Awesome all ages venues

924 Gilman  www.924gilman.org
Legendary all ages, D.I.Y., music & art space in Berkeley, California.
ABC No Rio  www.abcnorio.org
ABC No Rio is a collectively-run center for art and activism in NYC.
Charm City Art Space  www.ccspace.org
A space for visual and performing arts in central Baltimore, Maryland.
Ché Café Collective, The  thechecafe.blogspot.com
San Diego's legendary all ages venue.
New Black Centre For Music & Art  www.thenewblackcentre.com
All ages venue, record label, rehearsal space, and recording studio in Calgary.
Smell, The  www.thesmell.org
All ages and community oriented art and music space in Los Angeles, California.
VERA Project, The  theveraproject.org
An all-ages volunteer fueled music & arts venue located in Seattle, Washington.

Best of friends!

Melodic Creative  www.melodiccreative.com
The best man on the planet, the guy who designed this website, John Meloche!
Pascale Conspiracy  pascaleconspiracy.blogspot.com
Long time friend Pascale who has done a lot of artwork for FWYS. She rules!
Valkaline Video Productions  www.valkaline.com
Our good friend Luca, who directed and filmed the I Refuse music video. He is truely amazing, and good looking.

Bored? Here's some links to cure your bored-ness!

80s Video Dating Montage  www.youtube.com/watch?v=0bomkgXeDkE
Before eHarmony and Plenty of Fish there was video dating.
Calvin and Hobbes Snow Art Gallery  www.angelfire.com/wa/zzaran/calvin.html
Here’s a series of Calvin and Hobbes winter related comics. Too funny!
Everything Is Terrible  www.everythingisterrible.com
Seven furry, lovable internet monsters who live in a cave full of VCRs.
Eye On Springfield  eyeonspringfield.tumblr.com
All the funniest moments from Kent Brockman and Eye On Springfield.
Home Made Pinball Machine  www.instructables.com/id/Pinball
Instructions on how to make your own pinball machine. Booya!
LP Cover Lover  lpcoverlover.com
Welcome to the weird/wonderful world of record covers from the golden age of LPs
Old Punk & Hardcore Record Sleeves  www.mrpibbs.com/kuro/index.html
An awesome collection of old record sleeves from 1980s hardcore punk bands.
Selleck Waterfall Sandwich  selleckwaterfallsandwich.tumblr.com
Go look for yourself.
Thing In A Jar  www.traipse.com/thing_in_a_jar
This is awesome.
Toronto Hardcore & Punk Flyers  s17.photobucket.com/home/torontoflyers
A collection of Toronto hardcore and punk flyers.

Food is your medicine!

Choose Veg  www.chooseveg.ca
Give the veg lifestyle a try!
Forks Over Knives  www.forksoverknives.com
A film that can save your life!
Post Punk Kitchen  www.theppk.com
Some of the most delicious vegan recipes!
The China Study  www.thechinastudy.com
This book will save your life.
Vegan Health  www.veganhealth.org
How to start and have a healthy diet.

FWYS supports GLBT!

GLAAD  www.glaad.org
The Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation.
It Gets Better Project  www.itgetsbetter.org
It gets better!

Green is the new red!

Green Music Group  greenmusicgroup.org
A coalition of musicians, music fans, and industry leaders bringing change.
Rent Green Vans  rentgreenvans.com
The world's first alternative fuel van rental company.

Human liberation equals animal liberation

ARME  www.arme.tv
Animal Rescue Media Education
Beagle Freedom Project  beaglefreedomproject.org
Rescuing beagles used in animal experimentation.
Earthlings  www.earthlings.com
Powerful and informative documentary about society’s treatment of animals.
Humane Society of Canada, The  www.humanesociety.com
Protecting animals and the earth.
Mercy For Animals  www.mercyforanimals.org
Inspiring compassion.
Shac 7  www.shac7.com
Support animal rights activists. Animal cruelty is a crime, not trying to liberate animals.
SPCA of Western Quebec  www.aylmer-hull-spca.qc.ca
Not for profit, no-kill animal shelter in Alymer, Quebec.
Vegan Outreach  www.veganoutreach.org
Working to end animal cruelty.

I've never been to Ottawa..

