The godfather of hip hop has died aged 62. A poet that fused political commentaries of oppresion and hope with blues, soul, jazz and an evolving style of oral overlay.

In the top video, A poem 'Work for peace, The Military and the Monetary' (are turning parts of our planet in to cemetaries)

An explanation of the meaning of his most well known  piece ''The revolution will not be televised' is included in the lower video.

A Facebook group has been set up for people to pay their respects to the heroic activist Vittorio Arrigoni:

"A celebration of the fantastic life of our friend and hero
Vittorio Arrigoni. And also in honour of fellow freedom fighter and
martyr Rachel Corrie - and thousands more like them.

"Bring you own country's songs and experiences. Bring all aspects of the cultural side of your struggle wherever you are joining in from, As William Wallace once said before a famous battle -"Dance the best you can!"

Whilst the world's mainstream press are diverting attention from anything significant in the world, distracted by extensive coverage of the royal wedding the taxpayers paid for; which is having brain washed children all over the country dressing up as Willy and Kate and taking part in mock weddings and which has several dictators on the guest list, between them boasting a panoply of humanitarian atrocities, Vittorio has received little attention. This small group has only managed to get the attention of 280 people. Vittorio is worth a million royal weddings. In fact the comparison is nonsensical because the royal wedding has no value. Here is the link for group: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=178006965582521&index=1

Here is some background information on what Vittorio fought for and inevitably lost his life for from the brilliant songwriter David Rovics.

Pete Postlethwaite died peacefully in hospital yesterday after struggling against cancer for some time. Mr Postlethwaite won  Oscar nominations and had mainstream successes with staring roles in Spielberg Films. I will remember him most for his film's 'Brassed off' which inspired a coalfield regeneration programme in the north of England, 'In the name of the father' a film about the incorrect convictions of the 'Guildford Four' and most pertinently for the film 'The Age of Stupid', A future based, mock documentary film showing a future suffering the full effects of man-made climate instability and designed to evoke immediate responses in order to avoid such a deleterious fate.

There is perhaps good reason to be skeptical about the involvement of certain celebrities who become active in campaigns or in political circles. This skepticism clearly need not be directed at Mr Postlethwaite who used his celebrity and time appropriately and effectively, notably marching against the Iraq war in 2003, living in an eco-friendly home, actively involved in the make poverty history campaign, attempted to drop his OBE after the Labour Government backed a new coal-fired power station in south east England and memorably avoided the redcarpet pomp of film premieres arriving for the opening night of  'The age of Stupid' on his bicycle.

Pete Postlethwaite RIP.