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The B-Town Warriors are a group of Indigenous high-school kids from New South Wales. They live in a city that has been named as one of the most dangerous places in the world.  Violence, high incarceration rates, substance abuse, and broken homes form a common narrative. These young musicians are using music to tell their story.  A counterstory that says that they are more than crime and violence. Their music celebrates Indigenous culture and community, and the group sings about their identity, history, hometown pride, and hopes for the future.

Watch the video below and reflect on the following themes-Acceptance of all people, Homophobia, political activism, poverty, racism, sexism, war and peace, and worker’s rights. Using the index, write down the themes addressed in the video. Lyric sheets are provided in the supplementary section.

Index Of Topics Covered

A         Acceptance of All People

H         Homophobia
PA       Political Activism
P         Poverty
R         Racism
S         Sexism
WP     War and Peace
WR     Workers' Rights
Note: Not all topics are necessarily covered
How does knowing about the context in which the song was written influence your thoughts about the songs meaning?

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B-Town Warriors - 'People of the Red Sunset'

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Everybody-Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Everybody-Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Watch the video below.
After reviewing the 30 articles of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, pick 3 rights that you deem most important and explain why.

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Everybody - A Short Film to Celebrate the Universal Declaration of Human Rights Anniversary

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After watching the video below, name three of the most important themes from the video and text, list two supporting details for each theme, and write one question that you have about one of the three themes.

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Fundamental Freedoms: Eleanor Roosevelt, the Holocaust, and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights

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Scholar Allida Black describes how former first lady and human rights activist Eleanor Roosevelt worked to develop the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

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What do you know about the Black Lives Matter movement and organization? When did you first hear about it, and where?

What issues do you think Black Lives Matter confronts?

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Watch and listen to Bells (Ring Loudly) and We the People.

What themes are present in each of the videos?

How does knowing the context in which the song was written influence your thoughts about the song's meaning?

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Terri Lyne Carrington + Social Science - Bells (Ring Loudly) feat. Malcolm Jamal Warner

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A Tribe Called Quest - We The People....(Live on SNL)

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After reading the above handout, please answer the following questions.

What is Black Lives Matter?

How is it organized? Who are the founders?

What inspired its formation?

What are the goals of Black Lives Matter ?

What are the guiding principles of Black Lives Matter? How do these principles connect to their overall goals?

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Human rights issues are often intertwined. Blk Girl Soldier's lyrics and video references several Human Rights themes and female freedom fighters. What issues are addressed in Blk Girl Soldier?  Who do you think the intended audience for this video is?

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This powerful documentary uses storytelling to raise awareness of the importance of valuing and educating girls.  The young women featured in the doc confront barriers to their independence, including poverty, child marriage, gender-based violence, and domestic slavery.

We will focus on Wadley's Story. As you are watching, record your thoughts, impressions, and questions.

How would you feel if you couldn’t go to school or see your friends after a natural disaster occurred in your community?

Why do you think it was important to her to go back to school?

What are social and economic benefits of educating girls? Refer to the article below or research online.

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This song depicts the journey of an immigrant who is trying to to cross the U.S. border from Mexico.Todos Somos Ilegales translates to we all are illegals.   Listen to the song and answer what is meant by that lyric?

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Todos Somos Ilegales feat. Residente, Tom Morello, Chad Smith

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Gaby Moreno's song reflects the controversy of US policies on immigrants and immigration today, but the song was actually written 20 years ago by Trinidadian musician, David Rudder in response to a brutal beating of a Haitian immigrant by the NYPD.  What is the song trying to convey and why do think the composer included an excerpt of the Declaration of Independence?

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Gaby Moreno & Van Dyke Parks - The Immigrants

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It's easy to enter this country legally. My ancestors did; why can't immigrants today do the same?

Immigrants take good jobs from U.S. citizens.

The "worst" people from other countries are coming to the United State and bringing crime and violence.

Where do you think these myths come from?
Who benefits by perpetuating these myths?
Why are these myths untrue?

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Debunk the misinformation students bring to school-and help them think for themselves.

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We will watch the four videos featured in "Teaching Climate Change in South Asia."

Why are the teachers advocating for climate change education?

What are the environmental issues affecting the teachers and students?

What actions can students take on a local level to help the environment?

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South Asia countries are among the most vulnerable globally to the impacts of climate change. Extreme climate-related events - heatwaves, storms, floods, fires and droughts - affect more than half of the region's population every year and continue to burden South Asian countries' economies.

"Climate change is real and its impacts are intensifying day by day."
Vikas Drall, Science Teacher from India

Rising global temperatures and changing weather patterns have put the futures of millions of children living in climate-vulnerable areas in South Asia at constant risk. Worse, before they can recover from one disaster, another one strikes, reversing any progress made. To end this cycle, South Asian communities need to build greater resilience.

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Teachers' views on climate education in schools

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The 1975 and Greta Thunberg collaborated on this powerful call to climate action.  We will create Found Poems, using only words and phrases from the text of Thunberg's speech.

Create a list of words and phrases that are interesting or meaningful.

Identify a theme and message.

Arrange the words to create a poem. You could write your word on slips of paper, so that you can move the slips around until you are satisfied with your poem.

Found poems only use words that have been collected from the source, so you may have to choose additional words to complete your poem.

Students will read their poems aloud to the class.

Discusson: What do the poems have in common? How are they different?

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"Wherever we lift one soul from a life of poverty, we are defending human rights.
And whenever we fail in this mission,we are failing human rights." (United Nations, 1998)
Kofi Annan United Nations Secretary-General

Listen to Michael Franti's song.  What is Franti trying to convey?  Do you wrestle with the same questions as Franti's protagonist?

Are there areas in your neighborhood or city where people are living in poverty? What do you notice about these areas?

What stereotypes do others have about the people in those areas?

What do you believe is at the center of the issue of poverty in your town?

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Michael Franti & Spearhead - Hole In The Bucket