Roots of Compassion

spring is finally here and we’re happy to introduce 3 new t-shirt designs and one new zipped hoody!
plus we found a great new shoe - the “NEW FANATIC BLACK” from the wonderful vegetarian shoes company. a very classic and basic street sneaker design, made from highly breathable and supple vegetan micro with vent holes on […]

we’ve started introducing organic cotton t-shirts and jackets in addition to our already sweatshop-free clothing range. in the future all black t-shirts and unisex hooded sweatshirts will be made from organic cotton.
organic cotton means that no pesticides or herbicides were used to grow the cotton, so the soil and water were not polluted, nor did […]

its the 5th of march and the MYVS project ended 5 days ago. thanks to everyone who took part in the project and supported us by spreading the word and especially for sending us their shortfilm. the jury will take their time until the end of march to make a selection and will announce the […]

has arrived.
Expect Resistance is not one but three books, each of which may be read as a complete work unto itself. The first book, printed in standard black ink, continues the inquiry into modern life and its discontents begun in Days of War, Nights of Love. Just as that book included improved versions of […]

time to finish your short film or start thinking about a project real quick since the make your voice seen project is coming to an end on february 29th!
what is ‘make your voice seen’? its a short film project that is looking for your ideas on how to change the world. whether it’s filmed with […]

after a five week odyssey through the US, roots of compassion agents marc and michi gathered over 40hrs of footage for their documentary about the straight edge lifestyle. their trip took them from new york, all across the continent to los angeles from where they returned on nov 22nd (i hear they also had some […]

we wish everyone a happy new year and would like to thank all of you that supported us through 2007!
it certainly was another awesome year for the ROC collective with the relaunch of the new website, the online shop and the move into our shiny new office!
of course we have a long list of projects […]

big news! in about two days we’ll start with the production of our first feature documentary! yep. the edge project is a documentary of the past and present of straight edge in the US.
“26 years after minor threat released the song ’straight edge’, the idea of a drugfree lifestyle has become a vital form of […]

we have a new clothing supplier! we’ve decided that american apparel does not meet our standards anymore. we don’t like their sexist ads with women being objectified plus - reports from knowmore.org and clamor magazine reveiled that AA is hostile to employees organizing for job security and against the speed of work and layoffs. when […]

a new global anti-fur campaign against the escada designer group is being kicked off with a weekend of action from the 12th through the 14th of october. the campaign operating under the banner of the global network against the fur industry and is calling for demos to take place at any shop or office in […]