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RESOURCES
"Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable"
- John F. Kennedy
There is too much suffering and oppressive shit in the world to just ignore it so here are some great links and resources to keep alert, aware and involved in the world we are all apart of
A listing in bold indicates that they are one of my favourites
>>>>>>>>>>>>Music
>>>>>>>>>>>>People
>>>>>>>>>>>>Websites
>>>>>>>>>>>>Books
>>>>>>>>>>>>Movies
>>>>>>>>>>>>Radio
"Remember when we used to believe that music was a sacred place and not some
fucking bank machine? Not something you just bought and sold.
- Propagandhi, Rock for Sustainable Capitalism
Bands
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Against All Authority
From: Miami, Florida, USA
Style(s): Punk Rock/Ska
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Anti-Flag
From: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Style(s): Punk Rock
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Bad Religion
From: Simi Valley, California, USA
Style(s): Punk Rock
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John Butler Trio
From: Perth, Australia
Style(s): Roots/Blues
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Nofx
From: San Francisco, California, USA
Style(s): Punk
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Propagandhi
From: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Style(s): Punk Rock
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Rage Against The Machine
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Style(s): Hard Rock/Alt Metal
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Strike Anywhere
From: Richmond, Virginia, USA
Style(s): Punk Rock/Melodic Hardcore
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System of a Down
From: Los Angeles, California, USA
Style(s): Metal/Hard Rock
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The (International) Noise Conspiracy
From: Umeå, Sweden
Style(s): Rock/Indie
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Record Labels
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A-F Records
Located: Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
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G7 Welcoming Committee
Located: Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
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Some of the best minds in search of actual factual truth and knowledge
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William Blum
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1933, USA
Career History: U.S. State Department, Independent Political Writer, Author (The CIA: A Forgotten History, Rogue State: A Guide to the World's Only Superpower, Killing Hope: U.S. Military and CIA Interventions Since WWII) |
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Noam Chomsky
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1928, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Career History: Professor Emeritus of Linguistics at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Author (Manufacturing Consent, Hegemony or Survival: America's Quest for Global Dominance, Failed States: The Abuse of Power and the Assault on Democracy) and an extensive Filmography
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Ward Churchill
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1947, Elmwood, Illinois, USA
Career History: Professor of ethnic studies at the University of Colorado at Boulder, Vietnam War Veteran, Political Activist and Author (Life In Occupied America, Pacifism and Pathology in the American Left, A Little Matter of Genocide: Linking U.S. Aggression Abroad to the Domestic Repression of Indigenous Peoples) |
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Amy Goodman
[Wikipedia]
Born: 1957, Bay Shore, New York, USA
Career History: Broadcast journalist of Pacifica Radio's Democracy Now! (Covering the antiwar and anti-globalisation movements and critic of the corporate media) and Author (The Exception to the Rulers: Exposing Oily Politicians, War Profiteers, and the Media That Love Them & Static: Government Liars, Media Cheerleaders, and the People who Fight Back)
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Naomi Klein
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1970, Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Career History: Journalist for various publications, Author (No Logo, Fences and Windows) and Filmmaker (The Take) |
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Michael Moore
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1954, Flint, Michigan, USA
Career History: Film Director (The Big One, Bowling for Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11) TV Host (TV Nation, The Awful Truth, Michael Moore Live), Author (Downsize This!, Stupid White Men, Dude where's my country?) and general Corporate Watch dog |
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John Pilger
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1939 Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Career History: Journalist, Author (The New Rulers of the World, Blowin' in the wind, Freedom Next Time) and Documentary Filmmaker (The New Rulers of the World, Stealing a Nation, The War on Democracy) |
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Anita Roddick
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1942, Littlehampton, Sussex, England
Career History: Founder of The Body Shop (synonymous with sound business practices and ethical trade), Founder of charity organization Children On The Edge and Author (Brave Hearts, Rebel Spirits: A Spiritual Activists Handbook, Numbers, Business As Unusual) |
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Brian Willson
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1941, Geneva, New York, USA
Career History: United States Air Force veteran, Anti-war activist, Author (On Third World Legs) Filmmaker and Executive Producer of Santa Cruz Film Foundation |
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Howard Zinn
[Site] [Wikipedia]
Born: 1922 Brooklyn, New York
Career History: Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army Air Corps, Professor Emeritus of History, Spelman College, Atlanta, Ga, Professor Emeritus of Political Science, Boston University, 1964-1988. Playwright (Daughter of Venus, Emma, Marx in Soho) and Author (A People's History of the United States, Terrorism and War, A Power Governments Cannot Suppress) |
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AK Press
AK Press is a worker run book publisher and distributor organized around anarchist principles, it is publishing by independent presses and not the corporate giants
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Corporate Watch
Corporate critical research since 1996
Corporations have gained a power out of all proportion to their original purpose. We are a research group supporting the campaigns which are increasingly successful in forcing corporations to back down. Corporate Watch is part of the growing anti-corporate movement springing up around the world
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Feminist Majority Foundation
The Feminist Majority Foundation, is a cutting edge organization dedicated to women's equality, reproductive health, and non-violence. FMF utilizes research and action to empower women economically, socially, and politically
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Get Up!
