Activist Actions
Support of Carry That Weight
GGBB decided it was important to show their support of Emma Sulkowicz’s senior thesis project, Carry That Weight at Columbia University. Joining Sulkowicz was Gene Stratton Porter, Gerda Taro, Alla Horska, and Minnette de Silva.
“Where to Get An Abortion in The City of Buffalo” Bus Poster Installation
CEPA exhibition "Conversation Pieces", 2009.
Guerrilla Girls Broadband’s pro-choice Buffalo Bus shelter map/poster incorporates “The Advantages Of No Choice Whatsoever” and the Buffalo transit map. It shows how despite a long history of dedicated abortion providers and support groups standing up to extreme violence and persecution, there are now no clinics in the city itself, so if you need an abortion you need to travel (directions provided in the poster).
We developed this project for bus shelters throughout Buffalo as part of the
“Abortion Change You” Subway Intervention
“Counter Recruiting” at Park Avenue Armory
Part of Creative Time's “Democracy in America”, 2008.
In front of a backdrop representing a military recruiting station we invite people to pose as if blocking the door, and get their picture taken: they get to take a pledge to Yoko Ono’s slogan “War is Over if You Want It,” that they will strive to stop military recruiting in their schools and campuses; and are then given the “Provoke! Protest! Prevail!” patch.
“Counter Recruiting” at Bronx Museum
Part of the exhibition “Making It Together; Women, Art and Community”, 2008.
In front of a backdrop representing a military recruiting station we invite people to pose as if blocking the door, and get their picture taken: they get to take a pledge to Yoko Ono’s slogan “War is Over if You Want It,” that they will strive to stop military recruiting in their schools and campuses; and are then given the “Provoke! Protest! Prevail!” patch.
“Bootless Camp Counter Recruiting Station” at Figment 2010 on Governor's Island
No Child Recruited!
The Bootless Camp Counter-Recruiting Station at Figment 2010 on Governor's Island was an installation/activity for adults and kids. Guerrilla Girl Fairy Drill-Mothers directed recruits to complete an obstacle course and pledge to keep recruiters out of their schools and campuses - they imprinted lipstick kisses on the "War is Over If You Want It" banner and were rewarded with GGBB 'Provoke! Protest! Prevail! tattoos and armbands. Participants also got their photo taken in a gorilla mask blocking the door of the mock armed forces recruiting center.