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CHANGE YOU CAN HELP CREATE RIGHT NOW:

 

San Diego Wildfire Relief & Assistance
Here is a list of links to organizations with quick and easy ways to help with the relief and rebuilding efforts in San Diego after the devastating wilfires that have ravaged through the area:
San Diego Habitat for Humanity
San Diego Salvation Army
San Diego Humane Society
Volunteer San Diego
San Diego Red Cross

 

New Orleans Information & Resources
This special section hosts information and resources for and by the music community to help facilitate, organize and promote efforts that help New Orleans get back on its feet. Click here to visit this section.
 

Green Touring Resources AVAILABLE!

We've put together all of our learning and artist recommendations on green touring! Find it all here. And come back frequently, as we will be updating as we find more.
 

Books to keep you informed
Click here for a list of books to keep you informed and educated.
 

Donate Airplane Miles
Click here to learn how to donate all of those frequent flyer miles you've gathered on tour to the Red Cross.
 

Updating Your Band's Website with Activism Links
An easy way to keep your fanbase involved and interested in politics is to give them resources to find more information.
Check out our toolkit page or download a copy of the list with links.
 


Learn more in ATC’s Toolkit
 

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“The music is not separate from our political ideas and we really can’t choose one or the other. We don’t think that art or music can replace political activism, but we think it can be an important part of a culture of resistance so that social change feels possible.”

- Le Tigre
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NEWS


Below you will find news about music and politics as well as a long list of alternative news sources. For press about Air Traffic Control, click here. [ pdf and website links open in new window from source site ]

Today's protest songs

     by Chris Macias

Do we need another Hero? Understanding   Celebrities Roles in Advancing Social Causes

     by McGill University in Montreal

Our Interview with BBC

      (requires audio player)

Can Rock Save the World?

    by Paste magazine

Protest Songs Rise Again

     by RollingStone magazine

 American Band Stands

    by John Malkin on Alternet


 Getting Out the Vote
     by Bill Holland on Billboard/Reuters
   
 Chords for Change
     Bruce Springsteen's Op-ed for the New York Times



Projects

 Tour Industry’s Green Revolution

     by RollingStone magazine

 

Events

 


 

NEWS SOURCES


pacifica.org
Alternative, community, free speech, listener-sponsored radio for over 50 years.

indymedia.org
Democratic media outlet for the creation of radical, accurate, and passionate tellings of truth.

alternet.org
In-depth alternative news pieces on important issues often overlooked by mainstream media.

thenation.com
Founded in 1865, The Nation brings a smart, independent, and critical approach to current political and social issues.

salon.com
Compelling alternative online magazine with mostly good writers.

theonion.org
Not afraid to peel back the onion and look into the tough issues from all angles.

msmagazine.com
Great stories and fresh perspectives from a host of smart female writers and editors.

democracynow.org
A national, daily, independent, award-winning news program airing on over 140 stations in North America.

npr.org
Internationally renowned producer and distributor of noncommercial news, talk, and entertainment programming.

worldlinktv.org
A global perspective on news, current events and culture, presenting viewpoints seldom covered in the U.S. media.

zmag.org
ZMagSite - Z Mag is an independent monthly magazine dedicated to resisting injustice, defending against repression and creating liberty.

airamericaradio.com
National progressive entertainment talk radio network featuring Al Franken,
Janeane Garofalo, and Randi Rhodes.

mcsweeneys.net
The web extension of David Eggar’s quarterly literary journal with humorous articles on pop culture, media and politics.

pitchforkmedia.com
Alternative news, album reviews.

progressive.org
Champions peace, social and economic justice, civil rights, civil liberties, human rights, a preserved environment and a reinvigorated democracy.

rabble.ca
Noam Chomsky’s perspective on policy, politics and society.

freespeech.org
Exposing the public to perspectives excluded from the corporate-owned media.

futureofmusic.org
Representing musicians’ voices on a wide range of issues including media consolidation, radio, health insurance and digital music distribution.

takebackthemedia.org
Info on how to fight media consolidation and government censorship.

talkingpointsmemo.com
Liberal web log kept by Joshua Micah Marshall -- advice and opinions on current U.S. and global policy.

peskyfacts.com
Facts to support the idea that something is not quite right in the White House.

opensecrets.org
View and track soft money that goes toward politics, and the impact that this has on both elections and public policy.

liberaloasis.com
Resources ranging from info on organic food, ways to write to Congress and interviews with presidential candidates.

warincontext.org
An essential daily diet of diverse opinion and reporting on the war on terror.

utilityfree.com
Information on alternative energy sources.

earthday.net
To find out your personal impact on the environment, take the Ecological Footprint Quiz to find out.


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