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UCLan Respect Society

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About Me

UCLan Respect Society was set up in September of 2005 by students who had had enough of their apathetic collegues and 'peers'. RESPECT Coalition is anti-war, anti-imperialist, anti-fascist, supports trade unions and campaigns for the environment and for justice and equality. We aim to raise awareness of social and political problems in the UK and also worldwide. We have recently established the 'RESPECT in your community' project, aiming to make an impact on the local community by improving the lives of those who live in it.This year we will be holding meetings and/or film showings fortnightly. Our aims for the future are to grow in numbers, to continue creating links between other local groups and societies and to support the local activist network.If you are currently clueless and/or interested as to exactly who we are and what we stand for please check out www.respectcoalition.org and also the blogs!We like bands based around the Preston area that we can support. We organise gigs, so if you're interested in playing a gig for us then let us know.This page is maintained by Kristofer [Chairman] (www.myspace.com/refusekris) and Benedict [Treasurer] (www.myspace.com/capitalismkills).. width="425" height="350" ..

My Interests

Holding meetings, discussions, presentations and film showings. Revolution, educating and informing people, getting people involved in local activism, protecting human rights and the rights of those persecuted by our current society and government. If anyone has any ideas for meetings let us know and we'll see what we can do.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with an interest in our way of thinking, and everybody who doesn't! We love engaging with everybody, especially those with an open mind! It doesn't matter if you 'do' politics at all - we're here to support people who aren't happy with the current system. We are an alternative to the three 'main' parties who merely offer the same policies which divide communities and spread discontent. Feel free to quiz us on ANYTHING you aren't sure about!

Music:

:LOVE MUSIC HATE RACISM: The music listed here is left wing in nature, and while some of it may not be well known it is available and important! There are many different types of bands on here, please, please check them ALL out. ALSO - IF YOU LIVE IN LONDON - Check out the FREE Rise Against Racism festival which is held every year! [if you wish to recommend some bands then please contact us!] - Punk, Jazz, protest music, blues, hip-hop, rap, spoken word; anything with good intentions... AMEN/Disorderly Conduct/Casey Chaos, Scum, Gogol Bordello, The Clash, The Refused, Elavi, The Adverts, TV Smith, Nirvana, Bad Brains, Rage Against The Machine, Black Flag, Pitchshifter, The Levellers, Kiyomori, Sway, The Buzzcocks, Bob Marley and The Wailers, Mentor Kollectiv, Graham Coxon, The Dead Kennedys, Jello Biafra, The Melvins, The Manic Street Preachers, Steve Earle, FM Bleed, The Germs, Sage Francis, John Coltrane, NOFX, Placebo, Bill Hicks, Henry Rollins, Rico, T.S.O.L, The Sex Pistols, The Sore, Tom Waits, Patti Smith, Saul Williams, Rage Against the Machine, Zack de la Rocha, System of a Down, The Nightwatchmen, Sam Cooke, Nina Simone, Dizzy Gillespie, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger, Charlie Haden & the Liberation Orchestra, Jerry Dammers, Public Enemy, MTM :ROCK AGAINST WAR:

Movies:

Roger and Me, Bowling For Columbine, Fahrenheit 9/11, all other Michael Moore Films. V For Vendetta, The Corporation, Super Size Me, Fight Club, The Matrix, Bill Hicks, Elephant, Battle Royal, American History X, American Beauty, Eisenstein; October, STRIKE!, The Battleship Potempkin, Ken Loach; Land and Freedom, The Wind that Shakes the Barley, The Battle of Algiers, etc, so many more! If you're feeling short on material mail us for film/literature/music/media suggestions!

Books:

The 'A Rebel's Guide' series are great and concise - should definately be read by all lefties! The Communist Manifesto [Marx and Engels], Antonio Gramsci, Lenin, Karl Marx Also see: Michael Moore, Bill Hicks, Mark Steele, Eric Schlosser's Fast Food Nation, Thomas Frank, John Rose, V For Vendetta, The Invisibles, Watchmen

Heroes:

You!

My Blog

Revolutionary music videos

This blog contains videos of revolutionary artists and their videos - it will be updated frequently, so keep checking it!Rage Against The Machine - Testify.. width="425" height="350">..>AMEN - The Pri...
Posted by UCLan Respect Society on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 05:27:00 PST

RESPECT Society Constitution

Here is a copy of our constitution:'RESPECT' is an acronym for: Respect, Equality, Socialism, Peace, Environment, Community, Trade Unionism. We believe that there is an alternative to imperialist war,...
Posted by UCLan Respect Society on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 05:46:00 PST

George Gallwoay [RESPECT MP] Blasts US Senate!

Here is a video of George Galloway taking on the US Senate.. width="425" height="350">..>...
Posted by UCLan Respect Society on Sat, 30 Sep 2006 05:22:00 PST

Important links and sites

Ive put together a useful list of links to help with finding information on left wing organisations and activities and to help with activism. Most of these sites also contain links to other websites a...
Posted by UCLan Respect Society on Tue, 01 Aug 2006 02:15:00 PST

An article about the beginning of the Iraq war

Here is an article I doscivered on michaelmoore.com. It details the beginning of the Iraq war and presents how the war is illegal, immoral and unjust. It also shows just how desperate the US and Uk we...
Posted by UCLan Respect Society on Mon, 27 Mar 2006 02:11:00 PST

Respect Coalition National Constitution

Like the title reads, this is the national constitution of the Respect Coalition, basically explaining what the movement is on a nationwide scale and explaining a few points here and there for any you...
Posted by UCLan Respect Society on Sun, 26 Mar 2006 06:04:00 PST