COMPILATION: Stoking the Fires of Resistance

Compilation

Stoking the Fires of Resistance

© 2001 Compilation

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Acoustic Political folk with nods to utah phillips, woody guthrie and phil ochs

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Proceeds Benefit Voices in the Wilderness

This compilation is a musical history of the ongoing US war against the Iraqi people. Iraqi citizens struggle against this war every day through their persistant ambition to help their families and people survive. All proceeds benefit Voices in the Wilderness .

Since its founding in 1996, Voices in the Wilderness has campaigned to end economic and military warfare against the Iraqi people. We have done this mostly by organizing delegations to Iraq in deliberate violation of U.N. economic sanctions and U.S. law, to publicly deliver small amounts of medical supplies to children and families in need. Our primary focus has always been ordinary Iraqi civilians and the most vulnerable of Iraqi society, especially children. We have witnessed this ongoing warfare through the everyday lives of families we have come to know as friends over the course of seventy visits to Iraq.

We are volunteers-teachers, veterans, social workers, artists, health care professionals, trades people and people of faith-who, in the tradition of Mohandas Gandhi, practice and advocate nonviolence as a means for social change. As nonviolent war resisters, we oppose the development, storage and use by any country of weapons of mass destruction, be they nuclear, chemical, biological, or economic. Many of us refuse to pay taxes for war.

Throughout the US led "Operation Shock and Awe," VitW organized Iraq Peace Team delegations to live alongside ordinary Iraqis before, during and after the massive bombardment and subsequent occupation. Convinced that "where you stand determines what you see," VitW continues its efforts to educate people in the United States and abroad about the consequences of US militarism. Our current campaign focuses on the need to "spotlight Iraq." By telling the truth about this war, we hope to help prevent future wars. Concurrently, we seek outreach and education regarding concerns of people who dwell in other countries deemed part of the so-called "axis of evil." We hope that our experiences and methods of education and resistance can serve as a model for people doing similar work, here and abroad.

Dedicated to nonviolently resist the roots of war, campaign members challenge military recruitment, corporate war profiteering, and elements of western culture that wage low intensity warfare, continually, against the biological diversity of Mother Earth and against weaker countries whose resources are exploited to maintain our overly consumptive lifestyles. We advocate simple living, sharing of resources, service, reverence for all of life, creative education and nonviolent direct action for peace.

Voices in the Wilderness functions as a network for nonviolent education and action: developing and practicing ways of nonviolent resistance. Voices is committed to teaching peace in formal teaching and learning environments as well as through grassroots, non-traditional settings. We will travel anywhere, anytime, with or without a stipend to help foster education in communities that invite our members to speak about what they've seen and heard, and for us to listen and learn from others.

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  • Putting Thoughts into Song
    author: Richard

    If you are not moved by this CD...be worried! A Great mix of different voices and styles, with the ability to grasp global events and human dignity and find the right words to express them.

  • Topical and timeless
    author: Mahir Ali

    It's rare for topical compilations such as this to prove timeless, but each of the songs in this excellent collection, all of them written before the neocons launched their invasion, has only acquired added poignancy in view of recent events. The album deserves to be heard by every American, particularly those fooled into mistaking gratuitous aggression as a war of liberation.

  • An important collection of songs of events leading to the war in Iraq.
    author: frank cornell

    This collection is an important chronicle of the Iraq struggle prior to the bombing of Baghdad. The lyrics are still relevant to the occupation. Outstanding tracks are "The War Has Been Coming Home", "Lubricate the Red White & Blue", "Shell Game" and "Yellow Ribbon".

  • I've learned a lot from the CD
    author: Elizabeth Martens

    I got the CD for Christmas and I really like the CD as a whole. I am really interested in the Iraq war, but I never knew about the sanctions before it. I was born about the same year they were first imposed. I'd say my favorite one is Why Did You Do This To Us? by Ben Grosscup. Even though the songs aren't up to date, they still mean something for example, Yellow Ribbon by Utah Phillips. Even though he isn't talking about the yellow ribbons you see on cars today, it fits perfectly for that too. All in all, I haven't found a CD I like better!

  • Good mix of songs from a variety of artists
    author: Tom Burkett

    This compilation CD has a real variety of artists and styles--some old pieces and some I've not heard before. Among my favorites are the haunting "Is It For Freedom" by Sara Thomsen, "Lubricate The Red, White, and Blue" and Utah Phillips ironic "Yellow Ribbon." No matter what style you like, you'll find it here, and your purchase supports a good cause.

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