MELBOURNE BOOK LAUNCH AND EXHIBITION
Friday 18th October
6-8PM
Friends of the Earth
Food Co-op & Cafe
312 Smith street, Collingwood
(Crn of Smith and Perry Streets)
HOW TO MAKE TROUBLE AND INFLUENCE PEOPLE
Pranks, Protests, Graffiti & Political Mischief-Making from across Australia
(Second Edition)
With talks by:
Iain McIntyre (book author)
Tom Civil (book designer and street artist)
Rayna Fahey (craftivist)
This book reveals Australia’s radical past through over 500 tales from the time of colonisation all the way to the present: Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hi-jinks, student occupations, creative direct action, media pranks, urban interventions, squatting, blockades, banner drops, street theatre and billboard liberation;
including stories and anecdotes, interviews with pranksters and troublemakers, and over 300 spectacular photos documenting the vital history of creative resistance in this country. This new edition is being co-published by Breakdown Press and PM Press. As it will mainly be distributed to audiences outside of Australia all of the
listings from the first edition have been put in chronological order, introductions added for key periods in Australian history and new material added.
Books Available on the night, and from PMPRESS.ORG
(https://
– Comes with free e-book edition
“I noticed clear back on my first visit in ’83 that radical Aussies fighting back seem to be far more tenacious and creative than most Americans—Roxby Downs, that damned Franklin dam in Tasmania, Operation Titstorm, etc. A far better way to heat up the planet than your lovely mining companies. So keep up the good work! A prank a day keeps the dog leash away.”
—Jello Biafra
