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Last night: subvertising in Central London

adbuster | 07.08.2002 16:14

Last night around Central London 3 people went out for a few hours, subvertising 15 billboards, loads of bus stop ads, one corporate lorry and a McDonalds outlet.

It was incredibly easy – some were done infront of large numbers of people, none of whom called the police or said anything disparaging. In fact, all people’s comments were positive. A couple of cop vans even drove past without paying any attention. People should definitely do this more often – okay so it’s not going to bring the social relation of capital to its knees but it does do a lot to counter the constant media onslaught on people’s self-esteem and self-worth. And it’s great fun!

If it only takes 3 people a few hours to subvert 40-something ads, think how many could be done if more people started. So get your spray-cans and fat caps, your printouts and wallpaper paste and let’s fuck shit up!

Pictures to be uploaded here and on  http://www.anarchistyouth.net soon…

For a database of previous subvertisements, check out  http://www.subvertise.org

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  1. Good to see — subvert