Last night at the London, Ontario show (of the Tar Sands Resistance Tour) I saw the most amazing thing; the bar staff was collecting empty beer bottles and sorting them back into the boxes they came in. It turns out in Canada you get 10 cents a bottle and 5 cents a can back when you return them, and this is the status quo. Substance works to promote full recycling at shows; bottle deposit policy blows recycling out of the water. (more…)
Freedom From Oil: Tar Sands Resistance Tour
“The most destructive project on Earth…” - Rainforest Action Network On June 16, Substance is hitting the road with Propagandhi, Strike Anywhere and Rainforest Action Network for 10 days of education, outreach and action against oil sands mining and pipeline development. The “Freedom From Oil - Tar Sands Resistance Tour” will begin in Minneapolis, MN and [...]
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Monday, May 18, 2009
As we continue to add content to the site, we are also gathering photos, videos and all other media from past events. If you attended Ripple Effect, Manifestation or other Substance events and took a piece home - please let us know! Send any links or files to info@livewithsubstance.org - Thanks!
Welcome! Let Us Introduce Ourselves
Friday, May 15, 2009
Substance is a nonprofit booking and promotions group devoted to merging music, art and nonpartisan, progressive activism based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. By harnessing the emotional power of music and the arts, Substance motivates people from all backgrounds to engage in the burgeoning global movement for justice, equitability and sustainability. Under the umbrella of manifesting a just [...]
Jim’s Thought’s from the Road - Bottle Deposits
Sun, Jun 21, 2009
People are pissed about tar sands mining, watch out
Thu, Jun 18, 2009
We are three shows into the Tar Sands Resistance Tour and it is going great. People in Minneapolis, Milwaukee and Chicago are pissed about the “most destructive project on earth”. (more…)
Thank you Minneapolis for helping us launch…
Tue, Jun 16, 2009
The Freedom From Oil: Tar Sands Resistance Tour has officially launched, and what better place to start than the Triple Rock! We can’t thank you all enough for signing up for the fight against tar sands mining and oil pipeline development. (more…)
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Ripple Effect at the RNC 2008
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