Author: Shaun Bartone

Shaun Bartone is an independent journalist and cultural producer.

Local Protesters Are Killing Big Oil and Mining Projects Worldwide

Earthfirst Journal May 14, 2014 by Jason Koebler / Vice Multinational corporations are infamous for pushing native people off their land in order to open a new gold mine, extract oil, or otherwise extract local resources. For decades, backlash has been thought to be both limited and ineffectual, but new evidence suggests that protests from local people are effective, extremely… Read More Local Protesters Are Killing Big Oil and Mining Projects Worldwide

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List of Protests Federal Government is Tracking Released

List Tracks Protests Back to 2006 by GEORDIE GWALGEN DENT A list of protests, demonstrations and events being tracked by Ottawa was released today after Nova Scotia MP, Scott Brison requested data from the Public Safety Canada department. The list shows the date of the event, a short summary of the event and the source doing… Read More List of Protests Federal Government is Tracking Released

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Tantric Theatre: Liberation Butoh

Butoh is a form of Japanese dance theatre that encompasses a diverse range of activities, techniques and motivations for dance, performance, or movement. Following World War II, butoh arose in 1959 through collaborations between its two key founders Hijikata Tatsumi and Ohno Kazuo. The art form is known to “resist fixity” and be difficult to define; notably, founder Hijikata Tatsumi viewed the… Read More Tantric Theatre: Liberation Butoh

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