shimmery timbers - radical, anti-capitalist cartoons and graphics by nick watson

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"great work" c.brouillet, activist . . . . ."sharp as a pin" john pilger "brilliant" educationet . . . . ."great" ZNet español . . . . ."impressive" media lens "WAR is PEACE made the cut - everybody loved it" The ACTivist * the political cartoons and graphics on these pages run from 2000 - 2007. they are anti-capitalist, anti-imperial, anti-racist, anti-ecodestruction, anti-war and anti-any-Project-for-the-New-American-Century. * they are free to use for activists and not-for-profit publications whose political position is largely in line with that of shimmery timbers. 'free' means just that - no hidden costs. high resolution copies of most cartoons are available. just send a request to this email address * read 'exploding sheep', an introduction to this collection here * cartoon burnout ensued shortly after the summer of 2005 as a direct result of the may general election. britain continued to vote for war, the nation remained wilfully ignorant of the facts and there was no audience for what was going on here. perhaps the cartoons will restart at some point. in the meantime, what you see here is history. view cartoons in 4 different ways... 1. . find 10 of the best cartoons from shimmery timbers in the olympic hotdogs gallery 2. . some cartoons have been translated into languages other than english. view these here: ..........français............. deutsch............. italiano............. español 3. . jump to the green and pleasant land - an online comic about iran, pets and world domination. 4. .most of the work - over 160 cartoons and graphics in english - is linked below. * most cartoons are accompanied by extensive news and background quotes. this information appears below each image so scroll where you see this graphic :

* TRANSLATORS WANTED - although some of the cartoons on this site have been translated into languages other than english, none are being translated at the moment. if you would like to translate some cartoons, the artwork can be redesigned at this end and you can use the new cartoon on your site or in your magazine / newsletter. there's no fee involved - you get a free cartoon, shimmery timbers gets to post a translation. email the address above if you're interested. any languages accepted. * most of the original artwork for these cartoons is for sale. click to view the catalogue where you see this sign : .....
the cartoons _________________________
* the same cartoons and graphics appear in 2 different lists below. first, they are posted in a chronological list with titles - then below that they are sorted by number into thematic categories - racism, ecology etc.
160: mcburgerland [ march 2007 ] ECOLOGY - PROTEST AND ACTIVISM . . . 159: boar hunt 2 versions [ march 2006 ] ECOLOGY . . . 158: good king wenceslas [ december 2005 ] RELIGION - GRAPHIC . . . 157: cultural alien [ december 2005 ] RELIGION - CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM . . . 156: god made me do it [ october 2005 ] RELIGION - POVERTY AND WEALTH - US GOVT . . . 155: death by novelty [ september 2005 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM . . . 154: santorini [ september 2005 ] ECOLOGY - GREECE . . . 153: corporate motto [ september 2005 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - WAR AND PEACE . . . 152: -- . . . 151: st paul's [ august 2005 ] RELIGION - UK GOVT - TERRORISM . . . 150: stan's charters [ august 2005 ] UK GOVT - TERRORISM . . . 149: -- . . . 148: -- . . . 147: -- . . . 146: bbc latest [ july 2005 ] MEDIA - TERRORISM - GRAPHIC . . . 145: -- . . . 144: -- . . . 143: -- . . . 142: the misery of shopping [ july 2005 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM . . . 141: serenity [ july 2005 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - GRAPHIC . . . 140: the horseshoe nail [ july 2005 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - POVERTY AND WEALTH - GENDER - GRAPHIC . . . 139: cloudburst [ july 2005 ] TERRORISM . . . 138: -- . . . 137: 20 second silence [ july 2005 ] TERRORISM - GRAPHIC . . . 136: african 'debt' [ july 2005 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH . . . 