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We made a quick stop by Cooper Union the other night to support...

Tue, 14 May 2013 15:22:51 -0400

We made a quick stop by Cooper Union the other night to support the students currently occupying the President’s office! The protesting students believe that in saving a tuition-free Cooper, they’re saving an idea about what education should be in America, and who it should be available to — everyone. That’s why the students have set up camp in President Jamshed Bharucha’s office Occupy Wall Street-style, where they’re protesting what they call a trend of school boards being over-compensated, while knowing less and less about students. Cooper Union students want to keep the college tuition-free, and they say they’re not going anywhere until they’re assured it will stay that way.

https://www.facebook.com/FreeCooperUnion

photos by Kyle Depew

On the night of May 9th, 2013, The Illuminator hit the streets...

Tue, 14 May 2013 01:48:00 -0400

On the night of May 9th, 2013, The Illuminator hit the streets to support Dos Países, Una Voz in their effort to expose Carlos Slim’s new charity as laughable. Dos Países, Una Voz (Two Countries, One Voice) is comprised of Latino community leaders from across the country that have come together to give a voice to all those who cannot speak out. This coalition is driven by a desire to expose how the richest man in the world, Carlos Slim, continues to amass his wealth on the backs of the Mexican people and how his practices continue to corrode Mexico’s economic development.

http://www.twocountriesonevoice.com/

photos by Kyle Depew

April 20, 2013, The Illuminator and the NYC Light Brigades...

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 09:18:31 -0400

April 20, 2013, The Illuminator and the NYC Light Brigades teamed up again to initiate an illuminated community forum on fear freedom and democracy, in Tribeca.

The Illuminator works with KOSID (www.kosid.org) to project ads...

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:29:41 -0400

The Illuminator works with KOSID (www.kosid.org) to project ads on the World Bank headquarters in Washington DC on April 17th, 2013 in protest of the Bank’s support of the proposed Kosovo C coal-fired power plant, despite grave health concerns raised by Kosovars. Get more info about this fight here

From our BK <3 BOSTON action last night! Much...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:01:08 -0400

From our BK <3 BOSTON action last night! Much love…..

Photos from Kyle Depew

Last night The Illuminator was out in Brooklyn. In NYC our...

Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:41:00 -0400

Last night The Illuminator was out in Brooklyn. In NYC our thoughts are with Boston. Our hopes are for peace.

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Photo credit: Lucky Tran, the Illuminator collective
Building: Brooklyn Academy of Music

Video of Tax Evaders Action! To play, go to taxevaders.net!

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 18:37:01 -0400

Video of Tax Evaders Action! To play, go to taxevaders.net!

The Illuminator was back in full form just in time for Tax...

Thu, 11 Apr 2013 10:03:32 -0400

The Illuminator was back in full form just in time for Tax Season! We projected this live interactive videogame on one of the most notorious Tax Evaders in the country, Citibank. Minds were blown, fun was had by all. You can check out the game yourself at taxevaders.net!

Before we forget, please save the date:WHAT: A Gathering of...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:25:58 -0400

Before we forget, please save the date:
WHAT: A Gathering of Illuminators Past, Present and Future…
WHEN: April 7th at 3:00pm
WHERE: Top Secret. RSVP to info@theilluminator.org to get the deets.

We’ll explain more about this gathering in a moment, but first some good news. Great news, actually. Some of you already know this, but it bears repeating:

THE ILLUMINATOR VAN IS BACK IN ACTION!

In case any of you may have forgotten our saga, our access to The Illuminator was taken away in October of last year. We were able to recover and get new equipment through our Kickstarter campaign, which is amazing, but nothing could
have replaced our beautiful Illuminator. There was genuine sadness at that loss.

Well, a few weeks ago the opportunity arose for us to get the van back. It’s a long story, and we can’t go into all the details, but the bottom line is that we- The Illuminator Affinity Group- are back in the saddle and can pick up where we left off, utilizing this incredible movement resource! How’s that for a neat little magic trick?

But operating The Illuminator itself isn’t the only thing we’re going to be up to in the coming months. We’ll also be designing and fabricating our bike-operated projection rig, The Green Lumen, working on a super secret airborne projection unit (we can tell you more in person), collaborating with a group of artists and art collectives on a project about student debt, building a new website, throwing parties, etc… We’re really excited about all the possibilities, and we’re looking for more people to share it all with. Yes, that’s right:

THE ILLUMINATOR WANTS YOU!

