Edited by Andrew Boyd with Dave Oswald Mitchell
OR Books
2016, paperback
SKU: 9781944869090
Beautiful Trouble brings together dozens of seasoned artists and activists from around the world to distill their best practices into a toolbox for creative action. Sophisticated enough for veteran activists, accessible enough for newbies, this compendium of troublemaking wisdom is a must-have for aspiring changemakers. Showcasing the synergies between artistic imagination and shrewd political strategy, Beautiful Trouble is for everyone who longs for a more beautiful, more just, more livable world - and wants to know how to get there.
About the Authors:
Andrew Boyd is an author, humorist and twenty-five-year veteran of creative campaigns for social change. He led the decade-long satirical media campaign "Billionaires for Bush." He co-founded Agit-Pop Communications, an award-winning "subvertising" agency, and the netroots movement, The Other 98%. He's the author of three books: Daily Afflictions, Life's Little Deconstruction Book and the creative action manual The Activist Cookbook.
Dave Oswald Mitchell is a writer, editor and researcher. He edited the Canadian activist publication "Briarpatch Magazine" from 2005 to 2010, and his writing has been published in "Rabble," "Reality Sandwich," "Rolling Thunder" and "Upping the Anti."