Resources
Activism
- Amnesty International
Amnesty International is a worldwide campaigning movement that works to promote all the human rights enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights and other international standards.
- Anarchist Black Cross
The online presence of the Anarchist Black Cross, a federation organizing aid for political prisoners and prisoners of war. Propagandhi donate portions of the proceeds of recordings to their Warchest fund and encourage others to consider the same.
- Canada-Haiti Action Network
An information and action network that coordinates the work of Haiti solidarity committees in cities across Canada.
- Courage to Refuse
A web portal to unite international supporters of the Israeli Refusers.
- East Timor Alert Network
The East Timor Alert Network (ETAN) is a non-partisan national organization which has been working to raise awareness about the situation in East Timor.
- Free Grassy Narrows
Grassy Narrows support site from the Rainforest Action Network.
- Friends of Grassy Narrows
The Winnipeg-based Friends of Grassy Narrows are organizing to support Grassy Narrows First Nation’s on-going resistance to colonialist aggression by the Canadian/Ontarian governments and Weyherhauser.
- Green Left Weekly
Green Left Weekly, launched in 1990 by progressive activists to present the views excluded by the big business media, is now Australia’s leading source of local, national and international news, analysis, and discussion and debate to strengthen the anti-c
- Indigenous Watch
A site devoted to the survival and well-being of native and indigenous peoples – nations: their self-determination and issues related to those struggles.
- Middle East Children’s Alliance
A nonprofit organization working for the rights and the well being of children in the Middle East. MECA sends shipments of aid to Palestine, Iraq and Lebanon, and supports projects that make life better for the children.
- Ontario Coalition Against Poverty
A direct-action anti-poverty organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. They mount campaigns against regressive government policies as they affect poor and working people.
- ParECON
The Participatory Economics (PARECON) Project is a campaign to promote critical and creative thought on economic issues and visions.
- Partners in Health
A non-profit health care organization dedicated to providing a “preferential option for the poor”, striving to bring good medical care to the poor in developing countries by establishing long-term partnerships with local sister organizations.
- Pivot Legal Society
Pivot Legal Society deals with issues facing marginalized people in downtown Vancouver B.C.
- Revolutionary Association of the Women of Afghanistan
RAWA is the oldest political/ social organization of Afghan women struggling for peace, freedom, democracy and women’s rights in fundamentalism blighted Afghanistan.
- V-Day
V-Day is a global movement to stop violence against women and girls, generating broader attention for the fight to stop worldwide violence against women and girls including rape, battery, incest, female genital mutilation (FGM), and sexual slavery.
Animal Rights
- Compassionate Cooks
Compassionate Cooks is dedicated to empowering people to make informed food choices and to debunking myths about vegetarianism and animal rights through cooking classes, recipes and resources, workshops and lectures, articles and essays, and a podcast.
- No Compromise
The militant, direct-action magazine of grassroots animal liberationists and their supporters.
- Sea Shepherd Conservation Society
An international non-profit, marine wildlife conservation organization who’s mission is to end the destruction of habitat and slaughter of wildlife in the world’s oceans in order to conserve and protect ecosystems and species, using innovative direct-acti
- Veg for Life
The Veg for Life Web site is a comprehensive information and networking site, filled with hundreds of resources, recipes and tips to help you on your veg journey.
- Vegan Freak Radio
A weekly podcast providing vegans and aspiring vegans with support, community, and entertainment.
- Vegan Outreach
VO is working to expose and end cruelty to animals through the widespread distribution of illustrated booklets: Why Vegan, Even If You Like Meat, and Try Vegetarian.
Anti-Sweatshop Resources
- Behind the Label
a multimedia news website covering the stories of people fighting for fundamental human and labor rights against the goliath global clothing industry.
- Maquila Solidarity Network
A labour and women’s rights organization that supports the efforts of workers in global supply chains to win improved wages and working conditions and a better quality of life.
- Sweatshop Watch
Serves low-wage workers nationally and globally, with a focus on eliminating sweatshop exploitation in California’s garment industry.
Artists
- Eric Drooker
Eric’s painting “Children’s Games” was used for the cover of Potemkin City Limits.
- Kent Monkman
We used Kent’s painting “The Triumph of Mischief” for the cover of “Supporting Caste”.
