Freedom From Oil: Tar Sands Resistance Tour with Propagandhi

Hi there. Recently Rainforest Action Network teamed up with two of the most prolific independent rock bands on the planet, Propagandhi & Strike Anywhere, the organization Substance, with help from Indigenous Environmental Network to do a tour of the midwest US and Canada to educate, organize, and mobilize people to take action against the Tar Sands dirty oil expansion. While on tour we made a small series of two minute webisodes called the Freedom From Oil Tour Diaries. Wanted to share them here. Below are the two most recent ones – the grand finale, and an interview with Clayton Thomas Muller. Below the cut is the whole series in order! See adventures, organizing, behind the scenes rocking, me breaking my neck, band interviews and more.

Episode 1 – Freedom From Oil: Tar Sands Resistance Tour

Episode 2 – Detroit: I do mind driving

Episode 3 – Crossing the border into Canada

Episode 4 – Political ranting on stage with the bands

Episode 5 – Montreal, organizing in French!

Episode 6 – Interview with Propagandhi about the tour and the Tar Sands

Episode 7 – Ben Powless from Indigenous Environmental network

Episode 8 – Josh nearly breaks his neck crowdsurfing

Episode 9 – Clayton Thomas-Muller from IEN tells us whats up with the Tar Sands

Episode 10 – THE END! Chrissy Swain from Grassy Narrows! Plug in! Get involved!

About Joshua Kahn Russell

Joshua Kahn Russell is an organizer working to bridge movements for environmental sanity and racial justice. He currently works as Rainforest Action Network’s Grassroots Actions Manager, campaigning to end our addiction to coal and oil. Josh is a strategy and non-violent direct action trainer with the Ruckus Society. He serves on the steering committee of the Energy Action Coalition. Joshua has contributed chapters to several books and is a regular writer for Znet, WireTap, and It's Getting Hot In Here, and his articles have appeared in Yes! Magazine, Left Turn Magazine, Peacework Magazine, Upping the Anti, and Grist Magazine, among others.

1 Response to “Freedom From Oil: Tar Sands Resistance Tour with Propagandhi”

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1 Kai Bosworth Jul 24th, 2009 at 11:36 am

Thanks for your awesome work, and for bringing Erick and Substance along on the ride. I know this was like a dream come true for him (awwwww).