Reverend Billy AKA William C. Talen Born: c. 1952 Birthplace: Minnesota
Gender: Male Religion: Other Race or Ethnicity: White Sexual orientation: Straight Occupation: Performance Artist, Activist Party Affiliation: Green Nationality: United States Executive summary: Church of Life After Shopping Founder of the Church of Stop Shopping, now known as the Church of Life After Shopping. Among the church's activities are touring America's shopping malls, most conspicuously on Buy Nothing Day -- better known as Black Friday, the day after Thanksgiving -- singing anti-corporate Christmas carols, educating shoppers on the perils of ritual consumerism, and celebrating the First Amendment in song.
Addressing protesters at the G-20 summit in Pittsburgh: "They are not operating on Earth time... They are accommodating the devil. To love democracy and to love the earth is to be a radical now." Father: (banker) Wife: Savitri Durkee
High School: Green Bay, WI University: University of Wisconsin University: Franconia College, Franconia, NH
Church of Life After Shopping (1997-)
Founded Religion Trespassing New York University (Sep-2000) Visited Disneyland 25-Dec-2005 Trespassing Disneyland (25-Dec-2005) Resisting Arrest Disneyland (25-Dec-2005) Trespassing (2007) Harassment Union Square, Manhattan (29-Jun-2007) Disorderly Conduct Union Square, Manhattan (2008)
FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR Occupy Love (7-Oct-2012) · Himself
Official Website: http://www.revbilly.com/
Author of books:
What Should I Do if Reverend Billy Is in My Store? (2002) What Would Jesus Buy? (2007)
Is the subject of documentaries:
What Would Jesus Buy?, 2007
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