Tactical frivolity
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Tactical frivolity is a form of public protest involving humour; often including peaceful non-compliance with authorities, carnival and whimsical antics. Humour has played a role in political protests
Swedish anti-war protestors blocking a road while dressed as clowns
Major Waldemar Fydrych founder of the Orange Alternative, seen wearing the movement's trademark elf hat at Kraków Book Fair October 2006
A tactical frivolity float, surrounded by protestors at the 2011 London anti-cuts protest
Kristi Noem watches a small protest from atop the Portland, Oregon ICE facility
Carnival Against Capital
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The Carnival Against Capital was an international day of protest on Friday, 18 June 1999, timed to coincide with the 25th G8 summit in Cologne, Germany. The carnival was inspired by the 1980s Stop the
Tactical frivolity
…As the 1990s advanced, RTS inspired splinter groups in other countries across the world, and was heavily involved in organising the international Carnival against Capitalism—an anti-capitalism event held in many cities simultaneously on June 18, 1999. Carnival against Capitalism, frequently known as J18, is sometimes credited…
RTS flyer for J18