparatus that’s billed as a “gated community for one” after the jump. |TheIndypendent| Read more »

By Bucky Turco on September 22, 2009 at 6:33 pm

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Fake New York Post Hits the Streets

After successfully punking the New York Times last year, the Yes Men are at it again. This morning, the activist group distributed 1 million fake copies of the New York Post around the city. Coinciding with the first day of the U.N. summit on climate change, the 32-page paper highlights the potentially disastrous effects of global warming, and in true tabloid fashion, chose the appropriate headline: “WE’RE SCREWED.” In addition to the print version, the group launched a website mimicking the Post’s, complete with the horrid new redesign. They also produced an entertaining video detailing the whole fake news-making operation, see it after the jump. Read more »

By Bucky Turco on September 21, 2009 at 11:23 am

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Greenpeace Vandals Hit the Roof, Bomb HP Headquarters

Activist-vandals from Greenpeace gained access to the roof of Hewlett Packard headquarters in California and painted the words “Hazardous Products” to protest the electronics juggernaut for abandoning a public promise to reduce the amount of harmful chemicals in their products. Using non-toxic finger paint, the environmental group rolled out the message that’s approximately the “size of two and half basketball courts.”

Photo by Kim White/Greenpeace

By Bucky Turco on July 30, 2009 at 2:45 pm

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Onward CUNY Soldiers, City Wide Protests Planned

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Today at approximately 2:00 pm, the sidewalks around 68th Street and Lexington Avenue are likely get very crowded as Hunter College students plan a walk out. According to a communique sent by email late last night, they’re protesting a “proposed tuition hike, budget cuts, and faculty and staff layoffs at CUNY.” Additionally, students at BMCC are planning a rally at 3:00 pm. This will be followed by a demonstration around 4:00 pm at City Hall by One New York Coalition, which represents the “United Federation of Teachers and 75 other unions.”

The NYU Uprising In Photos

As you may have heard by now, administration officials at NYU quelled the student occupied action at the Kimmel Center this afternoon by suspending matriculated activists and offering up the CUNY kids to the cops as tresspassers. Although it may have been short lived, the Take Back NYU movement will never be forgotten! ANIMAL presents some of last night’s street protest activity after the jump to commemorate the freedom fighting operation.