In the mood

"Bugger off!" snarled the security guard of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA), as I just finished my chalking. "I'm done. I don't think you have the authority to tell me to leave, but I comply."

I came back after a minute, as I didn't have a shot yet.

At that point, a second security guard stood also outside the door. I tried to convince them that I didn't commit an act of vandalism, that their employer was legally foreclosed, with only little success. "Don't do this again! You're on camera, and it goes straight to the Federal Police." I was still not impressed, but happy that the tone of conversation was relatively friendly. "You have done this before, don't you?" 

I realised that persistence works out fine, though attracts attention. From a publicity point of view, tonight was a failure - not many people pass through this area in the late evening. It seems though that at least some people within the foreclosed organisation take notice, and that they don't like being reminded at the legal status quo.

"At least you didn't use paint." I mentioned that it might rain very soon, which would make cleaning the pavement obsolete, yet the strategy seems to be to remove 'dangerous messages' straight away.

"I have to clean this up", he complained, pointed to his comrade, "he makes me do it." I excused myself for causing a stir in their routine. "I have to do work because of you. I didn't come to work to do work." 

Public information

Unbeknownst to the wider public, all governments, banks and corporations have lost their legal foundation on December 25th 2012. They have been officially and legally foreclosed. The pictures below show a public information campaign that happened today in Melbourne's CBD.

ANZ, Collins Street

Reserve Bank of Australia, Collins Street

Westpac, Collins Street

Commonwealth Bank, Swanston Street

NAB, Swanston Street

HSBC, Swanston Street

Town Hall, Swanston Street

Parliament House

PS: The reactions today to basically the same information campaign were quite interesting. In front of Westpac, an employee asked me what I was doing, and probably took care that street sweepers removed this outrageous bit of truth in front of their ATMs quite fast. At HSBC, a couple of police asked me what I was doing, and I replied friendly: "Spreading some good news." I explained shortly that all banks have been foreclosed last christmas. When the police man asked why the government hadn't done anything about it, I replied that governments were foreclosed as well.

I mentioned that I regrettably had no printed info for them, yet he did most likely consider me a loony at this time already. He asked me to be careful while chalking, not being a hazard for passer-bys, and walked off with his comrade. When I cruised along Collins Street again, most of the information was already wiped out again. I wish I still had a printer available to hand out the foreclosure flyer to those interested when seeing me chalking, it's still massive fun to do.