Creative Activism Workshop #3: Tricksters Acting Up for the Federal Election 2025

CO-CREATE, GENERATE! LIBERATE!
Join us for the third workshop in the Creative Activism 2025 series in the lead up to the federal election. Join the fun and creativity as we get down to actual production of materials for future actions.

WORKSHOP OUTLINE
For this hands-on workshop, we will continue working on the projects we brainstormed and sparked off in the first workshop and support their creative development - from the concept creation, technical production, finishing, delivery and performance.

Banner making guru Judy Blyth will help us make some banners and documentary photographer and long-time climate activist Nancye Miles Tweedie will talk about how best to liaise with her (and other activist photographers) before events to ensure optimum framing for maximum exposure.

To stimulate ideas and creative development, several ‘incubators’ will join us (subject to availability).

1. Sign/banner writing guru (Judy Blyth)
2. Imagery, photography and messaging (Nancye Miles Tweedie)
3. Writing satire for street theatre (TBA)
4. Preparing props (former WAAPA Design graduate)
5. Costuming (Sally Knowles)
6. Scoping locations and due diligence (Sally)
7. Comedy as a disruptor for social change (surprise guest)
8. Using Humour When Things are Dire (podcast)

WHAT TO BRING
Bring your team members, materials for making puppets, effigies, signs/banners, street theatre scripts, costumes, props, etc.

ELECTION STRATEGY
In the first workshop we kickstarted ideas for an election strategy around the following priority issues so we can make our voices heard at the ballot box.
1. Palestine
2. Fossil Fuels/Climate Crisis
3. Affordable Housing
4. AUKUS

WORKSHOP OUTCOMES
You will leave with:
- a creative team and plenty of inspiration with which to connect with a community of like-minded changemakers who will encourage and empower you;
- a priority plan for our artivist actions for our 2025 Federal election campaign;
- a swag of political strategies with which to strategise the key issues for the 2025 elections;
- practical tips and ideas for future creative actions;
- a toolkit of creative strategies;
- a network of other passionate artivists.

OTHER INFO
Bring water, snacks, a friend and of course, your great ideas!