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Social
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Eco-Politik
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(Concerning
the essential Druish practice of "Treehugging,"
which all REAL DRUIDS are inherentily involved in.) |
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AN
INCONVENIENT TRUTH, 2006, Al Gore. Director Davis
Guggenheim eloquently weaves the science of global warming
with Al Gore's personal history and lifelong commitment
to reversing the effects of global climate change in the
most talked-about documentary of the year. An audience and
critical favorite, An Inconvenient Truth makes the compelling
case that global warming is real, man-made, and its effects
will be cataclysmic if we don’t act now. Gore presents
a wide array of facts and information in a thoughtful and
compelling way: often humorous, frequently emotional, always
fascinating. In the end, An Inconvenient Truth accomplishes
what all great films should: it leaves the viewer shaken,
involved and inspired (DVD) |
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| ANTAGONISTS
IN THE CHURCH; HOW TO IDENTIFY AND DEAL WITH DESTRUCTIVE CONFLICT,
1988, Kenneth C. Haugk. An essential book for Pagans as
well as Christians, written by an evangelical minister. This
book carries the recommendation of Issac Bonawits and Oberon
Zell-Ravenheart. |
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| THE
BIG ONE,
1998, Michael Moore. Michael Moore's second documentary
follows his Midwest book tour to promote Downsize
This. One of his Milwaukee tour escorts explains that
medium-sized cities in the Midwest tend not to attract tours
by the self-important celebrities of the Coasts; instead,
they attract "more thoughtful authors like Michael."
His kind of thoughtfulness evokes both laughter at, and disgust
with, corporate America. Moore gives voice to well-reasoned
arguments that have most easily gotten lost amid corporate
downsizing and reliance on "temporary" employees.
(DVD) |
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| BIOSPHERE
POLITICS: A Cultural Odyssey from the Middle Ages to the New
Age, 1992,
Jeremey Rifkin. |
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| BOWLING
FOR COLUMBINE,
2002, Michael Moore. "Michael Moore's Academy Award
winning documentary tackles a meaty subject: gun control.
Moore skillfully lays out arguments surrounding the issue
and short-circuits them all, leaving one impossible question:
why do Americans kill each other more often than people in
any other democratic nation? Moore focuses his quest around
the shootings at Columbine High School and the shooting of
one 6-year-old by another near his own hometown of Flint,
Michigan. By approaching the headquarters of K-Mart (where
the Columbine shooters bought their ammo) and going to Charlton
Heston's own home, Moore demands accountability from the forces
that support unrestricted gun sales in the U.S. His arguments
are conducted with the humor and empathy that have made Moore
more than just a gadfly; he's become a genuine voice of reason
in a world driven by fear and greed." --Bret Fetzer (DVD) |
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| THE
COMMUNIST MANIFESTO, 1848,
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels. Even more relevant today
as it was when it was first written, as now we are seeing
the fruits of greed and runaway capitalism in the destruction
of our environment and our American addiction to consumerism. |
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| DANGEROUS
RELIGION, 2004,
Brendan Cathbad Myers. Dangerous Religion is a "thought-opera"
of spiritual contemplations on Neo-Pagan and environmental
themes. It was also written to be a manual for environmental
activists and other participants in the anti-globalization
movement. The
book describes a planetary Will to Life expressed by everything
in nature from animals and plants to the material elements.
This concept of "Global Animism" requires radical
transformations in our total lives, from the level of personal
belief all the way to political and economic organization.
Three main
sections distinguish particular themes. The first is called
"In the beginning was the Mother" and is primarily
concerned with environmental and religious matters, particularly
in the Celtic world view.
The second
section, called "Separating Reality from Illusion"
examines social and political matters, especially how the
global market is a manifestation of the Will to Life in
pathological disorder.
The third
and final section, "The Great Silence," brings
the previous themes into a personal and more purely spiritual
unity. It suggests some ways how the disordered Will to
Life may be rectified and how we must act to do it. |
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| DAS
KAPITAL: A Critique of Political Economy, 1848,
Karl Marx & Friedrich Engels. Albeit, not wholly prophetic
Das Kapital holds it's own. With all the high interest rates,
M&As, Enron, etc. Capitalism has appeared to be the best
method but Marx reveals (though no secret) that Capitalism
can easily be infested with greed and exploitation when devoid
of ethics and "dehumanitization" for the economic
gain of a few carried out by those order to do so for the
gain of the former. A great book to not be taken lightly nor
to strickly adhered to. A book which may begin to reveal (as
in epiphany) a not-too-pretty picture of division within our
own borders. I re-read this book during the 9-11 timframe
and during the subsequent airline and other semi-demises (including
the "big one" - Enron) and sent a chill up my spine.
