Recommended film: The Wind That Shakes the Barley

Based in 1920's British-occupied Ireland, this film is the absolute best i've seen in terms of what a serious, militant resistance movement might look like.

It follows a chapter of the IRA (Irish Republican Army) as they recruit, build, and train an armed resistance movement to force the British--who had murdered and humiliated them for generations--from their homeland.

But, they didn't stop with the British. A large faction of the Irish people signed a treaty with the crown to create a new "Irish Free State", which meant their independence was meaningful only to the extent of the whims of the British. To fight for real justice and freedom for all people--not just the ruling class--the resistance movement had to battle amongst fellow Irish.

All people interested in a living planet--and the resistance movement it will take to make that a reality--should watch this film. The courage found within every one forming their amazing culture of resistance--militant and non; including those who set up alternative courts, sang traditional songs and speak the traditional Gaelic language, open their homes for members of the resistance--is more than i have ever experienced, yet exactly what is needed in our current crisis. Those who fought back endured torture, murder, and the destruction of their communities. Yet, they still fought because they were guided by love and by what is right.

It's time we fight back. Watch this film and discuss it with those you love, with your camrades. The next question becomes: How?