Identity Correction

 

Impersonating big-time criminals in order to publicly humiliate them, and otherwise giving journalists excuses to cover important issues. These days, we're focusing all our energy on the Yes Lab, which helps activists use creative techniques to promote change.

Correcting identities…

Balls Across America!

What on earth is "Balls Across America"?
"Balls Across America" is a series of civil disobedience actions involving Survivaballs. It's inspired by the Climate Pledge of Resistance and BeyondTalk.net. "Balls Across America" was launched in prime-time on CNN, and now will spread across the United States, in lockstep with the distribution schedule of The Yes Men Fix the World!
Find out more about this unique program at Survivanet.com.

Heather Graham loves Survivaballs too!

Before Andy was thrown in the slammer for trying to attack the U.N. with a batallion of Survivaballs we attended the Global Premiere of the award-warning climate change epic film The Age of Stupid. We were pleasantly surprised to bump in to actress Heather Graham on the green carpet, with whom we discussed a potential custom made Survivaball for her next film project.

YES MEN HONCHO SPRUNG FROM CLINK

September 24, 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

YES MEN HONCHO SPRUNG FROM CLINK
"Balls Across America" direct-action campaign launched
NYPD abuse of authority big factor in arrest

Andy Bichlbaum, co-founder of activist group the Yes Men, emerged after 26 hours in New York City's central lockup with all charges against him dismissed.[1]

Assault on UN

20 Survivaballs were deployed along the coast of the East River in New York city, on the eve of a critical climate meeting with heads of state from around the world, sponsored by the United Nations.

New York Post special edition

"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 

Yes Men go visit Branson

In a follow-up to Richard Branson's endorsement of the Survivaballs featured in The Yes Men Fix the World, the Yes Men the central London headquarters of Sir Richard's Virgin Galactic.

BBC Interview with the Yes Men, Five Years On

Nearly five years after we snuck onto the BBC as Dow Chemical and took full responsibility for the Bhopal catastrophe (sending Dow's stock plunging), we're interviewed by a very nice man from the BBC.

Part I:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZzpJk47U3Os

Part II:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A7DzR11FRg8

The London tabloids, Sir Peter Mandelson, and a couple of Survivaballs

Turns out it's not so hard to get a picture in all of London's tabloids:
http://www.thisislondon.co.uk/standard/article-23729997-details/Protesto...
Two papers featured a photo of the protesters and the Survivaballs, but in captions and articles failed to mention the big six-foot blobs in the photo. Near-literal "elephant in the room" stuff....

Another tabloid funny: Amy Winehouse and hunk see our film (at 3am? interesting...): http://www.mirror.co.uk/celebs/3am/2009/08/10/clocked-115875-21586116/

Branson teams up with Yes Men, endorses Tuesday UK simulcast

August 10, 2009
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YES MEN TEAM UP WITH ENTREPRENEUR SIR RICHARD BRANSON
Aircraft mogul launches new solution to climate change

Exxon, Dow slam new Yes Men film; opens in U.K. this week

August 5, 2009
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DOW, EXXONMOBIL SLAM NEW YES MEN FILM FOR "INACCURACIES", "MISREPRESENTATION"; CONCEDE PIC "ENTERTAINING"
U.K. theatrical premiere of "The Yes Men Fix the World" August 7, opens in U.S. theaters in October

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