Action and confrontation

Clowns as activists

Humour is a powerful weapon with the capacity to create new perspectives, upset established roles, expose lies and speak the truth. CIRCA (Clandestine Insurgent Rebel Clown Army) is a group of non-violent activists who demonstrate against economic globalisation, capitalism and war, by mixing activism with clownery. They want to make clownery dangerous again and give it back the social function it once had: its ability to disrupt, criticise and heal society. We are clowns because what else can one be in such a stupid world?
The exhibition features clown equipment, images and flyers
More info at www.clownarmy.org

Riots in Copenhagen and Gothenburg

If you cannot get your voice heard, what do you do? Even though the museum does not condone violent confrontation, it is a way of offering resistance, and as such has its rightful place in the exhibition. Two examples of peoples anger and frustration leading to violent repercussions are the Gothenburg riots in June 2001 and the occupation of the youth centre in Copenhagen in March 2007; the latter resulting in the largest action ever taken by the police force in the history of Denmark.

Action in the White House

What really lies behind one persons civil courage? What makes people resort to action? As one of the top high school seniors in the USA in 2007, the 17-year-old Mari Oye went to the White house to meet President George W Bush. During the ceremony to receive the Presidential Scholars medal, she took the opportunity to hand the president a letter signed by a number of students, protesting against violations of human rights committed by the USA as part of the War against terrorism.