Une armada d’artistes appelée PAPERGIRL parcourt à vélo les rues de Berlin et distribue à de parfaits inconnus et de manière complètement aléatoire des œuvres d’arts (affiches…) récoltées de part le monde. Hum, c’est clair ?

Pour participer, n’importe quel artiste peut envoyer ses œuvres au collectif qui en assurera la distribution lors d’une prochaine sortie. Dans les mots de PAPERGIRL :

Papergirl is an art project which in the style of American paperboys distributes rolled art pieces to randomn passers-by in the streets. It is a question of chance and luck who will eventually catch such a roll of art, but the excitement of making surprising presents is actually what Papergirl is all about!

Le projet se dissémine à présent dans le monde : Bucarest, New York, Cape Town, San Francisco, Sao Paulo, Charlotte, Portland, Northampton, Albany, … De la propagande culturelle à l’état pur !

Le site de PAPERGIRL
Merci à The Wooster Collective

Tako a organisé la soirée d’inauguration de la Semaine d’actions contre le racisme à Genève.

Une soirée pour réunir le réseau actif dans ce domaine, avec discours du maire et autres personnalités… et quelques interventions de Tako :

Site internet : http://www.ge.ch/semaine-actions-contre-racisme-2010/
Client: Bureau de l’intégration, Etat de Genève
Date : 14 mars 2010
Lieux : Brasserie des Halles de l’île

Roadsworth began painting the streets of Montreal in the fall of 2001. Initially motivated by a desire for more bike paths in the city and a questioning of « car culture»  in general, he continued to develop a language around street markings and other elements of the urban landscape using a primarily stencil based technique. In the fall of 2004, Roadsworth was arrested for his nocturnal activities and charged with 53 counts of mischief. Despite the threat of heavy fines and a criminal record he received a relatively lenient sentence which he attributes in part to the public support he received subsequent to his arrest. Since that time, Roadsworth has received various commissions for his work and continues to be active in both visual art and music.

What began as a form of activism rooted in a desire for more bike paths and justified by the rationale outlined above eventually grew into an art project that, to a certain extent, continues today. Fuelled by a sense of righteous indignation I also felt empowered by the expressive and creative outlet that street art afforded me. Instead of feeling like a helpless passenger on a train headed for disaster I felt that I had created a voice for myself amid the noise of the city.

Un documentaire sur Roadworth est sorti en 2009 et tourne en ce moment en Amérique du nord. Bande annonce :

Roadsworth: Crossing the Line

Francine Lord, Public Art Commissioner (à lire à haute voix avec l’accent québécois) :

A mon sens, c’est la première fois que les gens de la rue, le public, des gens ordinaires, s’adressent aux autorités municipales pour soutenir une oeuvre et un artiste. C’est pas rien ça !

Photos supplémentaires :

Roadsworth’ website : http://roadsworth.com/

Une fausse version du New York post a été distribuée dans la rue aujourd’hui, une action des YesMen, Le journal est un faux, mais les faits publiés sont vrais, à propos du réchauffement climatique.

« WE’RE SCREWED» : MEDIA HEIST BLANKETS CITY WITH « SPECIAL EDITION»  NEW YORK POST
Tabloid Tells Truth About Climate Change and How It Will Affect City, World

Early this morning, nearly a million New Yorkers were stunned by the appearance of a « special edition»  New York Post blaring headlines that their city could face deadly heat waves, extreme flooding, and other lethal effects of global warming within the next few decades. The most alarming thing about it: the news came from an official City report.

Distributed by over 2000 volunteers throughout New York City, the paper has been created by The Yes Men and a coalition of activists as a wake-up call to action on climate change. It appears one day before a UN summit where Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon will push 100 world leaders to make serious commitments to reduce carbon emissions in the lead-up to the Copenhagen climate conference in December. Ban has said that the world has « less than 10 years to halt (the) global rise in greenhouse gas emissions if we are to avoid catastrophic consequences for people and the planet,»  adding that Copenhagen is a « once-in-a-generation opportunity.» 

Although the 32-page New York Post is a fake, everything in it is 100% true, with all facts carefully checked by a team of editors and climate change experts.

« This could be, and should be, a real New York Post,»  said Andy Bichlbaum of the Yes Men. « Climate change is the biggest threat civilization has ever faced, and it should be in the headlines of every paper, every day until we solve the problem.» 

The fake Post’s cover story (» We’re Screwed» ) reports the frightening conclusions of a blue-ribbon panel of scientists commissioned by the mayor’s office to determine the potential effects of climate change on the City. That report was released in February of this year, but received very little press at the time. Other lead articles describe the Pentagon’s alarmed response to global warming (» Clear & Present Disaster» ), the U.S. government’s sadly minuscule response to the crisis (» Congress Cops Out on Climate» ), China’s alternative energy program (» ChinaÕs Green Leap Forward Overtakes U.S.» ), and how if the US doesn’t quickly pass a strong climate bill, the crucial Copenhagen climate talks this December could be a « Flopenhagen.» 

Another ad promotes civil disobedience, encouraging readers to visit BeyondTalk.net and pledge to risk arrest in a planned global action November 30, just before the conference in Copenhagen.

« We need strong action on climate change,»  said David Solnit of Mobilization for Climate Justice West, one of the partners in BeyondTalk.net. « But history shows that leaders act only when people take to the streets to demand it. That’s what needs to happen now.» 

This paper is one of 2500 initiatives taking place in more than 130 countries as a response to the « Global Wake-up Call»  on climate change. For more information, visit tcktcktck.org/wakeup

Une de ces actions est organisée par Tako. Check : http://www.tako.ch/blog/flash-mob-freeze-pour-lenvironnement-geneve-et-bruxelles/