During times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act ~ George Orwell In the book, Beautiful Trouble: A Cookbook for a Revolution, one tactic used to re-appropriate common cultural artefacts the intended audience are already familiar with (such as Cola-Cola or Pantene), then injecting them with radical connotations, is called 'détournement', which … [Read more...] about Détournement, Coca-Cola, Greenpeace and More Dead Birds on the Sand
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The Story of a Spoon
"You buy furniture. You tell yourself, this is the last sofa I will ever need in my life... Then the right set of dishes. Then the perfect bed. The drapes. The rug. Then you're trapped in your lovely nest, and the things you used to own, now they own you." ~ Chuck Palahniuk, Fight Club A recent Greenpeace blog post, titled, The Story of a Spoon, written by Arin de Hoog, … [Read more...] about The Story of a Spoon
Europe’s Pesticide Addiction
How Industrial Agriculture Damages our Environment From Greenpeace International on ISSUU: "Europe's dependency on chemical pesticides is nothing short of an addiction. Crops are routinely doused with a variety of chemicals, usually applied multiple times to single crops throughout the whole growing season. Industrial agriculture, with its heavy use of chemical pesticides, … [Read more...] about Europe’s Pesticide Addiction
Cash for Containers
Our marine life is being choked to death at an alarming pace. How is this happening? Via plastic pollution including bottles and lids from soft drinks that end up in our pristine oceans. We won't be bystanders to anymore dead birds on the sand. It's criminal. (Yeh, we're looking at you Coca Cola and associated pollution criminals!) More from Greenpeace: "It’s a … [Read more...] about Cash for Containers
Dear Mr Cameron: Don’t Let Fracking Be The Next Asbestos
Guess what David Cameron got for Christmas? A fortune cookie laced with Asbestos? No, it was a gift wrapped box of Asbestos, apparently! Dame Vivienne Westwood and Santa Claus joined forces to hand deliver an Asbestos Christmas present to the UK Prime Minister, Mr David Cameron at no. 10 Downing Street. All in the name of driving home the dangers of Fracking. The … [Read more...] about Dear Mr Cameron: Don’t Let Fracking Be The Next Asbestos