Howard Zinn on Activism: "Don't Give Up"

Howard Zinn speaking on the importance of activism at the University of Chicago in November 2009. Must see for anyone committed to social change.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• Howard
• Zinn
• Activism
• Activist
• Activists
• Protest
• Direct
• Action
• Resistance
• Civil
• Disobedience
• Social
• Justice
• Change

[TheAmchornetx]

Respond to this video... GE paid NO taxes..they are in osama hip pocket..its so obvious the liberal bias in the media, and people still recuse it..come on!!!!!start talking the truth. google galvaston texas retirement,,learn what the tea party wants to do with social security..then ask urself,,why doesnt the government let the rest of the citizens opt out of social security and do what galvaston texas did..make their own decisions on their retirement.

[TheAmchornetx]

Respond to this video... the media is owned by liberal democrates..u cant deny it..look how they kiss osama butt. it so obvious its rediculous.u r blind. liberal propaganda is running rampant. they want to reform all those programs so there will be money available to them when they retire..go tell the government u want to see the money they took from u and put in the lock box for ur retirement..it isnt there..they spent it..they use it to buy votes..u have to know that.

[TheAmchornetx]

@ChrisFreedoms so,,is that why the media give osama and his administration a pass on all things they do,,the media is liberal media,,fox news will go the way of the liberal media bfore long..social security, medicare, medicaid is un sustainable,,the tea party want to fix it...google galvaston texas retirement,,thats what the tea party want,,individual freedom to prepare for their own retirement. chile also has privately funded retirement...they retire with 3 times the money than social security.

[jolow2]

@ChrisFreedoms

Thanks for the spirited discussion. I learned a lot about the media in response to you.

FREEDOM!!!!!!

[ChrisFreedoms]

@jolow2 i understand hey man lets just agree to help out the common citizen through our actions and to vote to keep this country of our's away from these corporations.in the end only the people matter we have to make sure we fight for people's rights not corporations.Understanding is the way towards peace my friend.people are hurting and it's nobodies fault but who is in office at the times!!!

[jolow2]

@ChrisFreedoms

Our lying president told us that the Ryan plan would do those things you mentioned. He lied.

The media tells you the tea Party is racist.. They lied.

Then you tell me the media is republican. You are not dumb, but you need to do more research

[jolow2]

@ChrisFreedoms

The very news stories that you are fed by the mainstream media are manipulated to mirror the public relations campaigns of companies that operate nuclear plants, sprawling theme parks that gobble up wetlands, defense contractors, oil companies and even Saudi Princes. Remember the old "Outer Limits" TV shows where the announcer says "We control everything you see and hear, the vertical, the horizontal," etc?

[jolow2]

@ChrisFreedoms

Out of the top twenty media corporations in the US all but two, #18, The Thomson Corp., and #19 Freedom Communications, Inc., are NOT members of the council of foreign relations.

The corporate controlled news media controls all you see and hear. They hate the Tea Party because of their constitutional values and are a thorn in their side interfering with their STATED goal of implementing a New World Order. So, in a sense they are the new "liberals".

[ChrisFreedoms]

@jolow2 my friend Disney: owns abc,espn donated 600,00$ to bush

Time Warner owns: cnn,hbo,time magazine donate 1.6 million to bush

New Corps owns: fox news, donated 2.9 million to bush...

The news we see is owned by republicans not liberals!!! i cant be blind by liberal propaganda because it doesn't exist in mainstream media. Iam open to all things information. But to call the tea party which wants to cut medical,social security,wic,unemployment a good party for the people is insane.

[jolow2]

@ChrisFreedoms

Zinn has good logic in his statement. He probably would not have supported the Tea Party - he was not a perfect thinking philosopher. Radical corrupt unions are the thugs he says he is against. He had his hangups too.

The Tea party characterized as you have done only reinforces my belief that you are as closed minded. Racism has no place in the Tea Party. That is a conditioned statement. Don't be fooled by the liberal media and their agenda.

[jolow2]

@ChrisFreedoms

Zinn is right. When Americans are lied to and forced to submit to programs they abhor like Obamacare, the stimulus, and thuggish groups like radical unions, acorn, etc., they should withhold cooperating with these oppressive elitists in every way possible,and fight hard to win freedom and economic justice for all people according to our constitution. Howard should have loved the Tea Party for their perseverance and character.

[ChrisFreedoms]

"the power of the people on top is only possessed by them.as a result of the obedience

of the people below.when people withhold there obedience they are topless"

-Howard Zinn ..

awesome quotable from the video.

[jdassinger]

I love Zinn."It makes life worth living". Yes indeed.

[EarthAwakener]

Indignation, direct action, civil disobedience! A great man.

[ey1990e]

@DaHonestAbe and we still remember him for the great man he was

[Dionysos37]

Glad to say I met HZ once and shook his hand---such a tireless force for good that will go on! 

[DaHonestAbe]

Howard Zinn has passed away today :(