On the web

Follow the Oil Money is an interactive tool that tracks the flow of oil money in US politics. Click on one of the search tools on the right to find out which companies are pumping their dirty oil money into politics, who is receiving it, and how it correlates to key climate, energy and war votes.

On the shelf

Teaching Rebellion: Stories from the Grassroots Mobilization in Oaxaca, edited by Diana Denham and CASA Chapulin, is a compilation of testimonies from longtime organizers, teachers, students, housewives, religious leaders, union members, schoolchildren, indigenous community activists, artists and journalists--and many others who participated in what became the Popular Assembly of the People's of Oaxaca.

In your cup

Add Equal Exchange's Organic Love Buzz coffee to your grocery list this month (also makes a great gift!). For every 12 oz. package sold, Equal Exchange will donate 20 cents to the Small Farmers Green Planet Fund.

On the screen

Battle in Seattle illustrates that even against incredible odds, ordinary people can change the world. See it in a theater near you. Also, Watch this video, then show it to all your friends.

From the heart

"...we must fight to bring domestic violence out of the darkness of isolation and into the light of justice...." -- Sen. Barack Obama

October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. In the United States, a woman is raped every 6 minutes; a woman is battered every 15 seconds. Worldwide, the rape of women is widespread in armed conflicts such as Colombia and Darfur. Trafficking of women has become a global phenomenon where victims are sexually exploited, forced into labor and subjected to abuse. We must stop this NOW.

• Vote for justice. Vote for peace.
• Take a self-defense class. 
• Organize your community (see these sites for resources: http://toolkit.ncjrs.org/ and http://www.amnestyusa.org/violence-against-women/resources/page.do?id=1051025
• Sign the petition