In this workshop, Groundswell Community Mural Project will present a brief history of activist art, including guerilla style stencils and large-scale murals giving voices to those who are marginalized and have no voice in the mainstream media. We will give an overview of recent Groundswell projects with low-income youth and communities which aim to create social change. Following the presentation there will be a hands on exercise, where participants will engage in the process of the conceptual development and negotiations involved in organizing and executing a large-scale activist mural.