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Causecast showcases Flobots work in turning the tide...

Something is bubbling up across the land... Flobots are back on tour this fall! Check out http://www.flobots.com for new tour dates!

We also have a new shirt available and shipping now in our store page. Click the image below to check it out...

Hi Folks,

Jonny 5 here, on behalf of the Flobots. I know it’s been a while since you’ve heard from us. Wondering why? Well, we’ve been working hard on a number of new things.  To name a few: a new album, a new show, and a new plan.  Add it all up, and it’s  a new movement.

A movement, of course, requires people. People who are not satisfied with the world as it is. People who have a vision of how the world could be. People with time, talents, and tools to invest right here, and right now. Are you one of those people?

If you are, then we need you! In the next few months, we'll be finishing up our album. Meanwhile, Fight With Tools Street Teams will be meeting up all over the country and learning how to make change on a community level. It’s called the “Activate Tour*”, and this is your official invitation!

To register, go to FightWithTools.org Create a profile letting us know how you want to change the world. Then click on the big Activate Tour button  on the main page. And do it soon! There are only 45 slots for each gathering.

While you’re there, take some time to check out the site! You can join a Street Team, meet other inspiring folks and help out with this month's effort to get better food for school lunches….

Thanks for reading this message, and for being a part of this movement. If everything goes as planned, then next time we're in your area, you'll be describing to us how you and your street team are working to make real change!

Sincerely,

Jonny 5

Flobots

*Just to be clear this is not a concert or a band appearance. It's a chance to organize for something much larger!

The Flobots have been presented the 2009 Cesar Chavez Leadership Award. The award is granted to an individual or organization that embodies the ideals of  César Chávez.

The language of the award states:A demonstrated willingness to sacrifice for the good  of others:Demonstrated history of nonviolent struggle against injustice.

• Engaged in empowering the community though organizing.
    
• Fighting for the peace and dignity of his or her community.
    
• Fights to better the lives of working people.

History of leadership in organizing:Volunteer activism/organizing with the underprivileged and underrepresented.   

• One who educates and involves others in and of social struggles..
    
• Persistence against great odds.
    
• Leads by example.

Jonny 5 responded to news of the award on the FightWithTools network:

To everyone else, please know that all of the time and energy you are investing in your communities is being honored and recognized as part of the legacy of Cesar Chavez's spirit and life's work.Happy Cezar Chavez day to everyone! - Jamie

Learn more about Cesar Chavez here.

Join the Flobots at the FightWithTools Network here.

Jonny 5 blogs from the UK after meeting up with students who are occupying the Universities in solidarity with Palestine. Read Jonny's full report and see more photos over on J5's FightWithTools.Org blog.

Hey all, we're working really hard on the new album, and again want to thank all of the fans out there who want more. You inspire us!

We've donated some special signed posters (only 5 left!) and our New Years Eve Flobot posters are available at our Non-Profit site, along with other cool exclusive merchandise like the official Flobot Bandana and more. All funds raised go to help us support Street Teams around the country committed to social change. Check out http://www.flobots.org/donate/

Also we proudly sponsor local non-profit events, like the upcoming Peace Jam "Evening with a Nobel Peace Prize Winner" - If you're in the Denver area, click the banner to check out details. Exciting things are coming...

Hey everyone. We're hard at work on our new album right now, but wanted to let you know about something...

Did you know FLOBOTS have a WEBCOMIC? Yes we do, and we want you to read it, bookmark it and spread the word. It's bold science fiction written and drawn by our friend D.J. Coffman (creator of Hero By Night). It's inspired by words and ideas from our music, but at the same time is just as much a surprise to us as it is to you, as the story twists and turns through an alternate dimension that we hope to avoid in our own!

The main comic story updates for free on Monday Wednesday and Friday at http://flobots.net/tales
 
And to help support the comic and the non-profit FightWithTools.org group, Mr. Coffman has volunteered his services in creating unique one of a kind "Flobot Art Cards" that come with unique Flobot Numbers. Up until now these special numbers have been limited to our close family and friends, but we're now opening up to our extended friends and supporters in the Flobots fanbase. Check it all out at http://flobots.net/tales/flobot-art-cards/

Before we cross the pond for more shows in the UK, here are a couple chances to see us in our home state...

January 23, 2009 - Aspen, Colorado
Base of Aspen Mountain  - 5pmTickets are free. Full details for this show available here.

February 15, 2009 - Greeley, Colorado
University of Northern Colorado  -Don't miss out on this concert! Tickets are free for the first 500 students who puchase tickets in advance, $5 at door for students (with UNC ID), $10 for public. Details  here.

Flobo..ts will be appea..ring on your local.. NBC stati..on today (January 10th) on the Winte..r Dew Tour - part one from Mt. Snow... 4:..30pm Easte..rn, check.. your local.. listi..ngs for detai..ls.

Our colde..st perfo..rmanc..e to date!.. Thank..s to those.. who came out and brave..d the arcti..c like condi..tions..! ;)