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Everyone Jump on the Peace Train

"Now Ive been crying lately, thinking about the world as it is...
Why must we go on hating? Why cant we live in bliss?
Cause out on the edge of darkness, there rides a peace train...
Oh Peace Train take this country! Come take me home again!"



Oh, Peace Train, sounding louder; ride on the Peace Train!

--Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam), