Honk!

Activist street bands from the United States and France play in Davis Square, Somerville Massachusetts.

What is an Activist Band?

"By describing HONK! bands as activist, we are referring to bands which are socially engaged — some in direct action and outright political protest, others in community building, be it performing for social justice or community-based organizations or conducting workshops in the public schools. Further, by performing at street level, usually for free, without sound amplification and with very little distance between artist and audience, HONK! bands create a participatory spectacle to reclaim public space in ways that place them at the heart of activist politics". (Honk-2016)

Honk parade 2009

Environmental Encroachment-2013 (video)

photos by skip schiel & teeksa photography

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