Podcast: A social justice poem about war.
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Showing posts with label Period 2. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Period 2. Show all posts
Monday, June 4, 2012
War. How we change.
there was a decorated general with
a heart of gold, that likened him to
all the stories he told
of past battles, won and lost, and
legends of old a seasoned veteran in
his own time
on the battlefield, he gained
respectful fame with many medals
of bravery and stripes to his name
he grew a beard as soon as he could
to cover the scars on his face
and always urged his men on
Sunday, June 3, 2012
Friday, June 1, 2012
No Money Mo' Problems by Meg Ruddy and Maya Sheikh
No Money ‘Mo Problems
by Maya Sheikh and Meg Ruddy
Why are people so poe?
And the government don’t know
That people need doe.
Don’t give us money?
Then you are a butt muncher
Dude, come at me, bro.
But we don’t make bank
Minimum wage is a cage
You know we gon’ rage.
Jobs don’t pay enough
Budget cuts suck major butt
Unite and fight back!
Ey, be attentive
Politicians’ best listen
We gon’ fix Wall Street
Wow, so this is whack
Let’s protest at cap
So we can take back.
We’re on a mission
Finna start a petition
To get a commision
We be on welfare
But those multimillionaires
Be takin’ my share.
Lend a helping hand,
and get your Robin Hood on.
Pressure on the man!
So dear rich people
quit being so damn stingy,
Help a brother out!
Final Blog Post Poem
We are haunted by the past,
stuck by choices made before,
now the suppressed are suffering,
and are torn apart by war
These problems could be fixed,
if only the government could agree
not to build new stadiums,
but something to make the trapped people free
And all the while while people suffer
because of frightful history,
our water is being stolen,
a problem few people really see
Past pain present now,
evidence is clear,
must learn from mistakes forgotten,
and fix first issues near
Government buying stupid things,
selfish things no one needs,
must speak out against these outrages,
and prune away the weeds
Water is precious resource for all,
bought by greedy hands,
becomes unusable for public,
must give water back to land
stuck by choices made before,
now the suppressed are suffering,
and are torn apart by war
These problems could be fixed,
if only the government could agree
not to build new stadiums,
but something to make the trapped people free
And all the while while people suffer
because of frightful history,
our water is being stolen,
a problem few people really see
Past pain present now,
evidence is clear,
must learn from mistakes forgotten,
and fix first issues near
Government buying stupid things,
selfish things no one needs,
must speak out against these outrages,
and prune away the weeds
Water is precious resource for all,
bought by greedy hands,
becomes unusable for public,
must give water back to land
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Thursday, April 26, 2012
The Dropout Rate is too Damn High
A small informational clip about the school situation on the Pine Ridge Reservation, and some proposed solutions to lowering the dropout rate.
