Monthly Archives: March, 2013

MAR 11, 2013 - An organization that JTMP is part of, "Artists Against Fracking", have released a music video for their song, "Don't Frack My Mother". A funny song featuring many different artists, such as Josh Fox, Sean and Yoko Ono, and a whole bunch of other artists all chipping in for this hilarious protest song that is great for firing up the much-needed opposition to Fracking. Watch the video below, and for more info you can check out artistsagainstfracking.org

MAR 11, 2013 - JTMP blogged about Chinese musical activist Ai Weiwei last month for visiting with Elton John after a concert. Now he is going to release a heavy metal rock album with fellow musical activist Zuoxiao ZuZhou. Check out more at Guardian.  (photo credit: Hafenbar/CC)

MAR 11, 2013 - The Christian Science Monitor has a great article out about the musical activist Miriam Makeba from South Africa. Makeba took a stand against segregation and apartheid, and was exiled by her home country, even turned away at the airport and not allowed to attend her mother's funeral. Google dedicated their page back on March, 4th to honor her and her work. Read more on Christian Science Monitor here.

MAR 8, 2013 - I came across this article about Australian activist musician Tim Levinson on the Sydney Morning Herald website. Here is an excerpt and link to full article below, check him out!

From Sydney Morning Herald:

"Contrary to all the misconceptions about rap and social activism, Levinson's drive comes not from anger but from empathy. His mother worked for years in Kings Cross with homeless children - ''always charitably minded, not charity minded'' - and brought up three children on her own after Levinson's father, a former pilot, left when Levinson was 10. This middle child was acutely aware of what his mother was going through.

''My mum became this workaholic in order to keep payments on the house maintained,'' he says."

Read more on Sydney Morning Herald here.

MAR 7, 2013 - The New York State Assembly has banned the practice of fracking for 5 years, which is a good victory for the anti-fracking activist community, but does show we need to keep the fight up until we have a permanent ban.  (photo credit: Leeseann/Flickr/CC)

Read more on JTMP Green here.