Auntie Loo's Treats  auntieloostreats.ca
Ottawa's first 100% vegan bakery! Mandi and the gang rule!
Birdman Sound  birdmansound.blogspot.com
Awesome record store with tons of punk, garage, rock n roll & other vinyl gems!
ByTowne Cinema  www.bytowne.ca
Go see a movie..tons of awesome movies playing all the time!
Daily Grind, The  thedailygrindartcafe.com
Cafe, restaurant, art space, and venue.
Daves Drum Shop  www.davesdrumshop.com
The best drum shop in town.
Eastern Ontario Local Food Co-op  www.easternontariolocalfood.org
Eat and buy locally!
Green Door, The  www.thegreendoor.ca
Delicious vegan/veg restaurant.
Hopeful Hearts  www.hopefulhearts.ca
Dog rescue. Adopt a new loveable friend!
Invisible Cinema  www.invisiblecinema.ca
Rent hard to find movies, and bust out some popcorn for an awesome night.
Just Food  www.justfood.ca
Working towards a vibrant, just and sustainable food system in Ottawa.
Kavran Productions  www.myspace.com/kavran613
Ottawa concert promotion company run by our good friend Tom Birkhan.
Latitude 45  latitude45.tumblr.com
A web blog about the Ottawa punk and music community.
Mavericks Bar  www.mavericksbar.com
Ottawa live music venue.
Mayfair Theatre  mayfairtheatre.ca
Go catch a flick! Your favourite classics, obscure movies, and new ones.
National Capital Vegetarian Association  www.ncva.ca
Everything vegan and vegetarian in Ottawa.
Octopus Books  octopusbooks.org
Go read a book!
OSEB  milkshake.ca/oseb/oseb_eng.html
Awesome business starter program run through the YMCA and Employment Ontario that helped launch Finish What You Started.
Ottawa Explosion  www.ottawaexplosion.com
Ottawa punk rock blog, promoter of punk shows, and the man behind Ottawa Explosion Weekend!
Ottawa Food Bank  www.theottawafoodbanks.ca
Support those in need.
Ottawa's Great Forest  www.ottawasgreatforest.com
Organization working hard to save Ottawa's great forests.
Pink Triangle  www.pinktriangle.org
Proudly serving the gay, lesbian, trans, bi-sexual, queer community in Ottawa.
Pressed  www.pressed-ottawa.com
Cafe and venue among other things. Amazing space!
Punkottawa  www.punkottawa.com
Website for the Ottawa punk, hardcore, and independent music community.
Record Centre, The  www.therecordcentre.com
Lots of vinyl and VHS. Decent selection. Worth checking!
Snowsuit Fund of Ottawa, The  www.snowsuitfund.com
Support and help youth in need during the winter time.
So Good  www.sogoodfood.com
What the name of the restaurant says. Our favourite place to eat!
SpaceMan Music  www.spacemanmusic.com
Best music store in town. Used and new gear, repair shop, etc. Best dudes ever!
Turning Point  www.turningpointmusic.ca
Awesome record store. Tons of used vinyl, cds, cassettes, vhs, dvds, etc.!
Vertigo Records  www.vertigorecords.ca
Awesome record store with TONS of vinyl and more. And tickets to shows!