135: compulsory No.2 [ june 2005 ] WAR AND PEACE . . . 134: compulsory [ june 2005 ] WAR AND PEACE . . . 133: another brick in the wall [ june 2005 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH . . . 132: east timor [ june 2005 ] US GOVT - WAR AND PEACE - EAST TIMOR . . . 131: peace man [ june 2005 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - WAR AND PEACE . . . 130: coupé [ june 2005 ] ECOLOGY - CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM . . . 129: rock stars [ june 2005 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH . . . 128: newsflash [ june 2005 ] RACISM - CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT . . . 127: action! [ june 2005 ] ECOLOGY - AUSTRALIA . . . 126: -- . . . 125: Lord Mayor's speech [ june 2005 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH - CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT . . . 124: Anschluss [ june 2005 ] IMPERIALISM - EDUCATION . . . 123: TV dinner [ june 2005 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH - MEDIA . . . 122: subsidy 5 versions [ june 2005 ] UK GOVT - US GOVT - POVERTY AND WEALTH - EU . . . 121: del boy [ june 2005 ] CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - GRAPHIC . . . 120: personal stereo [ june 2005 ] US GOVT . . . 119: live8 [ may 2005 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH . . . 118: bbc impartiality [ may 2005 ] MEDIA - UK GOVT - GRAPHIC . . . 117: blair victory [ may 2005 ] UK GOVT - ELECTIONS - GRAPHIC . . . 116: bbc bus [ may 2005 ] UK GOVT - ELECTIONS - MEDIA - GRAPHIC . . . 115: misogyny [ april 2005 ] GENDER - GRAPHIC . . . 114: cowboys [ april 2005 ] . . . 113: not racist [ april 2005 ] RACISM - UK GOVT - GRAPHIC . . . 112: make poverty history [ april 2005 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH - GRAPHIC . . . 111: midas [ april 2005 ] RELIGION - POVERTY AND WEALTH - GRAPHIC . . . 110: boycott israel [ april 2005 ] PALESTINE AND ISRAEL - GRAPHIC . . . 109: starve the parasite [ april 2005 ] MEDIA - GRAPHIC . . . 108: white blokes with jobs [ march 2005 ] CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - RACISM - GENDER - GRAPHIC . . . 107: subjective material [ march 2005 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ - GRAPHIC . . . 106: whatever you do [ february 2005 ] CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - TERRORISM - UK GOVT - ELECTIONS - GRAPHIC . . . 105: crash the empire [ february 2005 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - US GOVT AND IMPERIALISM - GRAPHIC . . . 104: let freedom rain [ february 2005 ] WAR AND PEACE - US GOVT - IRAQ . . . 103: kent state [ february 2005 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT . . . 102: 4th plinth / paul robeson 1898-1976 [ february 2005 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - GRAPHIC . . . 101: lowest inflation since the 60s [ january 2005 ] UK GOVT - ELECTIONS - WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ - GRAPHIC . . . 100: -- . . . 99: freestyle santa [ december 2004 ] RELIGION . . . 98: C-deck [ december 2004 ] MEDIA - US GOVT AND IMPERIALISM . . . 97: goliath [ november 2004 ] WAR AND PEACE - US GOVT - RELIGION . . . 96: y'say [ november 2004 ] RELIGION - PROTEST AND ACTIVISM . . . 95: black watch [ october 2004 ] UK GOVT - WAR AND PEACE . . . 94: fairford flyer [ october 2004 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - WAR AND PEACE - GRAPHIC . . . 93: trickledown [ october 2004 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH - GRAPHIC . . . 92: ali [ september 2004 ] UK GOVT - IRAQ . . . 91: read all about it [ september 2004 ] UK GOVT . . . 90: change [ september 2004 ] US GOVT - ELECTIONS . . . 89: XXXX [ august 2004 ] RACISM - AUSTRALIA - GRAPHIC . . . 88: sheep [ august 2004 ] GRAPHIC . . . 87: -- . . . 86: 20 / 08 [ august 2004 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - GRAPHIC . . . 85: don't build 1 + 2 [ july 2004 ] RACISM - GRAPHIC . . . 84: block the builders [ july 2004 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - WAR AND PEACE . . . 83: because [ july 2004 ] WAR AND PEACE - CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - GRAPHIC . . . 