created by Reclaiming Quarterly and other Reclaiming groups
Want to suggest a video? Or share some photos that we can turn into an RQ video? Contact RQ!
Yes, it's 2012 - high time for RQ to enter the video age! Thanks to your donations we have a computer that can make youtube videos out of our photos (or maybe yours - contact us if you have ideas or questions).
Our current offering includes several of our own creations plus several by our friends Katrap40, Luke Hauser, and Starhawk - with more on the way.
Current RQ Featured Videos
You can watch the videos below, or click the link at the top of the video-screen to go to the YouTube page, where you'll have more viewing options. At the end of each video you'll find links to other RQ-related videos on YouTube
"Welcome Brid" by Beverly Frederick, from her CD Through the Darkness. Plus photos from Reclaiming Quarterly issue #102 by Naeomi Castellano. Video created by RQ.
"Elements" by Skyclad featuring Suzanne Sterling on vocals, from the Reclaiming CD Witches Brew. Plus hand-clored posters from the June 2011 Solstice in the Streets action in San Francisco. Posters were decorated by participants at Teen Earth Magic, many of whom also took part in the action. Video created by RQ.
Rise With the Fire of Freedom + Solstice in the Streets
A classic Reclaiming chant, "Rise With the Fire of Freedom," from the Reclaiming CD Chants: Ritual Music. Plus hand-clored posters from the June 2011 Solstice in the Streets action in San Francisco. Posters were decorated by participants at Teen Earth Magic, many of whom also took part in the action. Video created by RQ.
Born of Water sung by Reclaiming Chorus
"Born of Water," written by a Reclaiming Women's workshop, recorded by Reclaiming Chorus for the CD Chants: Ritual Music. Plus photos by RQ contributor Amy Breeds, whose photos also appear in recent issues of RQ. Video created by RQ.
Air Moves Us sung by Reclaiming Chorus
A Reclaiming elements chant, "Air Moves Us," from the Reclaiming CD Chants: Ritual Music. Plus photos by RQ contributor Luz, whose photos also appear in recent issues of RQ. Video created by RQ.
Here's a draft version of a slideshow history of direct action in the US, from the American Revolutionary period to the present. Video created and narrated by Luke Hauser, author of Direct Action: An Historical Novel.
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(aka George Franklin) is a freelance parajournalist in the service of the Goddess and planetary revolution. His photo-filled book Direct Action is an historical novel about Bay Area protests.
