All hijinks... ever
These are projects carried out over the years by the Yes Men and their student and organizational partners.
For a timeline of when and why they occurred, see our timeline (coming soon). For why we did certain actions, and how well we think they succeeded, see our press pages. For the full, gory stories behind actions, take a peek behind the curtain.
Murder Is Bad
In the 1990's when Nigerians began to nonviolently protest Shell’s oil development, Shell collaborated with the Nigerian military regime to violently suppress opposition. More than 60 villages were raided, over 800 people were killed, and 30,000…
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Flow of drugs in La Jolla stopped cold
In July of 2012, U.S. Attorney for Southern California Laura Duffy announced that, contrary to the policy guidelines of head U.S. Attorney Eric Holder, medical marijuana facilities in San Diego would have to close.
Shortly afterwards, an email went…
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Destroying Shell's Let's Go! Arctic Campaign
As part of helping to (mis)launch Shell's Arctic drill rig, we also decided to help Shell out with their ultra-expensive, profoundly misguided "Let's Go" campaign. But we needed the public's help to destroy that campaign...
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Shell's Epic Party Fail
To celebrate Shell’s era-defining Arctic drilling program, a gala is announced in Seattle’s historic Space Needle. The event goes haywire when a miniature rig-drink-dispenser malfunctions and sprays the guest of honor, the "widow" of the rig's…
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TPP receives "Corporate Power Tool" award
Is there a way to get lots of attention for something boring, secretive, and highly wonkish, with an acronym that sounds like stuff you wipe your butt with? The TPP (Trans-Pacific Partnership) is yet another nasty trade deal being forced on the…
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Your B of A
Executives, investors, and opponents alike reacted with surprise to the news that Bank of America, realizing it was heading for a taxpayer bailout, was asking Americans to start thinking about what they'll do with the bank once they own it, and to…
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Three Strikes, You're In!
To compensate victims of their racist and abusive "stop and frisk" policy, the New York Police Department partnered with McDonald’s to offer free "Happy Meals" to anyone stopped and frisked three times without charge or summons. Too yummy to be true…
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Patriots for Self-Deportation
In October 2011, a group of activists decided to take the logic of anti-immigration activists to its logical extreme. They reasoned that if "anchor babies" are such a big issue, we should all look carefully to determine whether any one of our…
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A Gift for Amsterdam
It's rare that a single action has concrete results; generally, it has to be part of a long-term campaign. In this case, a single action galvanized such a campaign, which quickly achieve results: a squat, under imminent threat of eviction, was saved…
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Occupy With Aloha
During the gala dinner of the November 2011 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference, renowned Hawaiian guitarist Makana spent 45 minutes repeatedly singing an Occupy-themed protest ballad and wearing an "Occupy with Aloha" t-shirt.
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Bullfight On Wall Street
Inspired by the annoyingly ubiquitous Wall Street bull "ballerina" image, and desiring to bring it make a more powerful and exact version, a bullfighter in full traje de luces headed towards the Wall Street bull. Distracted by a couple of rodeo…
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Brokers and Police for the Occupation
Something amazing appeared one day in front of the Wall Street Bull in downtown Manhattan: a protest in favor of Occupy Wall Street by dozens of suited-up stockbrokers and motorcycle-riding police. "Brokers and Police for the Occupation," read their…
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Videos
These are videos that reveal actions, are used within actions, or come out of actions.
For standalone shorts, see our movies page.
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