Culture Jamming is political communication with the world and people around you. It presents a variety of different communication strategies that work the branded images and icons of consumer culture to make you and the people around you aware of surrounding problems and politics that warrant your attention.
All we're trying to do is strike a balance between commercial consumer values and the human interest in society.Take a look at the sticker on the telephone pole, the graffiti on the wall, the pen inked into the paper you picked up. They might just be nonsense but look again because they might just be trying to inform you. Don’t be so quick to judge, all ink isn't vandalism.
"Growing numbers of observers contend that the dominant public role of our time has shifted from citizen to consumer. Indeed, respondents in polls typically cite entertainment, shopping, and other consumer activities as their top free time preferences." - CCCE
Jam Against Monopolies!
I don't have to tell you why you might be interested in joining the culture jamming movement. Odds are you've looked around and not liked what you've seen. Take a look below at this Kraft and Heinz label collection. Soon after they merge, grocery stores won't have a choice but to go with Kreinz because of the all-in-one deal they're bound to be offered. It just costs too much to go with a bunch of little providers when there's one provider of ALL things! At least, that's a grocery store's mentality.
You, the people, know better.
Now take a look at the Entertainment Sector
And these companies don't just own TV stations and movie studios. No, they own production companies, newspapers, radio stations, magazines, even music studios. These big entertainment names are making pure profit off of your hard earned dollar.
