How did Reverend Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping protest at the Disney Store work to critique of even “destroy” the commercialism and and the cultural meaning of Disney?
In the Lane reading, Rev. Billy and the Church of Stop Shopping use tactic such as “Spatathon” from the ‘Invasion Manual’ to engage audience via action and dialogue which forces the audience to participate taking the performance a real life.
Citations
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Sanders, Bernie. “Disneyland Workers Face Ruthless Exploitation. Their Fight Is Our Fight | Bernie Sanders.” The Guardian, 7 June 2018. www.theguardian.com, https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2018/jun/07/disneyland-workers-living-wage-disney-inequality.
“Union Protesters Seeking Higher Wages for Resort Workers March on Disneyland Gates.” The Mercury News, 15 June 2018, https://www.mercurynews.com/2018/06/15/union-protesters-seeking-higher-wages-for-resort-workers-march-on-disneyland-gates/.
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I see the income inequity between the minimum wage workers and the CEO, but did you find who else gets the profits?