civilisation???? ... ahhh, fuck it
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- Civilization! - *Some Restrictions Apply (YouTube)
- www.iwant2gohome.org - The website of teh Kgeikani Kweni, The firt people of eth Kalahari
- the stimulator - it's the end of the world as we know it. ongoing video commentary.
- chrismartenson.com - Crash course. An incredible series that connects current economic issues with energy and environmental limits. Fiat currencies, Bretton Woods, growth vs. prosperity, peak oil ... brilliantly covered and will leave you unstable if you think the current things hapening in attempting to prop up the economy has any validity.
- we. featuring the words of arundhati roy –We is a fast-paced 64 minute documentary that covers the world politics of power, war, corporations, deception and exploitation. It visualizes the words of Arundhati Roy, specifically her famous Come September speech, where she spoke on such things as the war on terror, corporate globalization, justice and the growing civil unrest.
- The Making of The Age of Stupid In this documentary, hosted exclusively on guardian.co.uk/environment, 'Team Stupid' reveal the lengths they went to - from kidnap threats in Nigeria to 'crowd-funding' in London - to make this year's most talked-about climate change film starring Pete Postlethwaite
- END:CIV – RESIST OR DIE - feature film (in production) analysing our culture’s addiction to systemic violence, industrial capitalism and environmental exploitation, as evidenced by the current epidemic of poisoned landscapes and shell-shocked nations. Based on the best-selling book by Derrick Jensen and the runaway success of director Franklin Lopez, END:CIV asks: “”If your homeland was invaded by aliens who cut down the forests, poisoned the water and air, and contaminated the food supply, would you resist?”
- I have been watching Daniel's Vision Victory youtube.com channel since September 2008. He provides compelling non-institutional/partisan thoughts about the economic system and the current worldwide economic collapse taking place.
- selfsufficientish.com - The urban guide to almost self sufficiency (Urban Homesteading)
- Wake Up Freak Out - then get a grip - a wonderful animation concerning the massive urgency of the climate change clusterfuck by Leo Murray
- Dr James E Hansen - considered by many to be the 'godfather' of climate change science.
- Support Eric McDavid - Eric McDavid was arrested in Auburn, CA on January 13, 2006 as part of the government’s (USA) ongoing Green Scare campaign. He was convicted of “conspiracy to destroy property by means of fire or explosives,” despite no crime actually taking place. Eric's trial was riddled with lies and blunders on the part of the government, who are now pushing for a sentence of 20 years in prison.
- gorilla.cd - The official website of Virunga Nat'l Park, DR Congo. Protecting the Mountain Gorillas of Virunga in the midst of the ongoing war.
- The Age of Consequences: The Foreign Policy and National Security
Implications of Global Climate Change (PDF)
By Kurt M. Campbell, Jay Gulledge, J.R. McNeill, John Podesta,
Peter Ogden, leon Fuerth, R. James Woolsey, Alexander T.J. lennon,
Julianne Smith, Richard Weitz, and Derek Mix. NOVE MBER 2007
- thebigask.eu -The Big Ask campaign brings together people from 17 countries, all with the same big ask -That their governments commit to reduce carbon emissions, year on year. Every year.
- Planet Ark - Home of the World Environmental News
- droppingknowledge.org - invites you to question yourself and the world around you. Every time you ask yourself a question, a new dialogue begins…
- fromthewilderness.com ~ Michael C. Ruppert's site (currently not active but you can access archives)
- www.mikeruppert.blogspot.com - Michael C Ruppert's Peak Oil blog. There is regular updates on this site.
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| These four authors's books were and are a beacon call for me. Expressing in written form thoughts, instincts and truths that have been reverberating within myself for many years.My gratitude to these writers is huge. |
- The Spell of the Sensuous: Perception and Language in a More-Than-Human World by David Abram click for CBC Ideas program featuring David Abram
- Rogue Primate-an Exploration of Human Domestication & The Fallacy of Wildlife Conservation by John A. Livingston click for CBC Ideas program 'John Livingston Remembered' Part 1 Part 2
- Endgame Vols 1 & 2, Walking on Water by Derrick Jensen
- The Vegetarian Myth by Lierre Kieth
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| The following bibliography is related to Skuld Project research into deepening connections with the natural world/shifting away from humanistic type perspectives etc. Although I have given special attention to the three above, the books in this list are also extremely powerful and highly reccommended reading for those interested in the things I'm exploring in the Skuld Project. In no particular order. |
- The Natural Alien by Neil Evernden
- What We Leave Behind by Derrick Jensen & Aric McBay
- The Sacred Balance & Inventing the Future by David Suzuki
- A Short History of Progress by Ronald Wright
- The Weather Makers By Tim Flannery
- Heat by George Monbiot
- Dancing at the Dead Sea by Alanna Mitchell
- The Gift: Imagination and the Erotic Life of Property by Lewis Hyde
- The Horsemen by Joseph Kessel
- The Other Side of Eden: Hunters, Farmers and the Shaping of the World by Hugh Brody
- Anatomy of Restlessness by Bruce Chatwin
- The Songlines by Bruce Chatwin
- Straw Dogs, Thoughts on Humans & Other Animals by John Gray
- Reindeer Moon by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
- The Harmless People by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas
- Puck of the Droms by Artelia Court
- Arctic Dreams by Barry Lopez
- The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
- The Horse in Blackfoot Indian Culture by John C Ewers
- The Arrogance of Humanism by David Ehrenfeld
- The Road by Cormac MacCarthy
- Blood Meridian by Cormac MacCarthy
- Intelegence in Nature by Jeremy Narby
- On Nature Magazine
- The Guardian online environmental section
- The Globe and Mail
- George Monbiot ~ monbiot.com
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| movies are a big part of my inner story telling history as they are with many. The films here resonate at many levels with my project. |
- Mononoke Hime (Princess Mononoke) dir. Hayao Miyazaki. Anime. All time fav on the C. Thompson movie hit list!
- Walkabout dir. Nicolas Roeg
- Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon dir. Ang Lee
- Brokeback Mountain dir. Ang Lee
- Grave of the Fireflies dir. Isao Takahata. Anime.
- My Neighbour Totoro dir . Hayao Miyazaki. Anime.
- Seirei no Moribito dir. Kenji Kamiyama. Anime Based on the original novel "Seirei no Moribito" by Nahoko Uehashi
- The Seven Samurai dir.Akira Kirosawa
- Derzu Uzala dir. Akira Kirosawa
- Collapse dir. Chris Smith - a documentary featuring Michael C Ruppert
- The Lord of the Rings dir. Peter Jackson
- The Outlaw Josey Wales dir. & starring Clint Eastwood
- The Snow Walker ~ dir. Charles Martin Smith
- Being Caribou ~ Leanne Allison and Karsten Heuer
- Atanajurat ~ The Fast Runner
- Beowulf & Grendel
- Xena ... naturally, anything with girls and swords
- Dances With Wolves
- The Last Samurai
- Kill Bill 1 & 2 ...see xena
- The Matrix – Prophetic observation of the human race as having become a kind of virus. We all knew who to root for, but I wonder if we got it right.
- Waking Life Anime.
- Ghost Dog dir. Jim Jarmusch
- Into the West
- Wings of Desire
- The Horsemen with Omar Sharif and Jack Palance and the 'Royal Buzkashi' and 'What a one-horned ram can do, a one-legged chapandaz can do better!' dir. John Frankenheimer.
- The Weeping Camel & The Cave of the Yellow Dog dir. Bayambasuren Davaa
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