A capitalist culture without compassion and ethics is doom
to fall. Read this book (choose your chapter) and see for
yourself! |
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| DESPAIR
AND PERSONAL POWER IN THE NUCLEAR AGE,
1983,
Joanna Macy. A powerful influence on feminist political
activism, particularly peace and anti-nuclear. |
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| DOWNSIZE
THIS!: Random Threats from an Unarmed
American,
1997, Michael Moore. Americans today are working harder,
working longer and yet for most of us, in this time of ruthless
downsizing and political cronyism, job security, a decent
standard of living and a comfortable retirement are becoming
harder and harder to find. In this brilliantly funny and right-on-target
diatribe, irreverent everyman Michael Moore gives his own
bold views on who's behind the fading of the American dream. |
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| DREAMING
THE DARK: MAGIC, SEX AND POLITICS,
1982,
Starhawk. Good ideas about female/male relations, power,
sex, spirituality, and of course, the Goddess and the God. |
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| DUDE,
WHERE'S MY COUNTRY?,
2003,
Michael Moore. In this book, the author is on a mission:
Regime Change. The man who slithered into the White House
on tracks greased by his daddy’s oil buddies is one of
many targets, and no one is safe: corporate barons who have
bilked millions out of their employees’ lifetime savings,
legislators who have stripped away our civil liberties in
the name of "homeland security," and even that right-wing
brother-in-law of yours (yes, we all have one) who manages,
year after year, through his babbling idiocy, to ruin Thanksgiving
dinner. |
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| EARTH
IN THE BALANCE: ECOLOGY & THE HUMAN SPIRIT
1992,
Al Gore, A rationale and blueprint for saving the planet,
by the President-Elect of the US! And there is even mention
of The Goddess! |
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| FAHRENHEIT
9/11, 2004,
Michael Moore. Michael Moore presents a searing examination
of the role played by greed and oil in the wake of the tragic
events of 9/11. (DVD) |
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| THE
FINAL FOREST: The Battle for the Last Great Trees of the Pacific
Northwest, 1993,
William Dietrich. In a riveting exploration of our connection
to all that we cherish and exploit on Earth, a Pulitzer Prize-winning
correspondent for The Seattle Times examines the human side
of the struggle that looms as the fate of our forest s is
determined. |
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| FROM
THE REDWOOD FOREST: Ancient Trees and the Bottom Line,
1998, Joan Dunning, Doug Thron. A passionate account of
the struggle to save an area of northern California from logging.
Describes how it was logged sustainably for decades by a family-owned
business, but was subjected to liquidation logging by the
Texas corporation that took over the company in 1985. Augmenting
the narrative are 57 color photographs by Doug Thron of the
forest before and after logging and of protests. |
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| HEART
OF A HEROINE: Saving the Last Redwoods, 2001,
Julia "Butterfly" Hill with Michael Toms. On
this extraordinary audio program, Julia Butterfly Hill, the
remarkable woman who inspired the world by living in a giant
redwood tree named “Luna” to protest the practices
of the logging industry, shares her story of commitment, perseverance
and courage with New Dimensions Radio host Michael Toms.
(Audio Cassette) |
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| JULIA
BUTTERFLY HILL,
2002, Dawn FitzGerald. (Biography) |
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| THE
LAST STAND: The War Between Wall Street and Main Street over
California's Ancient Redwoods,
1997,
David Harris. Here is a compelling American story--a tale
of greed, fanaticism, and devotion--that ranges from the paneled
boardrooms of Wall Street and Rodeo Drive to the banks of
the Eel River that curve past the cavernous mills of Pacific
Lumber, owner of the Headwaters Forest, the world's largest
privately held stand of ancient redwoods. In this chronicle
of takeover of Pacific Lumber by financier Charles Hurwitz,
David Harris, brings his astonishing literary gifts, as well
as his own moral passion, to the riveting and important story
of the struggle to save the Headwaters Forest. Harris gives
us a metaphor for the disappearance of an arguably more gentile,
kinder capitalism--a capitalism that, in large measure, was
responsible for an America now under siege. This is a book
about how some people, often against their own will, end up
killing the very thing that had long given them sustenance
and shelter--the forest itself. |
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LEGACY OF LUNA: The Story of a Tree,
a Woman and the Struggle to Save the Redwoods,
2001, Julia "Butterfly" Hill. A
young woman named Julia Butterfly Hill climbed a 200-foot
redwood in December 1997. She didn't come down for 738 days.
