#110 Guerrilla Poster Drops

Skill Level: 🐾 Intermediate Claws

Why This Tool Matters

Authoritarians thrive on visibility — flags, slogans, billboards, and propaganda wallpapered over our daily lives. Guerrilla poster drops flip that script. A blank wall can turn into a rallying cry overnight. It’s cheap, bold, and nearly impossible to silence if enough paws are involved. Posters have powered every resistance from anti-fascist Europe to modern climate justice campaigns. When you plaster the truth, you remind people they’re not alone — and that fear only wins if we let it.

Example of Importance

In Chile under Pinochet, underground artists and students created silkscreen posters with slogans like “¡No Más!” and wheat-pasted them across cities. Those posters outlived curfews, raids, and censorship. The regime tried to rip them down; the people put them back up. The walls themselves became resistance. In today’s America, with propaganda flooding social media and billboards, posters reclaim public space for truth.

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Design Your Message
   • Keep it short and sharp. Snarky slogans, striking images, QR codes to resources like ResistanceDirectory.com.
   • Black-and-white designs print cheaper and faster.
2. Print and Prep
   • Standard printer paper works, but heavy-weight paper or sticker sheets last longer.
   • Cut edges cleanly and stack in a backpack for quick deployment.
3. Choose Your Paste or Stick
   • Wheatpaste: mix flour + water + sugar for stickiness. Apply with a brush or roller.
   • Stickers: pre-made adhesive sheets for quick slap-on.
   • Tape: fast and simple if you’re in a rush.
4. Pick Your Targets
   • High-traffic areas: bus stops, light poles, campus boards, abandoned storefronts.
   • Avoid private homes or small local businesses — aim for corporate, government, or blank walls begging to be loud.
5. Drop Fast, Drop Smart
   • Work in pairs. One applies, one watches.
   • Keep movements casual; blend in.
   • Use gloves to avoid sticky fingers or prints.
6. Refresh Regularly
   • Posters will get torn down. That’s the point. Put them right back up. Every rip-down is proof you hit a nerve.

Kitty’s Closing Claw

Walls have ears, but they also have eyes — yours. Turn every street corner into a message board for revolt. Rise. Resist. Revolt.