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Andrew Butler added a video on Mar 28, 2023
Water Has a Memory
Matriarch and Environmental Ambassador for the Ponca Nation, Casey Camp-Horinek takes us through the occupied territory of Ponca City, Oklahoma. Through the ancestral teachings of her Ponca culture, Casey has been protecting the Water...
Andrew Butler added a video on Apr 23, 2019
Looking Upon the Ocean with New Eyes and Ancient Wisdom
'Just as we have a need for wild nature, along with that comes a need for ancient wisdom, ancient traditions with wise elders, who live close to the earth, and understand it. A need to return to those basic truths.' - Hermien de Vos
Andrew Butler added a video on Apr 23, 2019
WitchHunt
In 2015, while the far right was gaining ground around the world, socialist MP Jeremy Corbyn was elected as leader of the UK Labour Party in a landslide victory. Accusations of antisemitism within the party immediately began to...
Andrew Butler added a video on Apr 11, 2019
This Love Letter to Resistance Will Light a Fire in Your Belly and Warm Your Heart
The short film invites us on an intimate journey through the liberated territory of the Zad of Notre-dames-des-landes, a community in France who resisted an airport, and in doing so created a beautiful way of living with hope in these...
Andrew Butler added a video on Oct 24, 2017
Meet the Pro Surfers Who Put Down Roots in Ireland to Grow Organic Food for the Community
The story of a group of pro surfers who have left the international surfing circuit in order to grow organic vegetables at Moy Hill CSA Farm on Ireland’s Wild Atlantic Way.
Andrew Butler added a video on Sep 15, 2017
It's Seems Like BP Have Decided to Come Clean About Their Dirty Practices... or Have They?
BP staff were being surprisingly honest about why the company is sponsoring the British Museum's new Scythians exhibition at its press launch this week. Or maybe they weren't really from BP at all...
Andrew Butler added a video on Sep 6, 2017
Everyone's Talking About the Latest Episode of America, The Series
What if real life was written like Game of Thrones? 
Andrew Butler added an article on Sep 4, 2017
Comedian Frankie Boyle Responds to Criticism of Tevor Noah's Characterization of Antifa
Today I saw a few people I respect enough not to have muted taking a tilt at Trevor Noah for some bit where he called out antifa, and called them “Vegan Isis”. This will sound snobbish, but I often cringe when well meaning types on the...
Andrew Butler added a video on Sep 4, 2017
Work Isn't Working, But Imagine if it Could
Andrew Butler added a video on Sep 4, 2017
Sea Prayer - A Powerful Immersive Film Honouring Syrian Refugees
A 360° illustrated film by award-winning novelist Khaled Hosseini. Scroll to the right as the story progresses.
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 31, 2017
The British Museum - Where Colonialism and Corporatism Clash with Culture
The North America gallery at the British Museum – which is filled with Indigenous artefacts – is sponsored by JP Morgan, one of the main funders of the Dakota Access Pipeline. Yes, that’s the same pipeline that is being forced through...
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 30, 2017
Footage of the Sky Above the Atacama Desert Will Take Your Breath Away
The Atacama desert is home to the darkest and cleanest skies in the world. A view to the night sky rewards with uncountable numbers of stars and fantastic nebulas in one of the quietest and emptiest places on earth. Not a single noise...
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 30, 2017
Freedom Can’t Be Contained by a Wall
In an explosive interview to New Internationalist, the Kurdish female leader Bese Hozat opens up about peace, the party’s view on the region and the independence referendum in South Kurdistan, and accuses Turkey, Saudi Arabia and the...
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 30, 2017
Humans of New York: The Series
From the photo blog phenomenon comes Humans of New York: The Series. Creator Brandon Stanton worked with cinematographer Michael Crommett over four years to create the series. Taken from 1200 interviews, watch people from all walks of...
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 28, 2017
Scent of Geranium - The Story of an Uprooted Iranian in America
Immigration is a new chapter in one's life, a chapter with unexpected events that can take one's life down paths different from the one imagined. This film is an autobiographical account of the director's experience with immigration.
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 28, 2017
Democracy At Stake - The Sad State of the US Political System
In this four-part series filmmaker Matthew Cooke joins Patricia Arquette to explore the state of democracy in the United States.
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 28, 2017
Beautiful Powerful Direct Action for a Clean Energy Future
Taking direct action against the dirty fossil fuel industry and for a clean energy future, Ende Gelände is a mass action movement focused around Germany's massive lignite mines and associated infrastructure. This video is from the...
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 28, 2017
This Stunning Home, Built of Mud, Connects the Inside with the Outside
'Kids play with mud. They build sandcastles. It's like building your own little fortress. It's not rocket science.' Ross and Kathryn decided that they were not going to get into debt buying a big house. Instead, they spent a year...
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 25, 2017
Akala on Education and the Secret to Eternal Youth!
