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Alec Zammitt | |
|---|---|
 Alec Zammitt with Team Craze Collective at Sydney Speedway | |
| Born | 15 February 1994 |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Other names | Craze |
| Occupation | Artist |
| Years active | 2006–present |
| Employer | Craze collective |
| Website | crazeco.org |
Alec Zammitt (born 15 February 1994), known professionally as Craze, is an Australian artist, activist, demolition derby driver and content creator, with a history of publicity stunts and corporate activations. He is the lead member and founder of the Craze Collective and 420 (cannabis culture) protest group 'Who Are We Hurting?'[1][2]
Film & Television [3] [4][edit]
Alec is credited as an actor and in the art department for[edit]
- 2024 Liz Hayes Under Investigation (TV Series) (Actor) (props) - 2023 How To Make Gravy - 2023 Thou Shalt Not Steal (TV Mini Series) (props) - 2023 Apples Never Fall (TV Mini Series) (Book adaptation) - 2023 High Country Foxtel Television Series - 2023 Human Error Television Series - 2023 Wizards! featuring Pete Davidson & Orlando Bloom[5] - 2022 Housos: The Thong Warrior (TV Series) (props) - 2022 MalaYerba (TV Series) (props) - 2021 Clickbait (TV Mini Series) (props) - 2020 Housos (TV Series) (props) (props assistant) - 2019 Gåsmamman (TV Series) (props - 2019 Mr Inbetween (TV Series) (props) - 2019 Les Norton (TV Mini Series) (props) - 2019 My Life Is Murder (TV Series) (props) - 2018 Doctor Doctor (TV Series) (props) - 2018 Growing Pains (TV Mini Series) (props) - 2009 Bran Nue Dae (props)
Sports[edit]
- Demolition derby driver at Sydney Speedway 2014 - Present
- Guinness World Records Worlds largest Demolition derby attempt at Murray Bridge Speedway 21st April 2018
Activism[edit]
Zammitt is the founding member of 420 (cannabis culture) protest group 'Who Are We Hurting?'
Who Are We Hurting? 420 Stunts[edit]
Australia[edit]
- In August 2023 Under new representation, Alec Zammitt and Will Stolk won court proceedings relating to pro cannabis projections on Sydney Opera House[6]
- On 20 April 2023 Who Are We Hurting? Army commandeered a motorcade of military vehicles to launch operation 'Driving with THC, shouldn't make you an enemy' in company of Legalise Cannabis NSW Member of Parliament Jeremy Buckingham[7][8][9]
- On 20 April 2022 Activists from "Who Are We Hurting?" projected dancing cannabis leafs on Australian Landmarks - Sydney Opera House & Sydney Harbour Bridge[10][11][12][13][14][15]
- The pairs lawyer Mark Davis has launched a defence based on their implied constitutional right to political expression or communication. The matter is still ongoing.[2]
- On 20 April 2021 Alec Zammitt presented $420,000 in front of parliament house, commenting on the daily excise lost to cannabis legislation at the time
- On 1 April 2020 Alec Zammitt delivered a package of cannabis to Kirribilli House[16]
- On 20 April 2019 activists moved in a 9 metre tall cannabis sculpture at Sydney's Martin Place.[17]
- On 20 April 2018 activists & hemp health and innovation expo placed cannabis plants over Sydney CBD, the stunt made national headlines with the organizers being interviewed on network tens breakfast tv show Studio 10.[18][19][20][21]
- On 20 April 2017 Alec set up a Hydroponic grow room in a store window in the heart of Sydney. Police attended the premises to investigate and found that the plants were artificial and the instillation was allowed to stay.[22][23][24]
Germany[edit]
- The 420 (cannabis culture) protest group 'Who Are We Hurting?' led by Alec 'Craze' Zammitt & Will Stolk brought their protest efforts to Berlin, Germany in July 2023, one month prior to Germany announcing the legalization of Cannabis. The group distributed 100s of fake cannabis plant props throughout Berlin. [25] [26] [27] [28] Mimicking their prior Australian 420 protest in 2018. [29] [30] [31]
Other Activism[edit]
- In the lead up to the 2023 NSW State Elections, Alec coordinated a crowd funded campaign of digital billboards depicting the slogan 'End Evidence-Free RDT' in support of Jeremy Buckingham and the Legalise Cannabis Party[32][33]
References[edit]
- ^ "Australia's Kings of Cannabis -Alec Zammitt — Craze™". MAXIM Australia. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ a b Herrington, A. J. (2023-01-23). "Australian Activists Face Charges for 4/20 Sydney Opera House Projection Protest". High Times. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
- ^ "Alec 'Craze' Zammitt IMDB". IMDb. Retrieved 2022-09-03.
