Silently Revolting

Silently Revolting
Because there is an alternative to party politics

Silently Revolting was a collective I co-founded in 2010 that specialised in organising not for profit parties that explored themes related to politics, social organisation, economics and having a good time. At a time when the world was on the brink of a large financial crisis it felt like a necessary debate to be had. The parties offered a platform to explore economic systems past and present in a creative and interactive way.

The concept of the parties was simple: they were strictly non profit events where the bar was run as live stock market, drinks would fluctuate in price according to demand. Gambling was encouraged to keep the currency alive and flowing as were informal and creative exchanges between the punters to pocket a few more revolutions ( the currency we traded in). Each party was curated with a financial crisis in mind and the space was designed in an immersive way with lots of visual materials and artworks inspired by the era. With each party we released a promotional video which gave the context and set the scene, see below for links.

All photos by Christa Holka.

Manifesto
The parties are strictly not for profit. The aim is to provide a space where people can come together, have fun, get critical and celebrate it, while paying the least possible amount for drinks. Silently Revolting aims to bring down the cost of drinks the more people join. Bring along 10 friends and the cost will go down as the shared cost of the party decreases, 10 more and the cost will go down further. While the drinks will never be free as the costs need recouping to buy drinks for the following party, the drinks can go down to the minimum cost price, which can be cheaper than the cost of buying at the shops.

Each party is run by adding up the costs of running the party and then selling shares in the party itself. These costs include venue hire (where applicable), drinks costs, staff costs. The aim is simply to make the cost as cheap as possible for everyone by encouraging people to bring friends along.

Every party is an exploration of a historic financial crisis. We treat the space as a set and and make and design bespoke pieces for each party, illustrating the themed era with film, exhibitions, murals with iconic imagery and performances. We held our last party in November 2012.

Check out our Facebook page to view past party galleries.

Check out our Blog for more information.

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