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Photo of the front cover of the Beautiful Trouble book.

Beautiful Trouble’s Guide to Activism During the Coronavirus Pandemic

Beautiful Trouble principles and creative tactics for activism while the world goes through the COVID-19 pandemic. Includes tactics for building a sense of community and continuing to pressure people in power.

woman kneeling on the ground drawing in chalk the word resist inside yellow circle for a climate action in San Francisco

Top Tips for Advanced Artistic Activism

A clear concise checklist from the Creative Center for Activism of important things to remember when planning an artistic action.

Person dressed up with cow and sign that says 'I fart it is an issue" holding a petition.

The Copenhagen Experiment: Measuring the Effectiveness of Creative vs. Conventional Forms of Activism

The Copenhagen experiment, conducted in Denmark in 2018, found that creative activism proved to be more effective than traditional forms of activism.

Art of Bunnings employees on garage door and fence with speech bubble saying "just dropping our penalty rates"|A revised Army bill poster is changed to read Militarism is a death cult.|Projection of an Aboriginal flag onto trees.|Stencil reading Abolish the Colony|A military recruiting billboard is revised to read "Militarism is a death cult."|Extinction Rebellion protests outside Parliament House with banners

Creative Activism 101: An Antidote for Despair

Creative troublemaking! What is creative activism? Why do we use creative tactics? What are the advantages of using cheek, shock and surprise?

Mural that reads Trans Power in Transformer style lettering||Someone wearing a tshirt with a picture of Tony Abbott with FKD text - in the style of KFC Kentucky Fried Chicken.|Photograph of the front of a house with a sign in the window: 'Escaped refugees welcome here'.|A photograph of a helicopter suspended beneath a larger helicopter with the text:'Bronwyn Bishop Getting Road Side Assistance'|Sticker: 'Don't Buy Apartheid'.|Cover of a 1934 edition of Proletariat magazine featuring an impressive block cut. giant red hand holding a policeman|Poster: 'To Arms! Capitalists

Changing the World via Shock and Beauty: Visual Artworks

Creative tactics for social change: Different ways of spreading messages and information in a creative way, including placards, plaques, projections and craftivism.

A poster with an illustration of two people underneath the word Solidarity. One holds an Aboriginal flag and one a Palestinian flag.|A sticker with Pride and Trans colours and an Antifa flag which reads Anti-Fascism is Community Self-Defence.

Items of Mass Instruction: Posters, Stickers, Memes and More

Creative tactics for social change: Different ways of spreading messages and information in a creative way… memes, posters, postcards, stencils, etc.

Extinction Rebellion members in disco outfits dance outside of the Victorian Parliament.|Two women wearing 1950s style clothes and pearl jewellery have faces painted black like they have used coal as make-up.||Ride Against Uranium poster.|Cyclists at a critical mass event hold their bicycles above their heads.|People dressed in costumes with a placard reading 'Libs 4 Famine

Pranks, Performances and Protestivals: Public Events

Creative tactics for social change: A number of examples of fun, empowering and engaging actions incorporating a creative approach.

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Parasols of Protest

Activism and Artivism – Sharon France, graphic designer, shares how she created the designs for ‘parasols for protests’ for the People’s Climate March.

The Art(s) of Non-violent Activism

Marty Branagan discusses the role of the arts (music, visual art, street theatre) as an effective method of protest and social change in Australia.

Listening to the Artivists: Podcasts about Activism and the Arts

Listen to Podcasts from 3CR Community Radio curated by Iain McIntrye about activism and the arts.

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