Action for Australia
Get Up manage various campaigns to make a better and fairer Australia. Simply sign up, receive the occasional campaign e-mails and register your support for the various campaigns
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Human Rights Watch
Defending human rights worldwide
They stand with victims and activists to prevent discrimination, to uphold political freedom, to protect people from inhumane conduct in wartime, and to bring offenders to justice
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Independent Media Center
Indymedia is a collective of independent media organizations and hundreds of journalists offering grassroots, non-corporate coverage. Indymedia is a democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth
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Peta Peta 2
People For The Ethical Treatment of Animals
PETA, with more than 1.6 million members and supporters, is the largest animal rights organization in the world. PETA focuses its attention on the four areas in which the largest numbers of animals suffer: on factory farms, in laboratories, in the clothing trade, and in the entertainment industry |
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Protest Records
Exists for musicians, poets and artists to express Love and Liberty in the face of greed, sexism, racism, hate-crime and war. All songs and designs on the site are free to share, not to sell
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Third World Traveler
Third World Traveler puts up articles and excerpts that offer alternative views to the US mainstream media about the state of American democracy, media, and foreign policy, and about the impact of the actions of the United States government, corporations, international financial institutions etc
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Znet
A community of people committed to social change
Znet is huge site, update through-out the day. It's great writers provide over a quarter of a million people a week information about many issues
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1984
[Amazon]
by George Orwell
(Penguin Books)
Although this is a work of fiction, it's remarkably relevant to today's times |
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Fast Food Nation
[Amazon]
by Eric Schlosser
(Harper Perennial)
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Hegemony or Survival
[Amazon]
by Noam Chomsky
(Metropolitan)
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Hidden Agendas
[Amazon UK]
by John Pilger
(New Press)
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Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since World War 2
[Amazon]
by William Blum
(Common Courage Press)
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No Logo
[Site] [Amazon]
Naomi Klein
(Picador)
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Peoples History Of The United States: 1492 To The Present
[Site] [Amazon]
by Howard Zinn
(Harper Perennial)
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The Sacred Balance
[Site] [Amazon]
by David Suzuki and Amanda McConnell
(Douglas & McIntyre / Greystone Books)
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Stupid White Men
[Site] [Amazon]
by Michael Moore
(Penguin Books)
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Take It Personally
[Site] [Amazon]
by Anita Roddick
(Conari Press)
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An Inconvenient Truth (2006)
[Site] [Imdb]
The groundbreaking documentary that follows Al Gore and his undertaking to expose the issues of global warming |
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The Awful Truth (TV 1999 - 2000)
[Site] [Imdb]
Michael Moore's acclaimed TV show. Watch Mike and his entertaining adventures as he exposes corporate greed and corruption |
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Bowling for Columbine (2002)
[Site] [Imdb]
The first documentary by Michael Moore in which he investigates the ever popular gun culture of America and the effects it has on the nation
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The Chasers War on Everything (TV 2005 - Current)
[Site] [Imdb]
Australia may have entered the War on Terrorism, but only the Chaser team have the guts to wage war on everything, showing politics can be fun
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CNNNN (Chasers Non Stop News Network) (TV 2002-2003)
[Site] [Imdb]
The Aussie team of the Chasers and their original TV show, similar in style to the Chasers War On Everything but different in oh so many great ways
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The Corporation (2003)
[Site] [Imdb]
An chilling and in depth look into the rise, function and flaws of corporations featuring many great speakers and intellectuals such as Noam Chomsky
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The Daily Show With Jon Stewart (TV 1996 - Current)
[Site] [Imdb]
Jon Stewart's insightful and cunning approach to the news and current events
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Fahrenheit 9/11 (2004)
[Site] [Imdb]
Michael Moore's investigative documentary into the September 11th attacks, the War on Terror and the sad state of American politics
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Starship Troopers (with commentary by Paul Verhoeven) (1997)
[Site] [Imdb]
It may seem like a corny and predicable Hollywood sci-fi but the commentary shows and explains the clever anti-war and anti fascist state movie it is
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Supersize Me (2004)
[Site] [Imdb]
Morgan Spurlocks unique approach created the reality documentary about the fast food giant McDonalds and the effects it has upon individuals and nations |
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