The tree, dubbed Luna, grows in the coastal hills of Northern
California, on land owned by the Maxxam Corporation. In 1985
Maxxam acquired the previous landlord, Pacific Lumber, then
proceeded to "liquidate its assets" to pay off the debt--in
other words, clear-cut the old-growth redwood forest. Environmentalists
charged the company with harvesting timber at a nonsustainable
level. Earth First! in particular devised tree sit-ins to
protest the logging. When Hill arrived on the scene after
traveling cross-country on a whim, loggers were preparing
to clear-cut the hillside where Luna had been growing for
1,000 years. The Legacy of Luna, part diary, part treatise,
and part New Age spiritual journey, is the story of Julia
Butterfly Hill's two-year arboreal odyssey. |
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MAKES THE DIFFERENCE: Inspiring Actions that Change our World,
2002,
Julia "Butterfly" Hill. After her record-breaking
two year tree sit, Julia Butterfly Hill has ceaslessly continued
her efforts to promote sustainability and ecologically-minded
ways to save the old-growth redwoods she acted so valiantly
to protect. Here she provides advice on how to promote change
and improve the health of the planet, distilled into an essential
handbook. |
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| THE
POLITICS OF THE SOLAR AGE,
1981, Hazel Henderson. |
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| ROGER
AND ME, 1989,
Michael Moore. Documentary directed and narrated by Michael
Moore. When his hometown is devastated by the plant closure
of an American corporate giant (making record profits, one
should note), the hell-raising political commentator with
a prankster streak tries to turn his camera on General Motors
Chairman Roger B. Smith, the elusive Roger of the title, and
the film is loosely structured around Moore's odyssey to track
down the corporate giant for an interview. (DVD) |
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| RULES
FOR RADICALS,
1989, Saul Alinsky. Simply the best political organizing
book ever written. |
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| SAVING
THE EARTH: A CITIZEN'S GUIDE TO ENVIRONMENTAL
ACTION, 1990,
Will Steger & Jon Bowermaster |
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| SPIRITUAL
DIMENSION OF GREEN POLITICS,
1985-6,
Charlene Spretnak, Fritjof Capra. Shows Green politics
to be compatible with ancient Goddess religion yet adaptable
to needs of modem society. |
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| STUPID
WHITE MEN ...and Other Sorry Excuses for the State of the
Nation!,
2002,
Michael Moore. 60 percent of Americans are "upset
or angry" about this land in which we now live -- a land
where crooked courts select the president and money rules
the day. So if you're feeling the same way and you're wondering
what's going to give out first -- the economy, Dick Cheney's
pacemaker, or your new VW Beetle -- here's the book for you. |
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| TIMBER
WARS, 1994,
Judi Bari. A collection of essays and transcripts of interviews
and speeches by Earth First!er Judi Bari who survived first
a 1990 car-bombing that left her paralyzed, then subsequent
implication in her own attack, in spite of clear motives and
death-threats from others. These articles and essays provide
a history of Earth First!'s work and internal struggles, the
involvement of the timber corporations, Richard Held (of COINTELPRO
fame) and the FBI in slandering Earth First!, as well as Bari's
own complex relationship with the organization and some of
its tactics. |
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| TRUTH
OR DARE: Encounters with Power, Authority, and Mystery,
1987, Starhawk. Major theoretical and practical text on
power in society and personal relationships, and how we can
build a new paradigm. |
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| WEBS
OF POWER: Notes from the Global Uprising,
2002,
Starhawk. Starhawk chronicles the global justice movement
sparked by Seattle's 1999 anti-World Trade Organization protest
that continues around the world today. Combining an analysis
of globalization with tales of action 'from the trenches,'
Starhawk outlines a political, economic and spiritual vision
of the future, and shows how we can transform rage and fear
into positive action. |
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