- ^ "Australia's Kings of Cannabis -Alec Zammitt — Craze™". MAXIM Australia. 2021-07-26. Retrieved 2023-02-08.
- ^ Team, Editorial (2022-07-25). "A VERY buff Orlando Bloom leaves the set of new movie Wizards! with Pete Davidson in Cairns". Craze Board. Retrieved 2022-09-09.
- ^ ""We Won the Battle But the War Continues": Opera House Cannabis Activists Zammitt and Stolk on Their Day in Court". Sydney Criminal Lawyers. 2023-08-31. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Activists launch huge protest against Australia's 'failures on the war on drugs'". LADbible. 20 April 2023. Retrieved 2023-04-21.
- ^ Herrington, A. J. (2023-04-24). "Australian Cannabis Activists Protest THC Ban for Drivers". High Times. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Jones, Steve (2023-04-19). "'We're not the enemy' - activists roll through Sydney in a tank to highlight drug-driving inequality". Cannabiz. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Leading protagonists held by police in fight to protect cannabis patients". Yahoo News.
- ^ "4/20 activists illuminate Opera House & Harbour Bridge with cannabis art". The Brag.
- ^ "Will Stolk and Alec 'Craze' Zammitt Take a Stand Against Cannabis Laws in Australia". Chronic Magazine. 2023-04-01. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Du Cannabis Projeté Au Laser Sur L'opéra De Sidney - Le Cannabiste" (in French). 2023-02-27. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ "Two Men Face Criminal Charges Over Pro-Cannabis Projections On Sydney Opera House In April of 2022". Cannabis Law Report. 2022-08-17. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "Two Men Face Criminal Charges Over Pro-Cannabis Projections On Sydney Opera House". Triple M. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ Gray, Geordie (2020-04-01). "420 activists deliver a pound of weed to Scott Morrison as peace offering". The Brag. Retrieved 2024-02-02.
- ^ "A Giant Cannabis Plant Was Put Up At Martin Place Overnight, Here's Why". 10 daily. 2019-04-19. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Dopamine (2018-04-19). "Artists hide 'cannabis plants' around Sydney CBD for 420 protest". Dopamine. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ Connellan, Shannon (April 20, 2018). "Marijuana plants hidden in plain sight for 4/20 stunt". Mashable. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Happy 4/20: Activists Have Hidden Weed Plants All Around Sydney". Junkee. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "These two weapons covered Sydney in 'cannabis plants' to celebrate 4/20". Beat Magazine. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "Some Blaze Lord Put A Hydroponic Weed Pop-Up In Sydney's Kings X For 4/20". Pedestrian TV. 2017-04-20. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "A Public Cannabis Nursery Appears in Kings Cross". Broadsheet. Retrieved 2019-10-23.
- ^ "This 420 hydroponic weed shopfront is all substance, no actual drugs". uk.news.yahoo.com. 20 April 2017. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
- ^ FRANK (2023-08-29). "Two Australian Activists Face Criminal Charges for Projecting Pro-Cannabis Imagery Onto the Sydney Opera House". Frank151.com. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Ruskin, Zack; Now, Cannabis (2023-07-22). "8000Kicks Publicity Stunt Raises Hemp Awareness in Berlin". Cannabis Now. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "¿Berlín Cubierta de Marihuana? Activistas 420 Llenan la Ciudad con 500 Plantas". El Planteo. 2023-07-25. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "8000Kicks". softsecrets.com (in German). Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Langford, Sam. "Happy 4/20: Activists Have Hidden Weed Plants All Around Sydney". Junkee.
- ^ Connellan, Shannon (2018-04-20). "Marijuana plants hidden in plain sight for 4/20 stunt". Mashable. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ Brereton, Greta (2018-04-20). "These two weapons covered Sydney in 'cannabis plants' to celebrate 4/20". Beat Magazine. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ "Australian state is being called on to stop punishing drivers if they have marijuana in their system". LADbible. 2023-03-24. Retrieved 2023-06-05.
- ^ Lane, Martin (2023-02-16). "Cannabis campaigners take out billboard ads to protest NSW drug-driving laws". Cannabiz. Retrieved 2023-06-05.