We asked rapper Akala about education, didn't realise we'd find out the secret to eternal youth. Thanks Akala!
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 25, 2017
When Petitions Actually Matter: West Papuans Risk Their Lives to End Indonesia's Occupation
Just another clicktivist petition pushed by corporate NGOs with no connection to grassroots struggle? Not this time – West Papuans are risking beatings, arrest, and even death to sign a petition for their right to self-determination...
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 24, 2017
This Comic Shows The Importance of Overcoming Your Fears to Achieve Your Dreams
This comic originally appeared exclusively in my second Zen Pencils book collection (available from all good retailers!) in 2015. I really enjoy writing
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 23, 2017
Pro Anti
Antifa’s horizon is in toppling the legitimacy of extraction and ownership anchored in presumably natural foundations
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 23, 2017
Humans and The Land - A Celebration of Those Who Feed The World
Farming and farmers are the heart of Yann Arthus-Bertrand's work. In his latest film HUMAN, this theme takes a central space. In the continuity of this work, and in collaboration with France Agrimer, he goes beyond it with a sensitive...
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 23, 2017
Inside the New Economic Science of Capitalism's Slow-Burn Energy Collapse
And why the struggle for a new economic paradigm is about to get real
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 23, 2017
Israel Demolishes Bedouin Village to Build Jewish-Only Town
Despite protests, the Israeli government will displace the Bedouin population of Umm al-Hiran to a temporary area until a new neighborhood is built for them nearby. However, residents won't be welcome to return to the new Jewish-only...
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 23, 2017
Beyond Violence and Nonviolence
The rise of fascism has injected new venom into an old debate, preventing activists from seeing movement strategy clearly.
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 23, 2017
Everything Explained With One Simple Analogy
Musician and poet Joshua Idehen took to Twitter and helped us all make sense of the many terms by our society using analogies based around your mum washing your clothes. Genius.
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 23, 2017
This Cool Desert House Made from Plastic Bottles Tackles Two Problems in One
An engineer in Algeria has developed an ingenious new house building technique on a desert refugee camp. He wanted to build a home for his grandmother that would beat the heat and sandstorms, and plastic bottles were readily available...
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 22, 2017
Bowing to Endless War Advocates, Trump Vows More Bloodshed in Afghanistan
Trump's "plan" for America's longest war will almost certainly increase terrorism and cause civilian deaths to skyrocket, analysts argued
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 22, 2017
What Is Emotional Intelligence and Why is it Important?
Many of humanity’s greatest problems stem not from a shortfall of technical or financial intelligence, but what we term emotional intelligence. It is through the acquisition of Emotional Intelligence that we stand to become better...
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 21, 2017
Arnold Schwarzenegger Delivers a Powerful Message to Neo-Nazis After Charlottesville
Following the white supremacist rally in Charlottesville, Virginia, Arnold Schwarzenegger delivered a powerful message to President Trump, suggesting what he should have said.  “In fact, as president of this great country, you have a...
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 21, 2017
My Father Was Killed by a Far-Right Terrorist but You’ve Probably Never Heard of Him
Maz Saleem’s father who killed by a neo-Nazi terrorist, who then went on a bombing campaign - but you’ve probably never heard of him. Why?
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 21, 2017
Stunning Garden Let's Nature Take the Lead
Director Toby Amies visits Pascal Brault's verdant South of France garden set amid a range of mountains.
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 21, 2017
From Westminster to Washington, Instability is All Around
Pie doesn't in any way have another go at Trump.
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 19, 2017
As Alt-Right Gathers in Boston, Thousands Counter With Rally to Fight Supremacy
"The Boston counter-protest is now perhaps the largest anti-racist protest this year."
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 19, 2017
Anti-Fracking Activists Celebrate Ruling Against Major Pipeline
Court ruling "gives hope across the country for people facing the onslaught of oil and gas infrastructure."
Andrew Butler added a video on Aug 18, 2017
Heather Heyer's Memorial Showed Her Legacy Will Be Magnified
VICE News attends the memorial service held for Heather Heyer, who was killed during the rally on Saturday when a car plowed into a group of counter-protesters. Elle Reeve speaks to Charlottesville Mayor Michael Signer after the memorial.
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 17, 2017
This Impassioned Post by a Charlottesville Resident Sets The Record Straight
I would like to make what I hope is my last post on this before I try to go forward with my life after this weekend.
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 17, 2017
A Reformed White Nationalist Speaks Out on Charlottesville
Christian Picciolini, former White Nationalist and founder of Life After Hate, talks to NPRs All Things Considered about his reaction to what unfolded in Charlottesville over the weekend, and about the divisiveness that's been growing...
Andrew Butler added an article on Aug 17, 2017
The Sex Workers Who Are Stopping HIV
Sex workers in Mozambique are providing health support to those at the margins of society. They face political and financial challenges, but against the odds they are helping thousands. Jules Montague reports.