Bøker av Norman Nawrocki

Cops going wild clobbering students in the street. Mass protests day and night for seven months. Thousands arrested, more injured. Love and rage, tears and defiance collide in Red Squared Montreal, a fictional chronicle about the historic and bloody Quebec student strike and mass social unrest of 2012-?the longest and largest civil disobedience movement that ever rocked Canada. Through the eyes of one student, Huberto, we see Montreal streets transformed into either joyful, red-strike spaces, vibrant with art and youthful rebellion, or ugly and dangerous police no-go zones as he navigates his way through the upheaval. The day and night protests lead to a city divided, a government toppled, and a personal vow of vengeance. Red Squared Montreal is the first fictional account in English about this important mass social movement. It tells the mostly unknown story about the largest civil disobedience movement in Canadian history and describes how activists used ?creative resistance?-?the arts and imagination-?to engage the public. An inspirational read about courage, solidarity and hope in the face of brutal repression this book shows how to organize in the streets for radical change in the 21st century.

Chronicles an anarcho-rock'n'roll cabaret band touring the hard way--in a crowded van. When the internationally acclaimed rock'n'roll cabaret band Rhythm Activism toured Europe in order to promote their newest CD, it was through a Europe in transition that they traveled--a Europe marked by political and racial tension. Being equally at home in hard core clubs, poetry festivals, soup kitchens, the netherworld of squats, or urine drenched dives and youthfully, defiant haunts where cultural resistance rules, they drew immediate followers. The Anarchist and The Devil Do Cabaret is an amazing portrayal of that tour, told with a sense of humor, a down-to-earth perception, and in the tradition of Jack Kerouac's On the Road or Henry Rollins' Get In the Van. Inspired by encounters with Europe's new multi-racial underclass-- the working poor, street people, immigrants, refugees, marginalized youth, the aged--this book is not merely an insider's look into the state of rock'n'roll, it is, as well, a commentary on the state of Europe in the late 20th century. In a wonderful reversal of tradition, every so often Nawrocki slips from his chronicles of life on the road into short fiction pieces. These stories, real and exaggerated, are filled with a cast of friends, lovers, and fellow travelers--panhandlers and anarchists, the unemployed and underemployed dreaming of better times, neo-Nazis and skinheads trapped in hateful lives, prostitutes risking everything, gypsy ghetto boys fighting racism, and even the sometimes riotous band members themselves. Here is what some critics are saying about Nawrocki's work: The Brecht/Weil combo for the 21st century. - Brave New Waves, CBC Radio Delicious...astonishing....audacious. - Le Devoir, Montreal Highly recommended for the politically astute. - Broken Pencil, Toronto A one-man tour de force. - Sunday Morning, CBC Radio A stunning mix of violin, grating guitars & humour. - New Internationalist, London Caustic wit & cunning musical talent. - HOUR, Montreal Maddeningly eclectic & exhilaratingly challenging. - Eye, Toronto Mordantly funny, wickedly smart & musically fascinating. - The Winnipeg Sun Humanist, incisive & committed. - La Presse, Montreal This book is fabulous. - CTV News, Montreal Never a doubt about the clarity of Nawrocki's voice....it kicks the heads of authoritarian society. - Montreal Mirror Should be mandatory listening for members of Congress. - Puncture, Portland One of the most refreshing souls you'll ever encounter.- The Montreal Gazette Engaging, empowering. - Exclaim!, Toronto Your Black Flag piece blew me away. - Lawrence Ferlinghetti, San Francisco Brilliant mixture of sound and words. - Magnet, Philadelphia Subversively powerful, smart, welcome stuff. - The Globe & Mail Table of contents Introduction I Holland & Belgium An Anarchist Rock'n'Roll Story On This Corner Welcome To Our Road Show Raising Hell Street Cleaners What's Ailing The Music Business I Bought the Devil... Squat The City Get A Life, Canadian Whiskey Love Night Birds Talking Showtime II FRANCE Loverboy Of St-Malo The Artist, The Vulture, The Beggar The Indie Hospitality Queen Rapture In Dijon III SWITZERLAND Snoring In Zurich Duck Soup 'Politicos' vs 'Culture Vultures' IV AUSTRIA Apple Strudel Spin Cycle I Bought the Devil... Tour Van Cranky Head The Man, The Crow, The Dachshund V GERMANY Play, Sell, Count Mother, This is the Truth The Clown, The Fiddler, The Father I Bought the Devil... The Pippy Longstockings House One Night in Berlin I Bought the Devil... Cat Woman, Dog Boy and Snake Man German Border Payback VI HUNGARY Welcome To Capitalism Hank Williams In The 'Hotel Lucky' Madame Pompomalour Sanitarium Learning To Insult Red Pepper Bureaucrat Roma Country The Hypocritic Oath The Musical Vortex VII CZECH REPUBLIC Pilsen, The Beer Town Piss It Away The Right Time Please I Bought the Devil... God's Creation: Valdimir Those Chocolates Dragon Women Warriors Cirkus Berousak Elizabetha 'God Damn Gypsies' On The Road To Dubi VIII GERMANY Tom Waits Goes Zapatista Amp On Fire Mayday Anarchist No Present, No Future On The Road To Gotthard Gnomes For Sale The Pump, The Puppet, The Piano IX ITALY, HOLLAND, FRANCE Bakunin's Birthday I Bought the Devil Beside A Child's Coffin The Masks Are Off Dancing In LeHavre X CZECH REPUBLIC Frank Zappa's Kiss Discography NORMAN NAWROCKI is a Montreal-based author, actor, musician, and activist who has toured the world since 1986 with his music, his poetry, and his solo, educational, anti-sexist, 'sex' comedy cabarets. He is the author of four books of poetry, has over 45 releases with his bands, and has produced two documentary videos. He gives workshops about 'creative resistance' and how to use theater, music and comedy for radical social change. 2002: 192 pages, photographs, illustrations