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 address... »

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... »

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... »

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 in wars... »

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 Melbourne, Australia Shop 10 Degraves Street subway... »

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 AVENUE BOOKSTORE, 127 Dundas Place, Albert... »

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 –... »

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 that... »

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... »

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... »

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... »

“YOU” is for sale in Melbourne at these friendly stores – Sticky (Flinders St Subway), Polyester Books (Brunswick St, Fitzroy), Brunswick St Books (Fitzroy), Friends of the Earth (Smith St, Collingwood), Brunswick Bound (363 Sydney Rd). YOU is a free weekly zine from Melbourne, produced anonymously every week since November 2001. It takes the form of a... »

In November 2008, an exciting community-based arts project called Market Value took place in the Preston Market, Melbourne. Facilitated by Trax Art, traders, patrons and young people developed and performed a live theatre show and were involved in a multimedia exhibition in the heart of the Market.  In conjuction with the people of Preston... »

“The Nuclear Posters” are still available for the cheap price of $15 (Retailing at $25 in shops). Featuring 17 poster designs, 7 x A2 and 10 x A3 posters, printed in full-colour on 100% recycled paper using vegie-based inks. Our 3rd poster series brings together a powerful collection of posters by artists, designers and... »