82: blairism [ july 2004 ] WAR AND PEACE - UK GOVT - IRAQ . . . 81: arms trade [ june 2004 ] WAR AND PEACE - EDUCATION - GRAPHIC . . . 80: postal vote [ may 2004 ] ELECTIONS . . . 79: yuk yuk yuk [ may 2004 ] ELECTIONS - UK GOVT - GRAPHIC . . . 78: britain is working [ may 2004 ] ELECTIONS - UK GOVT - WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ - GRAPHIC . . . 77: bosch [ may 2004 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ - US GOVT - UK GOVT - GRAPHIC . . . 76: vanunu [ april 2004 ] CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - PALESTINE AND ISRAEL . . . 75: -- . . . 74: failure [ april 2004 ] US GOVT . . . 73: 1st lady - 1st amendment [ march 2004 ] US GOVT - EDUCATION - PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - GRAPHIC . . . 72: -- . . . 71: house [ march 2004 ] UK GOVT . . . 70: bush-cheney [ march 2004 ] US GOVT - GRAPHIC . . . 69: land grab [ february 2004 ] PALESTINE AND ISRAEL . . . 68: 4th plinth / tree [ february 2004 ] ECOLOGY - GRAPHIC . . . 67: song and dance [ january 2004 ] UK GOVT - WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 66: tree [ january 2004 ] ECOLOGY . . . 65: tour guide barbie [ january 2004 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - GRAPHIC . . . 64: 4th plinth / katharine gun [ january 2004 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT - WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ - GRAPHIC . . . 63: 4th plinth / rev billy [ january 2004 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - GRAPHIC . . . 62: turkey [ november 2003 ] US GOVT - WAR AND PEAACE - GRAPHIC . . . 61: -- . . . 60: AWOL [ november 2003 ] US GOVT - WAR AND PEACE - VIETNAM . . . 59: war crimes [ november 2003 ] US GOVT - WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 58: bush [ november 2003 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - US GOVT . . . 57: menwith hill - 2 [ june 2003 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - WAR AND PEACE - US GOVT . . . 56: menwith hill - 1 [ june 2003 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - WAR AND PEACE - US GOVT . . . 55: new labour [ may 2003 ] UK GOVT - WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 54: practical [ april 2003 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 53: hmm... [ april 2003 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 52: look [ april 2003 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 51: shine [ april 2003 ] US GOVT AND IMPERIALISM . . . 50: war reporter [ march 2003 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 49: pro-war camp [ march 2003 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 48: get equipped [ february 2003 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - MEDIA . . . 47: valentine [ february 2003 ] WAR AND PEACE . . . 46: stop war [ february 2003 ] PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - WAR AND PEACE . . . 45: baghdad [ febraury 2003 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ - UK GOVT . . . 44: war machine [ january 2003 ] WAR AND PEACE - US GOVT . . . 43: big issue [ january 2003 ] . . . 42: consumerism [ november 2002 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 41: button badge / peace ribbon [ september 2002 ] WAR AND PEACE - PROTEST AND ACTIVISM - IRAQ - GRAPHIC . . . 40: israeli settlers [ september 2002 ] PALESTINE AND ISRAEL . . . 39: no mandate [ september 2002 ] US GOVT AND IMPERIALISM . . . 38: at the gates of armageddon [ september 2002 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM . . . 37: border [ september 2002 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH . . . 36: war on terrorism [ june 2002 ] TERRORISM - US GOVT . . . 35: golden jubilee [ may 2002 ] . . . 34: the west bank [ may 2002 ] PALESTINE AND ISRAEL . . . 33: american peace initiative [ april 2002 ] PALESTINE AND ISRAEL - US GOVT . . . 32: them thar hills [ march 2002 ] EDUCATION - UK GOVT - RELIGION . . . 31: american dream [ march 2002 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH . . . 30: british foreign secretary [ february 2002 ] PALESTINE AND ISRAEL - UK GOVT . . . 29: goldfish [ february 2002 ] WAR AND PEACE - CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM . . . 28: franchise [ january 2002 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - US GOVT . . . 27: bumper sticker [ december 2001 ] . . . 26: student tuition fees [ november 2001 ] EDUCATION . . . 25:free world [ november 2001 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH . . . 24: bio-terrorism [ november 2001 ] TERRORISM - US GOVT . . . 23: armchair peacenik [ october 2001 ] WAR AND PEACE - AFGHANISTAN . . . 22: war is peace [ october 2001 ] WAR AND PEACE - US GOVT . . . 21: infinite justice [ september 2001 ] TERRORISM - US GOVT . . . 20: time of your lives [ september 2001 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM - EDUCATION . . . 19: necessary murder [ september 2001 ] TERRORISM . . . 18: bush on vacation [ august 2001 ] US GOVT . . . 17: meritocracy [ july 2001 ] UK GOVT . . . 16: global warming [ june 2001 ] ECOLOGY - US GOVT . . . 15: bush visits europe [ june 2001 ] US GOVT - EU . . . 14: grassroots [ june 2001 ] UK GOVT - ELECTIONS . . . 13: foot and mouth [ march 2001 ] ECOLOGY . . . 12: moral backbone [ march 2001 ] WAR AND PEACE - EDUCATION - CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM . . . 11: depleted uranium [ march 2001 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 10: iraqi radar [ february 2001 ] WAR AND PEACE - IRAQ . . . 09: happy valentines! [ february 2001 ] ECOLOGY . . . 08: republican straight-talking [ january 2001 ] US GOVT - RELIGION . . . 07: -- . . . 06: climate change [ november 2000 ] ECOLOGY - US GOVT . . . 05: tiger woods [ november 2000 ] POVERTY AND WEALTH . . . 04: deluge britain [ november 2000 ] ECOLOGY . . . 03: american democracy in action [ november 2000 ] US GOVT - POVERT AND WEALTH . . . 02: union grievances [ november 2000 ] CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM . . . 01: olympic hotdogs [ october 2000 ] RACISM - AUSTRALIA _______________________________		graphic
CORPORATIONS AND CONSUMERISM 02 \| 12 \| 20 \| 28 \| 29 \| 38 \| 42 \| 63 \| 83 \| 86 \| 105 \| 122-01 \| 130 \| 131 \| 140 \| 141 \| 142 \| 153 \| 155 \| 157 CRIME AND LAW ENFORCEMENT 64 \| 76 \| 94 \| 103 \| 106 \| 108 \| 121 \| 125 \| 128 ECOLOGY 04 \| 06 \| 09 \| 13 \| 16 \| 66 \| 68 \| 127 \| 130 \| 155 \| 159 \| 160 EDUCATION 12 \| 20 \| 26 \| 32 \| 73 \| 81 \| 124 ELECTIONS 14 \| 78 \| 79 \| 80 \| 90 \| 101 \| 106 \| 116 \| 117 GRAPHICS 41 \| 62 \| 63 \| 64 \| 65 \| 68 \| 70 \| 72 \| 73 \| 77 \| 79 \| 81 \| 83 \| 85 \| 86 \| 87 \| 88 \| 89 \| 93 \| 94 \| 101 \| 102 \| 105 \| 106 \| 107 \| 108 \| 109 \| 110 \| 111 \| 112 \| 113 \| 115 \| 116 \| 117 \| 118 \| 121 \| 137 \| 138 \| 140 \| 141 \| 143 \| 144 \| 145 \| 146 \| 147 \| 148 \| 149 \| 152 \| 158 GENDER 108 \| 115 \| 140 \| MEDIA 48 \| 98 \| 109 \| 116 \| 118 \| 123 \| 146 PALESTINE AND ISRAEL 30 \| 33 \| 34 \| 40 \| 69 \| 76 \| 110 POVERTY AND WEALTH 03 \| 05 \| 25 \| 31 \| 37 \| 93 \| 111 \| 112 \| 119 \| 122 \| 123 \| 125 \| 129 \| 133 \| 136 \| 140 \| 156 PROTEST AND ACTIVISM 41 \| 46 \| 48 \| 54 \| 56 \| 57 \| 58 \| 63 \| 64 \| 65 \| 73 \| 76 \| 84 \| 94 \| 96 \| 102 \| 103 \| 131 \| 160 RACISM 01 \| 85-01 \| 85-02 \| 89 \| 108 \| 113 \| 128 RELIGION 07 \| 08 \| 32 \| 61 \| 96 \| 99 \| 111 \| 151 \| 156 \| 157 \| 158 TERRORISM 19 \| 21 \| 24 \| 36 \| 106 \| 137 \| 139 \| 146 \| 150 \| 151 UK GOVERNMENT 14 \| 17 \| 30 \| 32 \| 45 \| 55 \| 67 \| 71 \| 77 \| 78 \| 79 \| 82 \| 91 \| 92 \| 95 \| 101 \| 106 \| 113 \| 116 \| 117 \| 118 \| 126 \| 150 \| 151 US GOVERNMENT AND IMPERIALISM 03 \| 06 \| 08 \| 15 \| 16 \| 18 \| 21 \| 22 \| 24 \| 28 \| 33 \| 36 \| 39 \| 41 \| 44 \| 51 \| 56 \| 57 \| 58 \| 59 \| 60 \| 62 \| 70 \| 73 \| 74 \| 77 \| 90 \| 98 \| 104 \| 105 \| 120 \| 122-01 \| 124 \| 126 \| 132 \| 153 \| 156 \| WAR AND PEACE 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 22 \| 23 \| 29 \| 41 \| 42 \| 44 \| 45 \| 46 \| 47 \| 49 \| 50 \| 52 \| 53 \| 54 \| 55 \| 56 \| 57 \| 59 \| 60 \| 62 \| 64 \| 67 \| 77 \| 78 \| 81 \| 82 \| 83 \| 84 \| 94 \| 95 \| 101 \| 104 \| 131 \| 132 \| 134 \| 135 \| 153 other named countries AFGHANISTAN : 23 AUSTRALIA : 01 \| 89 \| 127 EAST TIMOR : 132 EU : 15 \| 122 GREECE : 154 IRAQ : 10 \| 11 \| 41 \| 42 \| 45 \| 49 \| 50 \| 52 \| 53 \| 54 \| 55 \| 59 \| 64 \| 67 \| 77 \| 78 \| 82 \| 92 \| 101 \| 104 \| 107 VIETNAM : 60