Last October ‘No Dash for Gas’ shut-down and occupied EDF’s West Burton gas-fired power station ‘ for a week. EDF is now suing the activists for £5million for costs it claims to have incurred. Groups across the UK are now standing in solidarity with “No Dash For Gas” and fighting to protect the right to protest.
“Our culture glorifies the ideal of motherhood, takes for granted the work of motherhood, and ignores the experience of motherhood.”
A living breathing fabric for our planet to sustain life or a gigantic hell pit for extracting rock and ore. We decide!
Genius.
Oscar-winning actor Morgan Freeman talks us through the hell of the war on drugs arriving at the only sane conclusion. That addiction is a health problem not a legal one and that repression inevitably makes the situation worse. Legalize!
The three deadliest words in the world.
Mike Freedman has created a powerful documentary exploring the impact burgeoning numbers of crew mates on our faithful Spaceship Earth will have on our happiness, psychological welfare and shared future.
The stars of BBC 3′s ‘The Revolution Will Be Televised’ parody Barclays’ role in speculating on food prices – hits the spot!
Wow. Short except from Charlie Kaufman’s final lecture in BAFTA’s 2011 Screenwriters’ Lecture Series.
Leah is a 24 year old political prisoner currently serving time at FDC Seatac. Leah was subpoenaed to testify before a grand jury three times, refused three times and was thrown into prison for civil contempt on October 10th, 2012.
“Bradley Manning must be released.
On Wednesday Bradley Manning spent his 815th day of detention without trial. The legal maximum is 120 days. On Thursday my friend Nabeel Rajab, president of the Bharanian human rights center, was sentenced to three years for a tweet. On Friday a Russian band were sentenced to two years in jail for a political performance. There is unity in the oppression. There must be absolute unity and determination in the response.”
A question for Michael Gove.
St. Maria, Virgin, Drive away Putin
Drive away! Drive away Putin!
“Given this hard math, we need to view the fossil-fuel industry in a new light. It has become a rogue industry, reckless like no other force on Earth. It is Public Enemy Number One to the survival of our planetary civilization.”
Sacred Economics traces the history of money from ancient gift economies to modern capitalism, revealing how the money system has contributed to alienation, competition, and scarcity, destroyed community, and necessitated endless growth. Today, these trends have reached their extreme – but in the wake of their collapse, we may find great opportunity to transition to a more connected, ecological, and sustainable way of being.
97% Owned investigates behind the scenes of the ever changing financial system, to uncover how the monetary system provides the foundations for international dominance and national control. Fresh thinking, new ideas and answers to simple questions are squeezed into this powerful expose.
