Activism
![Resist the Powers That Be: Neil Young Premieres Music Video For New Protest Song, “Children Of Destiny” [WATCH]](https://3s9h7h3y0i6u2n9j4h5vgkf1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/neil-young-children-of-destiny-675x240.jpg "Resist the Powers That Be: Neil Young Premieres Music Video For New Protest Song, “Children Of Destiny” [WATCH]")
Neil Young’s “Children of Destiny” video intersperses scenes of recent large-scale protests alongside imagery like picnics, children waving American flags, fighter jets and Fourth of July parades. Young opens the song with: “Stand up for what you believe, resist the powers that be/ Preserve the land and save the seas for the children of destiny/ The children of you and me.”
Using recycled cell phones, small solar panels and a custom application, Rainforest Connection (founded by White) developed an easily deployable distributed network of listening devices that serves as a real-time monitoring system for the forest, uploading data to the cloud and alerting conservationists to the sounds of chainsaws.
Reportedly, Jessica Pearce became inspired to help those down on their luck when her partner accidentally stumbled upon a Melbourne street that was flooded with homeless people on old mattresses and in sleeping bags. At first, they both handed out $20 and $50 bills to those they met. They didn’t feel it was enough, however.
![Meet The Heroes Of Portland [Video]](https://3s9h7h3y0i6u2n9j4h5vgkf1-wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/06/heroes-of-portland-675x240.jpg "Meet The Heroes Of Portland [Video]")
Ricky John Best and Taliesin Myrddin Namkai-Meche were killed while protecting two teenage girls who were being harassed on a Portland train. What they had in common, according to friends and family, was a willingness to put others first and stand up to wrongdoing. Micah Fletcher, who barely survived the attack, is an avid poet whose works have addressed racism, bigotry and social justice. As a high school student in 2013, Fletcher won the Verselandia poetry slam with work that included a poem condemning anti-Muslim hate.
Micah Fletcher was one of three people who approached suspect Jeremy Christian on the Portland MAX train on Friday after Christian was seen “yelling anti-Muslim hate speech at the two women, one of whom was wearing a hijab,” KATU reports.
If self-rule is the foundation of anarchy, then, freedom is its cornerstone. We simply cannot call ourselves free if we are a statist, for statism implies that one fall under the overreaching power and outdated laws of the state, which is the opposite of freedom. Under a banner of anarchy, one can consider himself free because he falls under the laws of reason, the non-aggression principle, the Golden Rule, and cosmic law. As long as these vital laws of social survival are not violated, one can call himself free and an anarchist. As long as they are violated, one cannot claim freedom, only delusion, corruption, violence, and immorality.
Activist Tom Hayden talked about the power of movements in finding a path to unity. Unity does not mean lock-step agreement on every issue or detail, it does mean finding an avenue by which to bring our presently atomized struggles for peace, the environment, racial, social, and economic justice together.
We live simultaneously in two realities: in the reality of global war, and in another reality, which we call the “Sacred Matrix.” To “Defend the Sacred” was and remains the motto for the Sioux in the Dakotas. The planetary community of the future will develop out of a complex network of autonomous communities, built on the basis of the Sacred Matrix.
I felt compelled to write about ‘being the change’ this week after all of the negative news going on the world lately. I won’t get into it, as I’m sure most of you are aware of what’s been going on but I just wanted to take the time to remind everyone that it all starts with each and every one of us. We all matter and we all mean something. Somewhere along the line, it became acceptable; almost required to teach us that we are insignificant and we began to lost our luster, our soul shine…and that is the greatest lie ever taught. We are all significant, we are divine, we are love. Don’t ever forget that because once you remember, the world will reflect a place that won’t need changing.
The V4CR group, which is in the process of forming a 501c3 non-profit, was started by Former Navy SEAL Craig Sawyer and their aim is simple — expose child trafficking across the nation and save children from torture.
It’s common to hear someone say “don’t kill my vibe.” However, did you know it’s possible for you to kill your own vibe? In fact, it’s a lot more common to kill our own vibes than for others to kill our vibes for us!
Here is a quick list of activities that are guaranteed to kill your vibe. Eliminating these actions from your day-to-day routine will have dramatic effects on your health, happiness and prosperity!
This idea came to a realization that there’s a widespread frustration from people trying to figure out how can we effectively harness responsible, ethical disobedience aimed at challenging our norms, rules, or laws to benefit society.
Did you know there are ways that you can give money and food to charities without spending a dime? Check out these cool programs and do lots of good – for free!
On International Women’s Day, the Women’s Earth and Climate Action Network shares the stories of just a few of the world’s countless women human rights and Earth defenders, and raises the call to support and honor all frontline women defenders for their fierce dedication and unrelenting voice and action for justice.
Serious change will only emerge from an external force able to stand up to the existing momentum of government and the special interests attached to it. The multifaceted resistance we see on the streets — the great American awakening — may be that force.
