The Mischief Makers

The Mischief Makers are a group of activists and artists based in Nottingham, UK, who formed early 2005 as a creative response to the G8 Summit, held at Gleneagles Hotel, Scotland, in July that year.

During the spring of 2005, various kimono-making workshops asked people to "join the geisha of gaiety on a passionate mission of peace and progression, when 8 men think to meet undisturbed, unruffled and untroubled to decide upon the worlds future".

[2] A "Geisha Bloc" took part in the Make Poverty History march in Edinburgh on 2 July, and others took their costumes to the camp in Stirling for direct action planned to disturb the summit.

The Mischief Makers have supported the NAIL Campaign on numerous occasions with bannerdrops, awareness raising, fundraising and during demonstrations and protests with costumes, puppets and performance.

[23] Also known as the 'AA Caravan' a group of around 10 people traveled from Greece via Macedonia, Albania, Montenegro, Serbia and Hungary to the environmental youth Ecotopia gathering in Slovakia.

Chief Inspector Barry Smith told the BBC "a giant home-made ostrich had been seized by police, and found to be containing tools which could have been used by demonstrators to chain themselves to fences".

[28] In September 2006, the Mischief Makers started to support the work of unions and other group opposing the cuts and privatisation of the UK's National Health Service (NHS).

To add a creative element to the trade unions' work, a giant syringe was built[30] and included in a "2000 people strong demonstration"[31] through the City of Nottingham on 23 September.