Three Cups of Tea, The Goonies, and Other Influences

by Alex Steed

Published November 30, 2008 @ 04:00PM PT

I just asked my Twitter followers:

What books, music, movies, blogs, media have/has helped to propel you into social action/activism?

Some answers for now:

PresenTense Magazine

Good Magazine

Wikinomics

Three Cups of Tea (x2)

You Cant Do That on Television

"The kids' stories we heard."

Star Wars

Harry Potter

The Fall (Camus)

E.T.

The Goonies

Your Best Life Now (Osteen)

Fugazi

Noam Chomsky

What about yours?

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A few things that come to mind when I think about what inspired me to engage in social activism:

Books:
"Cradle to Cradle" By William McDonough & Michael Braungart
"Diet for a New America" by John Robbins

Films:
"Rabbit Proof Fence"
"Standing Silent Nation" http://standingsilentnation.com/

Videos:
The Story of Stuff http://www.storyofstuff.com/
The Secret Life series http://getfreshcut.com/2008/09/07/the-secret-life-of-paper/

Posted by Dorothee Royal-Hedin... on 12/01/2008 @ 12:32PM PT
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Alex is a freelance journalist, activist, and online community management consultant based in Boston and Portland, Maine. He currently serves as executive editor of MakeSomethingHappen.net, where he writes about online organizing and the power of collective action.