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5 Green Bands or The New Type of Cool

Ecosmarty
February 21st, 2012

It’s a beautiful thing to see musicians using their fame to create positive change. Five acts in particular have recently made significant strides to make the world a greener place. The following 5 bands are all part of the eco-movement and each of them contribute to that cause in their own unique way (they are also great bands to listen to).

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Positive People: Hip-Hop Teacher KMT

Positive News
November 10th, 2011

DJ and hip-hop teacher KMT is using music and sustainable living to unite young people.

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Activist Band Ozomatli Hopes to Bring People Together

Arizona Daily Star
September 26th, 2011

For the first time in nearly a year, Pacheco and his Los Angeles Latin rock band, Ozomatli, felt sympathetic for Arizona – a state the band had vowed last May that it would not step into until Arizona eased its anti-illegal-immigration stance.

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The Conductor-less Orchestra

Leader to Leader
June 28th, 2011

Tapping into the unique skills of knowledge workers requires leaders to adopt new ways of thinking and to apply new models of organization to the workplace. According to Harvard business professor Rosabeth Moss Kanter in Executive Excellence, “Your structures should be very loose and very flexible: less hierarchy, more opportunity for people to play many different roles. Sometimes you may be a team leader, and at other times you may be a team member. Also, be very flexible with respect to titles, and very fluid in terms of moving people from project to project, depending on the requirements.

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A Tribute To Gil Scott Heron: Pieces Of A Great Man

Sabotage Times
June 2nd, 2011

Gil Scott heron was a musician, poet, novelist and activist, but he definitely wasn’t the Godfather of Rap…

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Hip Hop Hooray

The Age
November 14th, 2011

A hip-hop academy at Footscray, Australia is bridging cultural barriers to engage children.

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Good Golly, Ms. Holly

Syracuse New Times
October 26th, 2011

By Tammy DiDomenico Much about American culture has changed since Holly Near first lent her voice to the cause of social justice—by joining Another Mother for Peace in 1968. Indeed, her own career has evolved just as much; with forays into acting (from TV’s The Partridge Family to movies such as Slaughterhouse-Five), playwriting and teaching. [...]

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Women Rappers a Vocal Minority

IPS News
September 1st, 2011

Women are still a small minority on Cuba’s hip hop scene. “If the situation is hard for us nationwide, imagine what it’s like in the eastern region, where this genre has very little recognition,” says Yaneidys Tamayo, leader of the group Las Positivas.

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Gimme Shelter | Playing For Change

Playing for Change Video
June 13th, 2011

We at Playing for Change are proud to release the newest song around the world from our upcoming PFC 2 album CD/DVD release!! “Gimme Shelter” is a track we have wanted to record for years and today we can finally share it with all of you.

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Harry Belafonte Advocates People to ‘Sing Your Song’ Through Social Activism

Examiner
May 6th, 2011

The movie “Sing Your Song” is more than a documentary about legendary singer/actor/activist Harry Belafonte. It is also an inspiring story of how one man has made an immeasurable impact on humanitarian causes that affect people all over the world.

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