How to Make Trouble and Influence People: Pranks, Protests, Graffiti & Political Mischief-Making from Across Australia - Paperback

by Iain McIntyre (Author), Andrew Hansen (Foreword by), Josh MacPhee (Foreword by)

This book reveals Australia's radical past through more than 500 tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hijinks, student occupations, creative direct action, street art, media pranks, urban interventions, squatting, blockades, banner drops, guerilla theatre, and billboard liberation. Twelve key Australian activists and pranksters are interviewed regarding their opposition to racism, nuclear power, war, economic exploitation, and religious conservatism via humor and creativity. Featuring more than 300 spectacular images How to Make Trouble and Influence People is an inspiring, and at times hilarious, record of resistance that will appeal to readers everywhere.

Author Biography

Iain McIntyre is an author, a musician, and a community radio broadcaster. He is the author of Tomorrow Is Today and You! Andrew Hansen is an award-winning comedian and a musician best known for being a member of the satirical team The Chaser, which performs on television and in live theater.