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L i n k s
to some of my
  favourite
  websites:

Radio Eco-Shock - a
fantastic new radio
station playing news
   and views on climate
   / eco issues. The
   site has many great
   MP3s that are free
to download.

Bamboo bicycle trailer
- fantastic example of
"appropriate tech "

ZeroCarbonBritain
- see how Britain
can stop making
   things worse:

Climate Change Action
  - a blog with good
   links, including
   coverage of the
   latest Climate
   conference in Bali.

Transition Towns - an
exciting movement
of groups assisting
their towns to
   "decarbonise" and
prepare for changes
in energy & climate.

Banksy - one of the
best artists around.

FreakRadio - one of
the best web-radio
stations with a mix
of politics, music
and radical debate.

Wikipedia - a vast
set of websites of
well-organised info
that covers almost
everything.

Uprising! is another
great web-radio site.

Wooster Collective -
a great collection
of street art from
all over the world,
   updated every day!

Plane Stupid - whats
wrong with flying,
and what can we
do about it.

DoodleDubz is a
great image-intense
blog with lots of
'street art' by some
Oxford-linked artists.
It has an impressive
list of diverse but
badly labelled links.
This is a fantastic
example of what a
good blog can do.

Unwelcome Guests -
a weekly radio
show that includes
   some fascinating
speeches, readings
and ideas.

Open Office is a free
fully functioning
suite of open-source
software created
by people all over
the world without
the control of any
giant multinationals.
And it works really
well!

Brian Haw's site - the
man who's camped
   in parliament square
   for the last 5 years
in protest against
the war on Iraq.

Network for Climate
Action  - a vast site
   of pics, factsheets,
speeches, music &
other resources for
people who want to
   DO SOMETHING
to tackle climate
change.

Stop the Wall - that
   is being built by
Israel to cut up
parts of Palestine.

Julian Beever - the
best pavement
artist that I have
ever seen!

Killer Coke - a good
introduction to the
crimes of Coca-Cola,
from funding death
squads in Colombia
to stealing India's
water supplies.

Turn up the heat - a
new book (HEAT)
and website from
George Monbiot
that exposes some
of those pretending
to save us from
climate change.

VLC mediaplayer is
a free cross-platform
program that can
play almost any type
of media file.

Mark Lynas's blog is
a great source of
news and views on
climate change and
the politics & media
surrounding it.

Indymedia - a great
source of current
non-corporate news.
   This link is for the
UK / London page,
but the list on the
left will take you to
yor local Indymedia
site.

Peak ambulances March 2008 Cartoon (above) comparing ambulances from before, during and after the 'oil bubble'.
	RE: Versing the Damage the Nail issue 11 March 2007 Front cover design of the Nail's eleventh issue, (left) that includes a special 16-track Audio CD (below) all on the theme of climate change. This collaboration between ClimateX, the Nail and Hammer & Tongue costs just £4. Visit their websites for more info and to order copies.

	Virgin Healthcare - vergin' on the ridiculous March 2008 Banner (above) for the local 'Keep our NHS public' campaign. Richard Branson is in the process of creating another chain of private health-care clinics across England.
	No new coal - folding props March 2007 Three cloth and bamboo props for the new campaign against goverment plans to expand coal power in the UK. This photo shows the three props outside parliament, as part of a demonstration by People & Planet. Coal is one of the dirtiest forms of energy-generation and eight new coal-powered stations would be a disaster, leading to increased emissions. According to P&P, they protested: "to demand that the Government holds a full public inquiry into the coal-fired power station at Kingsnorth. The Government is currently considering an application to build a new coal- fired power station at Kingsnorth in Kent. If succesful, there are seven more similar projects waiting in the wings. Should all eight be built, they will be responsible for 50 million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions per year - the same as the entire nation of Ghana." On the same day, activist groups around the world took part in actions targeting fossil fuels, as part of 'Fossil Fools Day'. Visit their site to see reports of all the other actions that happened. These props are made from painted cloth, covering a bamboo 'skeleton'. Cable-ties, gaffer -tape and water-piping were used to create the curved ribs. They fold flat for easy transport and storage. The second cooling tower (on the right) needs some repair! Photo of props by Mike Langridge.

	Justice for Iraq Put Blair & Brown on trial March 2008 Banner (above) for Voices in the Wilderness (UK). Photo on the left shows the banner outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London, with a group of 'judges'. Voices "has been campaigning - both here and in the US - against US/UK policy towards Iraq since the mid-nineties. First, against the economic sanctions and US/UK military strikes on Iraq and, more recently, against the invasion and occupation of Iraq."
	Grim postman March 2008 Cartoon for the ETC Group, illustrating the growing commercialisation of 'DNA testing'. 23andMe is one of many companies that provides such testing. This cartoon is in the new report: "Direct-to-Consumer DNA Testing and the Myth of Personalized Medicine: Spit Kits, SNP Chips and Human Genomics" ...which is free to download from the ETC website. Trans-atlantic Slam February 2008 Poster (below) for Hammer & Tongue, who recently hosted a remarkable Performance Poetry slam in Oxford and in New York, connected (by skype).

	Green News November 2007 Tabloid newspaper for Oxfordshire Green Party.
	PR in a PUB February 2008 Cartoon inspired by those careful researchers in the 'Public Relations industry'-watching department of Corporate Watch (UK). Get in Lane / Class February 2008 Cartoon (below) exploring the relationship between wealth and modes-of-transport. It seems that greater wealth often brings greater wastage, of resources and energy.

	Tree planting poster with Transition Oxford January 2008 Poster for the first event organised under the new unbrella 'Transition Oxford'. T.O. is a new initiative spreading around the country that involves groups addressing the changing needs of their local area, particularly in the face of peak-oil and climate change. T.O. strives to build local 'resilience'. For more info on this fascinating organising method visit the main Transition Towns website. Dead car DJ December 2007 Painted wall (below) of a graphic that I have drawn severl times over the years. Save petrol - support your LOCAL djs! Big rezpekt to the best wall-painter in Oxford, "Disco-boy", whose fantastic art is on display at: DoodleDubz.

	Lady Climate Justice November 2007 Photomontage using the 'Lady of Justice' statue at the Old Bailey, London, as a symbol of justice. Climate change is leading to droughts, floods and the loss of arable land, predominantly in the poorest parts of the world. Yet these countries are generally those least responsible for creating the carbon emissions responsible for changing our delicate climate. Climate change is a 'social justice' issue. Two windows December 2007 Cartoon (below) that comments on two different responses to a changing climate.


	Climate proof windows December 2007 Photomontage poster (above) and subvert. Barracks Lane Community Garden shed mural November 2007 Painted shed at the wonderful Barracks Lane Community Garden. Its a great family-friendly space off the Cowley Road. See also their Flickr photo-gallery. It has several raised beds, a yurt, and a small orchard. A lot of the paints used on the shed mural were bought from Orinoco, the amazing East Oxford scrapstore and paint recycling service. They collect unused paint anf scrap from across the county and offer it to community groups, schools, and art groups at a very cheap price.