The Groundswell Collective

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The Groundswell Collective

Boston, MA

Dedicated to critical cultural production at the intersection of art and activism.

Belgian Mare Brewery by Tim Roettiger

Join in the adventure as we build the Belgian Mare Brewery, an off-grid artisanal brewery in east Alstead, New Hampshire.
- Food
- Alstead, NH
Funding Unsuccessful (05/23/2012)
tidal by Occupy Theory

We believe we can’t have radical action without radical thought. A journal of theory and strategy for Occupy movement.
- Periodical
- New York, NY
Funding Unsuccessful (04/23/2012)
Funded!
Occuprint by jesse goldstein

We've collected 100s of Occupy images. Now we're going to print & distribute thousands of posters, to help this movement stay visible!
- Public Art
- Brooklyn, NY
- 144% funded $24,218 pledged
- 351 backers
- Funded Mar 27, 2012
Funded!
Witches & Mad Prophets: 13 Heretics by Erik Ruin

13 unique offset prints by 13 artists, each depicting a heretical person or movement, all put together in a nice silk-screened case!
- Art Book
- Providence, RI
- 330% funded $4,961 pledged
- 127 backers
- Funded Mar 16, 2012
The Cambridge Tales by David Axel Kurtz

A collection of short stories best read on the Red Line.
- Fiction
- Cambridge, MA
Funding Unsuccessful (12/02/2011)
Funded!
NO↔SPACE by NotAnAlternative

This Fall, Not An Alternative will open a new venue for art, activism, technology, and theory called No-Space in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.
- Art
- Brooklyn, NY
- 131% funded $13,177 pledged
- 218 backers
- Funded Dec 03, 2011
Funded!
MILK NOT JAILS by milk not jails

MILK NOT JAILS is a cooperative of farmers and activists launching a new line of dairy products to build grassroots power.
- Food
- New York, NY
- 101% funded $22,430 pledged
- 353 backers
- Funded Aug 31, 2011
Funded!
2011 HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands by David N. Blank-Edelman

HONK! is a Festival of Activist Street Bands
- Music
- Somerville, MA
- 105% funded $10,507 pledged
- 211 backers
- Funded Aug 18, 2011
Funded!
Old Soul; Making an album! by Mike O'Hehir (deleted)

Recording and pressing a full length album, with your help!
- Indie Rock
- Kennebunkport, ME
- 102% funded $2,053 pledged
- 54 backers
- Funded Apr 13, 2011
Funded!
The Beehive Collective's 10th Anniversary Poster Print Run by beehive design collective

Send all thirteen of our fantastically intricate and inspiring, hand-drawn black and white, illustrated posters to the printhouse!
- Illustration
- Machias, ME
- 366% funded $18,315 pledged
- 298 backers
- Funded Jan 31, 2011
Funded!
Conflict Kitchen by Conflict Kitchen

Conflict Kitchen is a take-out restaurant that only serves cuisine from countries with which the United States government is in conflict.
- Food
- Pittsburgh, PA
- 104% funded $4,178 pledged
- 139 backers
- Funded Sep 30, 2010
Funded!
Trade School by OurGoods.org

At Trade School, students barter with teachers for instruction. Classes range from butter making to ghost hunting. Help us run Trade School again!
- Conceptual Art
- New York, NY
- 101% funded $9,133 pledged
- 239 backers
- Funded Jun 26, 2010

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Belgian Mare Brewery by Tim Roettiger

tidal by Occupy Theory

Occuprint by jesse goldstein

Witches & Mad Prophets: 13 Heretics by Erik Ruin

The Cambridge Tales by David Axel Kurtz

NO↔SPACE by NotAnAlternative

MILK NOT JAILS by milk not jails

2011 HONK! Festival of Activist Street Bands by David N. Blank-Edelman

Old Soul; Making an album! by Mike O'Hehir (deleted)

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