Posts Tagged ‘ activists ’

Mothering Nature

January 18, 2009
Mothering Nature

The constant rain clatters against the burnt-out shell of a recently vandalised car; tiny tents flap violently in the biting wind and a piercing early morning whistle signals the daily visit of the local police force. Valerie Thompson has just descended from a tree-top canopy hanging precariously 50 metres in the air. She’s been...
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Rage Against The Machine

February 22, 2007
Rage Against The Machine

Blending politics with music is nothing new – it began long before the four members of Rage Against The Machine were born. But what set RATM apart from the other rockers-with-a-cause was that they weren’t scared to stand on the front line for their beliefs, getting beaten, tear gassed and arrested. The band’s career...
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