Gone walking … meandering along a gentler path

Gone walking … meandering along a gentler path

Hi folks. We’ve kinda dropped off the radar of late, and will be for a while we think… Tom’s brother Ned died suddenly from cancer at the end of last year and we’ve been on the road, mentally and literally, since. We hope to resume Breakdown Press at some stage, but for now things... »

Breakdown Benefit Gig 11th December

Breakdown Benefit Gig 11th December

BREAKDOWN PRESS BENEFIT -– Support local radical independent publishing! 11 December 2010 at BLACK GOAT Coburg 6pm onwards $10  | CIRCUITS  |  WAR WIDOW  |  KROMOSOM  | DEBACLE  |  JAMIE HAY  | Limited Edition Hand-Printed Posters by local artists for sale on the night! Vegan BBQ and Sweet Treats. All money raised from this... »

Thankyou to everyone who bought a copy of How to Make Trouble and Influence People

Thankyou to everyone who bought a copy of How to Make Trouble and Influence People

The first print run of How to Make Trouble and Influence People has almost sold out and we have no more mailorder copies available from our website. However,  it is still available from some bookshops. So if you didn’t get yourself a copy call your local bookshop to check if they still have it... »

The Peace Posters Launch at BRUNSWICK BOUND Saturday 31st July, Melbourne

The Peace Posters Launch at BRUNSWICK BOUND Saturday 31st July, Melbourne

Come celebrate the 32-page broadsheet featuring a powerful collection of 30 posters for peace. 2–4pm Saturday 31st July, 2010 Exhibition Launch upstairs at BRUNSWICK BOUND 361 Sydney Road, Brunswick VIC 3056. This is a FREE event. Come collect your free copies of the publication! Show runs until 28th August. Open: 10am – 6pm Monday... »

Act boldly for peace – We need your help to distribute The Peace Posters in your local area!

Act boldly for peace – We need your help to distribute The Peace Posters in your local area!

The Peace Posters is a 32 page BROADSHEET NEWSPAPER which unfolds to 30 posters and available for FREE … Released very soon! Help us get them out into the world. To obtain copies of this Free Broadsheet for bedroom walls, workplaces, street poles, community notice boards, shopfronts and schools, please email: distro@breakdownpress.org with your... »

Extended Timeline for Submissions for The Peace Posters! Breakdown Poster Series #4

Extended Timeline for Submissions for The Peace Posters! Breakdown Poster Series #4

We have decided to extend the deadline for POSTER submissions for The Peace Posters until the 21st May. We have received some amazing contributions from Australian and International artists and designers and the publication is already shaping up to be a powerful collection of posters! Many people have been asking for extensions for their... »

Market Crossings – Plotting a course through the Preston Markets, Book & Documentary Launch

Market Crossings – Plotting a course through the Preston Markets, Book & Documentary Launch

Australian cultural identity is evolving & diversifying at breakneck pace and no where is this more evident than the Preston Market. For 40 years it has been one of the first ports of call for new arrivals, cutting across socio-economic divisions and now it is faced with a development revamp. MARKET CROSSINGS is a... »

The Peace Posters – Breakdown Poster Series #4

The Peace Posters – Breakdown Poster Series #4

Hi everyone out there … spread the word. We’re putting together another Breakdown Poster Series! And this time we’re seeking posters about PEACE. It’s an interesting time to be reflecting on Australia’s role in international politics, particularly in light of the upcoming visit by the US President Barack Hussein Obama. Australia is still involved... »

Festival of the PHOTOCOPIER 2010, presented by the STICKY INSTITUTE. Zine, Zines, Zines.

Festival of the PHOTOCOPIER 2010, presented by the STICKY INSTITUTE. Zine, Zines, Zines.

Breakdown Press will be Tabelling at Festival of the Photocopier magnificent zine fair, SAT 13 FEB at the City Square (Swanston St, between Flinders Lane and Collins) from 3-8pm. There will be the Melbourne Tramways Band performing and over 65 zinesters selling zines. It’s all about the zine. FESTIVAL PROGRAM 2010 STICKY INSTITUTE Inc... »

Friendly places to buy “How to Make Trouble and Influence People” – Support Indie bookstores!

Friendly places to buy “How to Make Trouble and Influence People” – Support Indie bookstores!

Friendly Stores selling “How to Make Trouble and Influence People”. If you would like to sell copies of the book through your bookstore, community organisation or distro email us at distro@breakdownpress.org VICTORIA: STICKY, Degraves St Subway under Flinders St, Melbourne THE BRUNSWICK STREET BOOKSTORE, 305 Brunswick St, Fitzroy BRUNSWICK BOUND, 361 Sydney Rd, Brunswick... »

SYDNEY BOOK LAUNCH of How To Make Trouble and Influence People + Red Rattler Party

SYDNEY BOOK LAUNCH of How To Make Trouble and Influence People + Red Rattler Party

Book launch THURSDAY the 3rd December 2009 -  upstairs at the Berkelouw Cafe and Bookshop Newtown, 6-8 O’Connell St, Newtown, 6pm-8pm. Entry is free and speakers include the book’s author Iain McIntyre as well as Dr Meredith Burgmann, Mother Inferior (Order of Perpetual Indulgence) and Simon Hunt (Pauline Pantsdown). Launch party SATURDAY the 5th December... »

2010 Seeds of Dissent Calendar! Face Up To The Future and support Community Radio 3CR 855AM

2010 Seeds of Dissent Calendar! Face Up To The Future and support Community Radio 3CR 855AM

Buy your copy now! 3CR’s fifth Seeds Of Dissent Calendar looks ahead to imagine a future we want to live in, while also celebrating Australia’s radical history. They asked 12 artists who are part of Australian activist culture to contribute an artwork that reflects their idea of the future. Some artists have created images... »

Welcome to the world of Breakdown Press.

Welcome to the world of Breakdown Press.

There has been lots of action here at Breakdown Press and we are so excited to be launching our new book “How to Make Trouble and Influence People” written by Iain McIntyre. This book is a collected and expanded edition of the publication of the same name, the original version of which came out... »

How to Make Trouble and Influence People – New Book!

How to Make Trouble and Influence People – New Book!

This book reveals Australia’s radical past through tales of Indigenous resistance, convict revolts and escapes, picket line hi-jinks, student occupations, creative direct action, media pranks, urban interventions, squatting, blockades, banner drops, street theatre and billboard liberation; including stories and anecdotes, interviews with pranksters and troublemakers, and over 300 spectacular photos documenting the vital history... »

Announcing our Fourth Poster Series – Forthcoming in 2010

Announcing our Fourth Poster Series – Forthcoming in 2010

In 2010 Breakdown Press will be producing a newsprint poster publication titled “The Peace Posters“, with the support of the Graham F. Smith Peace Trust. The publication will be a collection of posters designed by artists and writers to educate and raise awareness on the vital issues of peace. Artists will be encouraged to... »