Tag Archives: Resistance

A book banned and burned by Nazis

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Brian D. Butler

In the summer of 1915, the Armenians of six villages on the Mediterranean coast received the same order as Armenians across the Ottoman Empire. Leave your homes and join a death march into the desert. They knew what that order … Continue reading →

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Resist Periodically

Posted on July 5, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Last January, I posted a story about RESIST! magazine, which was launched to coincide with the women’s marches against the illegitimate Trump regime. The editors Françoise Mouly and Nadia Spiegelman issued a second edition of the protest magazine on the … Continue reading →

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Celebrate May Day

Posted on May 1, 2017 by Brian D. Butler
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Do Not Obey In Advance

Posted on April 6, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

It may be just a marketing ploy by Penguin Random House, but the publisher has printed the text of Timothy Synders’ chilling book On Tyranny onto a series of large posters and put them up  in east London. The powerful posters, which … Continue reading →

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Hands Off Our Revolution

Posted on February 18, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Hands Off Our Revolution is a new organization of artists, writers and musicians who have come together for a series of art exhibitions and actions to confront head-on the rise of reactionary right-wing populism in Europe, the U.S., and around the … Continue reading →

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Libraries Are For Everyone

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Brian D. Butler

Libraries Are For Everyone, now that’s a concept that we can all agree upon—I hope. The simple, but forceful message and original series of images was created by librarian Rebecca McCorkindale following the announcement of the temporary President’s illegal travel ban. … Continue reading →

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