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Make a Change:
Protest Song
Songs have often been used to undermine unjust positions or to highlight just how wrong some things are. Secrets have been hidden in them to help slaves escape across the country while others pose questions that political parties would rather us not contemplate.
Some of my favourite are things like P!nk's Dear Mr President or her latest Can we Pretend.
For this standard you need to write two songs but only one would need to be about an issue you want to highlight. Keep in mind that you should perform these songs for the greatest effect. Whether that is on a stage or in a video is up to you.
Amnesty International has a whole class on writing protest songs and poetry. Here is the start of it but you can check out the rest here.
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