The Yes Men
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Movies: Saying 'Yes' to civil disobedience...disobedience The Yes Men ยป Half of activist prankster duo visits SLC. Andy Bichlbaum, one half of the activist duo The Yes Men, demonstrates a fake Halliburton anti-disaster product, the SurvivaBall, at a trade show. When the Yes Men,... In this article: The Yes Men, The Yes Men, Terry Tempest Williams, Salt Lake City, Union Carbide, and Dow |
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The Salt Lake Tribune | November 12, 2009
5-minute movie reviews: 'The Yes Men Fix the World,' 'Play the Game'
5-minute movie reviews: 'The Yes Men Fix the World,' 'Play the Game' Andy Bichlbaum (at left), one half of the activist duo The Yes Men, faces the press after a prank at an oil-industry conference in Calgary, Alberta. Opens Friday at...
In this article: The Yes Men, Andy Griffith, Dow Chemical, Halliburton, Calgary, Alberta, and West Valley City
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The Huffington Post | November 11, 2009
Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: The Yes Men Fix the World -- Speaking Truth by Faking Power
Read More: Bhopal, Chamber Of Commerce, Dow Chemical, Jonathan Kim, Rethink Reviews, The Yes Men, The Yes Men Fix The World, Union Carbide, Entertainment News Armed only with cheap suits, fake websites, a few props and nuts the size of...
In this article: Dow Chemical, Air America, Ideology, Trademark, Union Carbide, Sundance Film Festival, Halliburton, and Milton Friedman
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USATODAY.com | November 11, 2009
'Change' puts U.S. Chamber of Commerce on the spot
...- shared by dozens of Democrats and other business groups - to what he calls jobs-destroying House legislation. The activist group The Yes Men staged a phony Washington press conference Oct. 19, impersonating chamber officials and announcing...
In this article: Tom Donohue, White House, Washington, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Climate change, Exelon, and Rahm Emanuel
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The Huffington Post | November 06, 2009
Sheri and Allan Rivlin: Can the Yes Men and Michael Moore Fix Capitalism?
...abounds and two movies in theaters now are helping bring the evils of capitalism into focus; "The Yes Men Fix The World" by the "Yes Men," (opening in Los Angeles this weekend) and Michael Moore's "Capitalism, A Love Story." Perhaps you...
In this article: Michael Moore, Capitalism, Sicko, Daily Show, National Press Club, Exxon, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt
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L.A. Times - Movie Reviews | November 06, 2009
'Died Young, Stayed Pretty,' about rock poster artists, loses focus
...public spanking, which makes "The Yes Men Fix the World" an odd combination of righteous, raucous and rueful. Robert Abele "The Yes Men Fix the World." MPAA rating: Unrated. Running time: 1 hour, 26 minutes. At Laemmle Sunset 5, West...
In this article: Tunis, Ben Gazzara, and Little Jerusalem
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Ain't It Cool News: The best in movie, TV, DVD, and comic book news. | October 30, 2009
Capone's Art-House Round-Up with BRONSON, THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD, and LABOR DAY!!!
...effective work with perhaps the single most unforgettable performance you'll see in 2009. Even with its many flaws, I'll take it. THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD It's hard to believe that it's been five years since Andy Bichlbaum and Mike...
In this article: Charles Bronson, Labor Day, Fahrenheit 9/11, Barack Obama, Service Employees International Union, Tom Hardy, Exxon, and HBO
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AlterNet.org: MediaCulture | October 27, 2009
The Yes Men: Pranksters Out to Fix the World
...struggle. Since then we've continued to work with different activist groups. See more stories tagged with: yes men, yes men fix the world Mark Engler, a writer based in New York City, is a senior analyst with Foreign Policy In...
In this article: World Trade Organization, Dow, Bhopal, Seattle, Coal, Union Carbide, and Chase Bank
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National Post | October 20, 2009
Yes Men take aim at U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Mary Vallis, National Post Published: Tuesday, October 20, 2009 YouTube screen grab Activist group the Yes Men got one over on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce last week. While Americans stood around their televisions late week following the...
In this article: U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Yes Men, National Press Club, Dow Chemical, Washington, and Fox Business Network
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National Post | October 20, 2009
The Yes Men: A decade of hoaxes
Posted: October 20, 2009, 6:30 PM by Erin Valois Filmmaker Michael Moore is not alone in his fight against the establishment - the Yes Men have been crashing corporate meetings for the past 10 years. On Monday, the U.S. Chamber of...
In this article: Climate change, Dow Chemical, CNBC, Fox Business Network, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, National Petroleum Council, Exxon, and ExxonMobil
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Gawker | October 19, 2009
Yes Men Punk Chamber of Commerce Into Climate Change Presser [Pranks]
...your recipient's email address. Please enter a valid email address. Oct 19, 2009 8:10 PM 19 Culture jamming activists "The Yes Men" set in motion a fake press conference forcing a Chamber of Commerce representative in attendance to...
In this article: Climate change, Global warming, Housing and Urban Development, Dow Chemical, Nike, Youtube video, World Trade Organization, and Apple
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The Yes Men are a group of culture jamming activists who practice what they call "identity correction" by pretending to be powerful people and spokespersons for prominent organizations. They create and maintain fake websites similar to ones they want to spoof, and then they accept invitations received on their websites to appear at conferences, symposia, and TV shows. Their newfound, self-proclaimed authority to express the idea that corporations and governmental organizations often act in dehumanizing ways toward the public has met both positively and negatively with political overtones. Elaborate props are sometimes part of the ruse, as shown in their 2003 DVD release The Yes Men.
Their method is often satire: posing as corporate or government spokespeople, they often make shocking comments which they believe to be the real meaning of the organisation's ideology being hidden by spin, or extrapolate what they feel is the organisation's ideology in a 'reductio ad absurdum' to come out with outrageous conclusions, such as that it should be possible to sell your vote or that the poor should eat recycled human waste. On most occasions no shock or anger has been registered in the response to their prank, with no one realizing they were imposters. Sometimes, the Yes Men's phony spokesperson makes announcements that represent dream scenarios for the anti-globalization movement or opponents of corporate crime. The result is false news reports of the demise of the WTO, or Dow paying for a Union Carbide cleanup, which the Yes Men intend to provide publicity for what they see as problems in the current situation.
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