This is what the gathering is about, more or less. The truth is that we need more cult members if we want to succeed in taking over the world. But you don’t have to be a prospective cultist to come to our little mixer. It’s also going to be an opportunity to just come and hang out with us, get an update, celebrate the return of The Illuminator, watch a video maybe… and THEN we’ll work our mojo on you.

So, if you’re in New York City and you’d like to learn how to operate the van and go out on missions, or you’re a metal worker, or graphic artist, electrician, or programmer, or like to help organize actions and parties, and you just generally want to be a hero to the activist world of NYC, come on out on April 7th. Drop a line to info@theilluminator.org and we’ll let you know where it’ll be (which really isn’t top secret, we just don’t know where it will be yet, and we don’t want to send out mass emails like this all the time just to update people with info they don’t really want).

That’s all for now. Thanks for reading to the end of this thing, and we’ll see you in the streets.

Shine On!

The Illuminator Affinity Group

February 16th in DC ahead of #ForwardonClimate, we rolled in...

Fri, 22 Mar 2013 12:25:10 -0400

February 16th in DC ahead of #ForwardonClimate, we rolled in bike form to project The Other 98%’s #ExxonHatesYourChildren ad on a gas station and at the HQ of climate denial myth makers, The Heritage Foundation!

Watch the ad here: http://youtu.be/uXV6FW9Vg0I

Strike Debt event at Le Poisson Rouge

Sun, 18 Nov 2012 22:44:36 -0500

Strike Debt event at Le Poisson Rouge

Last night The Illuminator visited the newly opened Barclays...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:57:29 -0400

Last night The Illuminator visited the newly opened Barclays Center at the Atlantic Yards site, where 1% profiteering by Ratner, Bloomberg, Prokhorov and their corporate cronies is overtaking the neighborhood.

While President Obama was speaking about Iran at the UN General...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:44:53 -0400

While President Obama was speaking about Iran at the UN General Assembly, The Illuminator teamed up with the Iranian-American activist group Havaar on the streets of New York to stand with them against war, sanctions and state repression.

The Illuminator paid a visit to the National Football League...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:41:58 -0400

The Illuminator paid a visit to the National Football League Headquarters in midtown Manhattan, to call them out on their union busting, and remind everyone that we shouldn’t just get angry because our team lost a few points, but because lockouts are on the rise in this country and workers are being exploited and shut out of their jobs everywhere. We need to stand with them!

¡Rodea el Congreso! The Illuminator shone a light of solidaridad...

Thu, 27 Sep 2012 19:39:04 -0400

¡Rodea el Congreso!

The Illuminator shone a light of solidaridad around New York City to remind people of the brave struggles of our brothers and sisters in Spain. Take the Square! Surround the Congress!

A Great Big THANK YOU to the 583

Tue, 25 Sep 2012 16:24:22 -0400

Not only did we make our Kickstarter goal, we topped it by more than $2500—thanks to the 583 people who chipped in to make it possible. THANK YOU, Illluminator supporters!

Without your help The Illuminator mobile projection project will...

Thu, 13 Sep 2012 11:01:25 -0400

Without your help The Illuminator mobile projection project will end on October 1st. Instead, we wanna go BIG. Help us build a fleet!

http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/illuminator99/the-illuminator-20

The Illuminator 2.0 Kickstarter!

Fri, 24 Aug 2012 13:39:31 -0400

The Illuminator 2.0 Kickstarter!:

Help us Illuminate the Nation as we move on to Illuminator 2.0.!

Illuminating the Donald's Unsporting Modus Operandi: Trump vs. the 99%

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:28:07 -0400

Illuminating the Donald's Unsporting Modus Operandi: Trump vs. the 99%:

Check out this great article by Nicole Powers on our guerrilla screening of the movie You’ve Been Trumped! @suicide girls

Check out this short video of our action (projecting onto the...

Mon, 20 Aug 2012 10:16:00 -0400

Check out this short video of our action (projecting onto the British Embassy in NYC) this past Thursday in support of free speech. #wikileaks #freebradleymanning