Monthly Archive for January, 2009

subMedia takes over Victoria

Published on 2009/01/28 in Events. 1 Comment

Brace yourselves, friends and comrades!
We’re very pleased to present two Vancouver media heroes reporting from the front lines of the propaganda war! Kick off the countdown to 2010 with a full weekend of media, art and activism as we join together to celebrate the renegade spirit!

joy-of-dissent-printFriday Feb 13 – The Joy of Dissent
Camas Books, 2590 Quadra St. 5 pm on, by donation
Please welcome Franklin “the Stimulator” Lopez — internationally-known as the hilarious and foul-mouthed host of “It’s the End of the World as We Know It and I Feel Fine,” the world’s most subversive news show. Franklin reports back from the battleground of the 2008 Republican and Democratic National Conventions, where he dodged surveillance, security forces, and federal cops to document the crackdown on independent journalists. It’s the Victoria premier of Franklin’s latest video “Ground Noise and Static,” the underground story of the American police state in 2008. Find out why Franklin’s recruiting video ninjas for 2010! (6 – 8 pm)

Plus: Celebrate the Bear Mountain Tree Sit and the spirit of resistance at SPAET! (5 pm)
Revolutionary tunes with the Outspoken Wordsmiths and Revolutionary Cyborg Wedding Band Mobile Unit (8 – 11 pm)
Retro bike raffle, 50/50 draw, free food and much more!
Posters available at Camas – please help spread the word!
RSVP on Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=64147620352

Saturday Feb 14 – Communities in Action
Linden Street House, 2 – 4 pm. Media activism workshop with Franklin Lopez
More details to come.

Sunday Feb 15 – Speaking Truth to Power
Media Activism in the Police State
UVic SSM A110, 7 – 9 pm. Tickets $10 door, $8 advance.
Join video genius Franklin Lopez and acclaimed author Chris Shaw (Five Ring Circus) for an in-depth discussion of surveillance, intrusive security, human rights, and the coming crackdown on dissent in BC. Franklin screens his underground hit “Ground Noise and Static,” documenting the pre-emptive (and baseless) arrests of dozens of indy journalists in the US last year, and explains how a posse of video ninjas escaped the dragnet with their footage intact.

Vancouver writer Chris Shaw discusses Olympic Insecurity and the Cost to Communities, including the impact of unprecedented surveillance and military patrols. Over the past five years, Shaw’s hard-hitting and tireless analysis has earned him the reputation as Vancouver’s foremost advocate for social policy change. Shaw’s earlier warnings of skyrocketing costs, heavy-handed secrecy, environmental destruction and repressive “security” are confirmed every day in the news headlines. Shaw will share the latest information and his forecast for BC in 2010.

RSVP through Facebook Event Link

The Olympic crackdown is coming! We’re getting ready — are you?
Sponsored by VIPIRG and VIC FAN. Proceeds benefit VIC FAN and subMedia.
Volunteers get in free.

Ask Auntie Civ!

Published on 2009/01/27 in Auntie Civ, the fuckin show and zoeblunt. 22 Comments Tags: .

Introducing Auntie Civ, the world’s first anti-civilization advice columnist.
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Hi kids, it’s your Auntie Civ here. I want to say you all deserve a huge shout-out for your amazing efforts! It’s hard work, challenging the stifling conventions of this destructive society, not to mention preparing for the collapse of civilization (and even helping it along a bit!) I’m moved by the passion and resourcefulness and dedication of the happy bands of ruffians diving in dumpsters, hopping trains, and living in the woods. The sheer exuberance of these semi-feral young people puts a song in my cynical old heart.

Now, I can’t hop trains anymore because of the arthritis, but I can help in other ways. I’ve learned a few things over the decades and I’d like others to benefit from my experience. There’s a lot at stake, and I know the struggle can be overwhelming for even the bravest soul. Please, get it off your chest. Ask Auntie Civ anything — whether it’s free advice, anti-civilization insights, or funny stories from the bad old days, I’ll post the best questions and answers here.

But first, a little note about common sense: don’t send Auntie Civ any details about actions you may be thinking of doing, or details about actions you already did, or theories about who might be doing what. (Here’s a nice little essay about security culture – very educational!) Also, my opinions are my own (unless I’m quoting an expert) and I expect those who disagree to follow the time-honored tradition of flaming my fat ass. So bring it on, you young whippersnappers!

Love,
Auntie Civ
XOXOXO

Ohhhhhhh Bama!

Published on 2009/01/23 in the fuckin show. 2 Comments Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , .

This Week:

The Chomskulator
Ohhhhhhhhh Bama
Clean Coal 2 for 2
Duke Nuke ‘Em
Somali Ocean Defenders
Syncrude’s bad karma
Smash EDO
Paris
Jeff Munson

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Greek Anarchists Pay for Senior's Torched Kiosk

Published on 2009/01/21 in the fuckin show. 1 Comment Tags: , , .

Those dirty, dirty anarchists! What will they think of next? I mean, helping people?!? C’mon, we all know anarchism is just about smashing, burning, and destroying, right?

Wrong. The AFP is reporting that the Greek group Anarchist Initiative “set up a special bank account to support 74-year-old Harikleia Ananiadou and collected 13,000 euros ($18,000 US)” two months after her kiosk was torched in street battles between anarchists and police. You can read more at Canada.com.

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END:CIV – Resist or Die

Published on 2009/01/20 in the fuckin show. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , , .

END:CIV is the first feature film to analyze our culture’s addiction to systemic violence, industrial capitalism and environmental exploitation, as evidenced by the current epidemic of poisoned landscapes and shell-shocked nations. Based on the best-selling book by Derrick Jensen and the runaway success of director Franklin Lopez, END:CIV asks: “”If your homeland was invaded by aliens who cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food supply, would you resist?”

END:CIV is currently in production. Fundraising for this important film is ongoing and donations are appreciated.

About Derrick Jensen.

Hailed as the philosopher poet of the ecological movement, Derrick Jensen is the best selling author of A Language Older Than Words and Endgame, among many others. Author, teacher, activist, small farmer, and leading voice of uncompromising dissent, he regularly stirs audiences across the country.

Have a Smashing Good Time for Gaza

Published on 2009/01/19 in the fuckin show. 0 Comments Tags: , , , , , .

Inspiring… The Guardian is reporting that nine people are being held after an early morning break-in and smash fest at the EDO MBM Technology plant in Moulsecoomb, Brighton, East Sussex, which manufactures military components for Israeli war planes being used to bomb Gaza (as well as Lebanon in 2005).

Mark Townsend reports that the group, calling itself Smash EDO, hurled computers and furniture from the windows of the plant. The police are quoted describing the damage as “substantial.”

You can read more about this smashing good time over at The Guardian or The Herald.

This is, frankly, the sort of direct action we will need in America if we are serious about ending the imperial wars of our own so-called rulers, only it must take place on a much larger scale. When the people truly decide that they will tolerate no more wars, the occupation of factories and shipping infrastructure will be key. If you would like to be a part of such a resistance, join us in Lake City.

Episode #2 on the way

Published on 2009/01/16 in the fuckin show. 0 Comments

Holy fuckin shit, that was quick! It only took a week for slaves to relinquish their hard earned ducats to facilitate another sedition. Thanks to all who gave, and thanks for supporting independent media.

Now I better get crackin!

END:CIV – Resist or Die

Published on 2009/01/13 in Projects. 4 Comments


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END:CIV is the first feature film to analyze our culture’s addiction to systemic violence, industrial capitalism and environmental exploitation, as evidenced by the current epidemic of poisoned landscapes and shell-shocked nations. Based on the best-selling book by Derrick Jensen and the runaway success of director Franklin Lopez, END:CIV asks: “”If your homeland was invaded by aliens who cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food supply, would you resist?”

END:CIV is currently in production. Fundraising for this important film is ongoing and donations are appreciated.

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About Derrick Jensen.

Hailed as the philosopher poet of the ecological movement, Derrick Jensen is the best selling author of A Language Older Than Words and Endgame, among many others. Author, teacher, activist, small farmer, and leading voice of uncompromising dissent, he regularly stirs audiences across the country.

Gaza 2009 Remix

Published on 2009/01/11 in the fuckin show. 1 Comment Tags: , , , .

My man Skidmark Bob from pirate radio station Freak Radio AKA Free Radio Santa produces some of the best political remixes around. Here’s he’s latest remix about the massacre in Gaza.

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From Oakland to Greece, FUCK THE POLICE!

Published on 2009/01/10 in the fuckin show. 1 Comment Tags: , , , , , .

Undoubtedly inspired by recent events in Greece, a protest of hundreds of people that took to the streets in response to the unprovoked police execution of an unarmed man at a BART (Bay Area Rapid Transit) station in Oakland, California, turned rowdy Wednesday night.

The initial protest included many community organizers, as well as hip-hop artists and others, and was overwhelmingly non-violent, though numerous references to community self-defense were made throughout the speeches delivered at the rally. This atmosphere of pacified pacifism, however, was not to last.

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