"All because of you
I believe in angels
not the kind with wings
no not the kind with halos
the kind that bring you hope
when home becomes a
strange place
I'll follow your voice
all you have to do is
shout it out"
!! Activism includes all of the band's song videos, which you can see here.
I am Troy Davis
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"Would God bless an ineffective court system?" -Rise Against 'Blood-Red, White & Blue'
This week, Troy Davis was executed. Despite the lack of physical evidence, despite the recantations by seven of nine eyewitnesses, and despite a global campaign by more than a million people insisting there was simply too much doubt, Georgia put this man to death.
The death penalty is a flawed system that many US states have already abolished because of cases just like this.
DISPARITY BY DESIGN-PART 2: The Occupation Continues Worldwide
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The Occupy movement remains organic, non-violent, and growing worldwide. Events are happening daily from Los Angeles to London and beyond. It
continues to create a dialogue, here's four highlights from that dialogue:
1) Graffiti artist Saber creates an unofficial Occupy
Flag.
4) Does the movement still need explaining? Click here if you are asking Why Occupy?
DISPARITY BY DESIGN; OCCUPY WALL ST.
As the Occupy Wall St. numbers multiply and their voice becomes louder, the American people are finally starting to have a long overdue conversation about
our broken financial system and its often too close and comfortable relationship with a goverment that is supposed to be keeping them in check. Wondering what its all about ? Here are some
recent, quick highlights of this growing conversation:
-In less than a minute @AlanGrayson explains
what #occupywallstreet is all about: http://bit.ly/qnStPf
-Author Naomi Klein speaks to Rachel
Maddow about Occupy Wall St
-Tom Morello: The Nighwatchman visits and plays for the protesters.
-Matt Taibbi talks about how the OCCUPY movement can be " better and more dangerous. "
-October 15th is an international day of action, and there is an OCCUPY movement happening near you, find it here: http://15october.net/
The Soundstrike Continues
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"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed, citizens can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." -Margaret Mead
West Memphis Three Released After 18 Years
If you wore black t-shirts, ripped-up jeans, or had long hair and listened to metal/punk music in the 90s, sometimes you got harassed. And sometimes you got put away for 18 years on false murder charges.
Rolling Stone Exposes Murder In Afghanistan
Rise Against's song " Hero Of War " was inspired by tragic and unethical events happening in Iraq at the hands of wayward soldiers. Unfortunately, these events are continuing to unfold and have spread to Afghanistan. The message behind "Hero Of War" has unfortunately become just as important now as it was then. Saddened but emboldened by reports like this, we continue to draw attention to this grave problem in the American military and our presence in Afghanistan and Iraq.
