Sticking Up For Bernie

A political/art action in New York City

I first noticed them in late 2015. Stickers on advertisements, lamp posts, public transportation and other locations around New York City.

“Enough is Enough — Bernie Sanders in 2016"
“Let’s Take Our Democracy Back — Bernie Sanders in 2016”
“Not Owned by Wall Street — Bernie 2016”
“He Will Do The Right Thing ~ Spike Lee—Vote Bernie Sanders 2016”

Knowing where Bernie Sanders stood on the issues, and having followed his career—I lived in Vermont for 20 years and would run into Bernie at City Market—I was firmly in support of his campaign.

And so I started taking photographs of these stickers—posting them on my Facebook page, and linking them to a page on my website. A week wouldn’t go by without me seeing one.

On 14 April 2016 a debate between Hillary Clinton and Bernie Sanders was held at the Brooklyn Navy Yard. I had to work…