Ghettoblaster caught up with punk quartet Fire In The Radio to get their take on the best albums of the year at the end of 2017. In lieu of providing a list of bands and albums, they provided us with something more important…
The Top 10 Ways to Make Our Voices Heard In 2018
So many artists made incredible records in 2017. As we were attempting to document our favorites, the backdrop against which this music was released continues to be at the forefront of our minds. It is not to say the music was not important, it is more essential now than ever. The reality, however, is that since last January there has been a serial dissembling of the progress we have made as a society over the past several decades. It has left us heartbroken, angry, afraid and vulnerable. But even now, we are reminded there are others who seek positive and peaceful solutions to this regression. The strength of democracy has always been the power of collaborative voices coming together to speak out against injustice and make change. And so as we close out this year, we felt it fitting to compile our top 10 ways to make our voices heard in 2018. This is not an exhaustive list by any means, and we encourage others to build on it and offer your suggestions. Let’s pick each other up, remember to be kind, come together, and do this…
1. Get Educated On The Issues
https://votesmart.org
2. Register to Vote
https://www.usa.gov/register-to-vote
3. Find Your Polling Place
https://www.headcount.org/find-your-polling-place/
4. Track Legislation
https://www.countable.us/
5. Contact your Representative
https://www.house.gov/representatives/find-your-representative
6. Start a Petition
http://www.change.org/
7. Fight Climate Change
https://nextgenamerica.org/act/
8. Protect Human Rights
https://www.amnesty.org
https://www.splcenter.org
https://www.aclu.org/
9. Protect Literary Expression
https://pen.org/
10. Volunteer
http://www.nature.org/
http://www.hungercoalition.org/volunteer
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