Other awesome record labels

625 Thrash  www.625thrash.com
Max Ward of Spazz, WxHxN?, Plutocracy, and Scholastic Deth fame’s label.
Asian Man  www.asianmanrecords.com
One of the best DIY record labels and a big inspiration!
Better Youth Organized  www.byorecords.com
Legendary punk label from Los Angeles, California run by the Stern brothers.
Black Numbers  theblacknumbers.com
Awesome New Jersey punk label.
Blank Stare  blankstarehardcore.tumblr.com
Toronto/Ottawa hardcore label by our good friends Finner and Sterling.
Bruised Tongue  bruisedtongue.com/wordpress
Ottawa label who only releases cassette tapes, run by Craig and Pierre.
Chunksaah  www.chunksaah.com
New Jersey’s finest, started by the boys in The Bouncing Souls.
Climbin' Aboard  www.climbinaboard.com
Southern Ontario hardcore label.
Community  www.communityrecords.org
Awesome D.I.Y. and collectively run label based out of New Orleans.
Dead Broke  www.deadbrokerecords.com
Independent, D.I.Y. punk rock label & distro run out of Long Island, N.Y.
Deep Six  www.deepsixrecords.com
Home to some of the best hardcore punk, powerviolence, thrashcore, & grind bands.
Feral Ward  www.feralward.com
Crust, d-beat, hardcore punk, raw punk label from Portland, OR.
Grave Mistake  gravemistakerecords.blogspot.com
Richmond, VA based hardcore punk label. Home to many awesome bands.
Guerilla-Asso  www.guerilla-asso.com
Awesome punk rock label, distro, and concert promotion from France.
Hardware Records  www.hardware-records.com
Awesome hardcore punk label from Germany
Havok  https://www.havocrecords.com
Classic crust punk/hardcore punk label started by Felix Havoc from Destroy!
It's Alive  www.itsaliverecords.com
Righteous pop-punk label based out of Orange, California.
Juicebox  juiceboxdotcom.com
Toronto label, talk show, and everything else you can imagine.
Kiss of Death  www.kissofdeathrecords.com
Punk rock label from Tampa, Florida.
Little Heart  www.myspace.com/wearelittleheartrecords
Awesome independent record label from Kentucky run by a great dude, Bryan.
Loud Punk  loudpunk.blogspot.ca
Raw punk label from Albany, NY.
Merman  www.mermanrecords.com
Pop-punk label from Palmerston, Ontario run by one of the best dudes ever, Greg!
New Red Archives  newredarchives.com
Classic San Francisco D.I.Y. punk label started in 1987.
No Contracts Just Trust  ncjtrecords.bigcartel.com
Awesome Toronto label based on trust, run by a good friend of ours, Torrie.
No Idea  www.noidearecords.com
The one, the only, Gainesville’s finest and one of our biggest influences!
Overdose On Records  www.overdoseonrecords.com
Pennsylvania label run by the guys in Common Enemy.
Pavones  pavonesrecords.tumblr.com
Montreal punk label run by our good friend Chris from Prevenge
React!  www.itstimetoreact.com
Righteous hardcore punk and youth crew record label.
Rebel Time  www.rebeltimerecords.com
Hamilton, Ontario based all ages D.I.Y. punk rock label.
Recess  recessrecords.com
Todd Congelliere of F.Y.P and Toys That Kill fame's label!
Ride The Fury  www.rtfrecords.com
Hub City hardcore!
Shogun  shogunrecordings.pagesperso-orange.fr/index2.html
France hardcore punk label.
Sir Punkly  www.sirpunkly.com
One of our biggest influences! Ottawa all ages, D.I.Y. record label.
Six Feet Under  www.sixfeetunderrecords.com
Hardcore and punk label out of Beverly, MA. Home to many awesome bands!
Six Weeks  www.sixweeksrecords.com
Home to some of the best, and the Short, Fast, and Loud zine!
Square Up  squareuprecords.com
Toronto punk/pop-punk/hardcore label run by our good friend, DH.
To Live A Lie  www.tolivealie.com
Awesome grindcore, powerviolence, hc label!
Vinyl Tap  www.vinyltap.ca
Ottawa hip-hop label and good friends of ours.

Zines! Zines! Zines!

Handmade Zine  www.handmade-zine.com
Awesome zine by one of the best people, Kate!
Maximum Rocknroll  www.maximumrocknroll.com
The legendary punk zine!
No Cause for Concern?  www.nocauseforconcern.com
1980s Ottawa punk and hardcore zine now put up online.
Pukey Party  www.pukeyparty.tumblr.com
Super awesome-funny-creative zines from a gal named Alanna who lives in Ottawa.
Punks Is Hippies  punksishippies.blogspot.ca
Online DIY punk zine archive.
Ravenswing Zines  ravenswing-zines.tumblr.com
Ravenswing DIY Fair in Ottawa.
Razor Cake  www.razorcake.org
Los Angeles based punk zine.
We Are Pretenious Assholes  wearepretentiousassholes.blogspot.com
A print and online zine about record collecting, run by our good friend Spencer.
Zine Library  zinelibrary.info
Awesome zine library, with zines on D.I.Y. culture, gender, GLBT, biking, etc.