- Lawrence Ferlinghetti
Lawrence’s painting “Unfinished Flag of the United States” formed the cover image for our “Today’s Empires” album.
- Sue Coe
Sue’s wotk has adorned some of our shirt designs, and was featured in the Potemkin City Limits booklet.
Band Allies
- Amphibian Design
This is Derek’s site. He’s the dude that designed our last couple of records, along with this website. He’s a freak. God, is he loud. And he has “special” mannerisms.
- Axe and You Shall Receive
The finest selection of boutique and vintage guitar effects and pedals in Canada. Run by a genuinely nice guy named Scott who actually lived and breathed the hardcore and punk of the 80′s.
- Mondragón Bookstore and Coffeehouse
Death to bosses and hierarchy. North America’s finest bookstore and vegan cafe? Yes. Amazing selection of radical books, magazines, journals, texts, shirts, stickers, buttons, etc, all within the framework of a democratically organized workplace.
- Natural Cycle
Natural Cycle is a bike shop that focuses on the bicycle as a form of transportation rather than just recreation, and as a workplace follow the precepts of sustainable and ethical business practices.
- Popmoderne
All the muck that’s fit to rake! Bilingual Weblog in English/German by StErn who also publishes comix under the label Edition Panel. StErn is another one of our Teutonic brethren. He babysat Propagandhi on our 1996 European Tour.
Books (Fiction)
- 1984
by George Orwell
- Antarctica
by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Blue Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Brave New World
Aldous Huxley
- Calculating God
by Robert J. Sawyer
- Catch 22
by Joseph Heller (Simon & Schuster)
- Evolution
by Stephen Baxter
- Forever Peace
by Joe Haldeman
- Green Mars
By Kim Stanley Robinson
- Into The Forest
by Jean Hegland
- Light Music
by Kathleen Ann Goonan
- Market Forces
by Richard K. Morgan
- Memory of Fire Trilogy
by Eduardo H. Galeano
- Oryx And Crake: A Novel
by Margaret Atwood
- Red Mars
by Kim Stanley Robinson
- Sounding
by Hank Searls
- The Devil on the Cross
by Ngugi Wa Thiong’o
- The Dispossessed
by Ursula K. Le Guin
- The Status Civilization
by Robert Sheckley
- The Trial
by Franz Kafka
- The Wild Shore: Three Californias
by Kim Stanley Robinson
- The Word For World Is Forest
by Ursula K. Le Guin
- Waiting For The Barbarians
by J.M. Coetzee
- Work of Idle Hands
by Jonathon Platz
Books (Non-Fiction)
Ethical Consumption
Films
News and Commentary
- Al Jazeera
English version of the mainstream Arabic news site. Perspectives from the Arab world.
- Democracy Now!
Democracy Now! is a national, listener-sponsored public radio and TV show committed to bringing the voices of the marginalized to the airwaves on issues ranging from the global to the local.
- Electronic Intifada
The Electronic Intifada will equip you to challenge myth, distortion and spin in the media in an informed way, enabling you to effect positive changes in media coverage of the Palestinians and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict.
- The Anti-Empire Report
Commentary and analysis from William Blum, author of “Rogue State” and “Killing Hope”.
- Upping the Anti
A radical journal of theory and action which provides a space to address and discuss unresolved questions and dynamics within the anti-capitalist, anti-oppression, and anti-imperialist politics of today’s radical left in Canada.
- World Human Rights
Massive, international, up to the minute reporting on human-rights.
- Z Magazine/Z-Net
An incredible web-site and resource for anyone interested in investigating, discussing and/ or taking up the struggle for radical social change. A must-see. The best source of progressive ideas and activism i am aware of. GO NOW.
Record Labels
- G7 Welcoming Committee Records
A democratically organized record label started by us, Propagandhi, back in 1997. No bosses. No managers. No bullshit. We produce audio and distribute literature by various very important people.
- Grand Hotel van Cleef
Marcus from …But Alive’s label. They’ve released a few of our records in Germany, Austria and Switzerland.
- Hassle Records
Blokes who released “Supporting Caste” in the UK and Europe.
- Shock Records
Mates who released “Supporting Caste” in Australia.
- Smallman Records
These freaks released our latest record, “manage” us and “book” our “tours”.