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From plastering the promises of the Brexit leaders on to billboards across the UK, to guerilla projections, to giant land-art on beaches and fields and even renaming a luxury yacht, Led By Donkeys have turned political street art into a weapon of mass accountability. <\/p>\n

Sometimes funny, sometimes furious, always ferociously creative, this is a talk for anyone who has ever stared at the news and thought: someone has to do something. <\/p>\n

Come and join the Led By Donkeys team in conversation as they return to Shambala for the second year running (after last year’s packed out show) to share the stories behind their most recent interventions and discuss the urgent need for greater resistance in these troubled times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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