Homies

Autonomy Alliance- Anti-capitalist information organization based around springfield, IL. They pass out fliers and pamphlets at shows they put on and play at. Email them at autonomyalliance@gmail.com to find out how you can help.

Community Records- Our label. check out community records’ mission statement on the wobblies page.

Open Hand Records- Another awesome label doing other awesome things.

Activism

Amnesty International- “Amnesty International is a worldwide movement of people who campaign for internationally recognized human rights for all. Our supporters are outraged by human rights abuses but inspired by hope for a better world - so we work to improve human rights through campaigning and international solidarity.We have more than 2.2 million members and subscribers in more than 150 countries and regions and we coordinate this support to act for justice on a wide range of issues.” -AI home page

IWW- Official Wobblies Site.

Veg For Life- all about veggie diets and the benefits of living a vegetarian or vegan lifestyle.

Food Not Bombs- feed the peoples!

News

Alternet

Democracy Now

Al Jazeera- Middle East news from the Middle East.

Zmag

Documentaries

Century of the Self -Consumerism: How it was created, and its effects.

Killing Us Softly: Advertising’s Image of Women

The Corporation -Dont fear their gunz LOL

The Panama Deception -”The Panama Deception is a documentary film that won the 1992 Academy Award for Documentary Feature. The film is critical of the actions of the US military during the 1989 invasion of Panama by the United States, covering the conflicting reasons for the invasion and the depicting of the US media as biased.” -You Tube info

Iraq For Sale -Critical of the privitization of the war in Iraq.

The Story of Stuff -Real effects of consumerism.

The Power of Nightmares- “Interesting BBC film concerning the parallel development of modern Islamic radicalism and Neo-conservatism.” -Damoosebelly, You Tube.

Books Non-Fiction (email or post for suggestions)

The Bible -I honestly suggest, without any attempt to change anyone’s religious views, taking time to read this book. it helps me to this day even with all the crazy problems with translations or the church. Reading it on my own has given me a new perspective on the religion itself. A truly amazing book.

A People’s History of the United States -Howard Zinn

Agents of Repression:The FBI’s Secret War Against the Black Panther Party and the American Indian Movement -Ward Churchill and Jim Vanderwall

Guns, Germs, and Steel; The Fates of Human Societies -Jared Diamond

Hedgemony of Survival; America’s Quest for Global Dominance -Noam Chomsky

Killing Hope: US Military and CIA Interventions Since WWII -William Blum

Necessary Illusions: Thought Control in Democratic Societies -Noam Chomsky

Rogue State: A guide to the Worlds Only Super Power- William Blum

Killing the Natives -Guy R McPherson

Failed States -Noam Chomsky

Darwin’s Black Box -Michael Behe

The Omnivore’s Dilemma -Michael Pollan

Books- Fiction (email and post for this one to help)

1984 - George Orwell

Brave New World - Aldous Huxley

Catch 22 - Joseph Heller