What is HONK!      Just as important, they honk their horns
because it’s the best way they know to protest a world of
violence and oppression. Many of these bands are less than a
decade old, and many were born in reaction to the fatalism and
indifference that has gripped the advanced industrialized
democracies. In response, honkers have been providing a
heartfelt musical antidote, a soundtrack for anti-war rallies,
political mobilizations, pride parades and joyous reclamations
of public space. Each band has a unique sense of humor to
complement their sound, as they mock and discredit the roots of
hatred and injustice through the whimsical act of making music
together. The result is a spectacle that is radical and
subversive without being militant or sanctimonious.  As often as
they honk in protest, however, they also perform to celebrate
the causes and institutions they support: multicultural
festivals, peace conferences, social forums, artists
collectives, community gardens, children’s workshops,
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