Dear Anne (and MeCCSSA members), Thank you for sharing this with this list. It is also worth noting that Subvertisers International currently have a call out for public action (creating public art, hosting events or workshops) that addresses citizens concerns about advertising as part of their #SubvertTheCity campaign (22-25 March). Anyone can participate. All best, Eleftheria Lecturer in Global Communications School of Media, Film and Music University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton BN1 9RH United Kingdom @eleftheriafm ________________________________ From: Media, Communications and Cultural Studies Association (MeCCSA) [[log in to unmask]] on behalf of Cronin, Anne [[log in to unmask]] Sent: 12 March 2017 13:21 To: [log in to unmask] Subject: Subvertisers International Dear all Colleagues and their students may be interested in this new activist network I have come across: www.subvertisers-international.net<http://www.subvertisers-international.net/> Introducing the Subvertisers International: Over the last year we have been working hard with friends from around the world to create a new network the Subvertisers International. This network will launch with a global call to action at the end of March 2017. In response to this, we are collaborating with partners around the world to coordinate an international ad takeover in multiple countries around the world. In previous projects we have challenged the negative aspects of capitalism, consumer culture and multi-national corporate power, now we want to work alongside artists and our partners to imagine and create artworks that share visions of what cities and our societies could be - to imagine a post consumerist world at a time of environmental destruction, Brexit, rising fascism and Donald Trump in the White House. As creative people we have incredible creative minds, and we want to ask you to help inspire people around the world with artwork that shows what we could create in our cities and societies as potential solutions to the multiple issues we face. Our COP21 Paris project in 2015 reached a global audience (http://www.brandalism.org.uk/press) and inspired activists and the public to engage creatively with the issues of advertising, consumerism and climate change. Since then we have targeted ad and creative industry workers with our ‘Advertisers Anonymous’ project (http://www.brandalism.org.uk/ switchsides), whilst secretly developing an international network of subvertisers in 8 countries around the world so far. 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