Yes Man headed to Minneapolis
Tuesday, February 09, 2010 at 1:32 pm
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Mike Bonanno (left) and Andy Bichlbaum demonstrate the Survivaball
Long before college conservatives were planning videotaped ACORN stings or Tea Partiers were wielding copies of “Rules for Radicals,” The Yes Men were pioneering a form of much-copied culturejamming to lambaste greed and misdeeds by corporations and governments. By posing as bigwigs from the WTO, Halliburton, the Canadian government, and Dow Chemicals, among others — and fooling press outlets along the way — they shamed various institutions about everything from foot-dragging on climate change measures to the inaction in the wake of 1984′s Bhopal disaster. Now one of these legendary activists is headed our way for a discussion following a screening of the film, The Yes Men Fix the World.
Yes Men co-founder Mike Bonanno will be in Minneapolis this Friday, Feb. 12, at St. Anthony Main Oak Street Cinema — Survivaball and all — to launch a seven-day run of screenings.
Watch the trailer:
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Comment posted February 9, 2010 @ 1:53 pm
I wonder if Minnesota’s own yes man will be making an appearance: http://columbusgohome.com/
Comment posted February 9, 2010 @ 1:56 pm
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Comment posted February 10, 2010 @ 1:21 pm
The Yes Men movie is showing at St. Anthony Main, NOT Oak Street.
Comment posted February 10, 2010 @ 2:06 pm
Judy: Hmmm… This link shows a run at Oak Street from Feb. 12-16. But, this links says it’s showing at St. Anthony Main. I’ve got an email into MN Film Arts to see what’s up.
Update: You are correct, Judy. Corrected in copy above, with new link added.
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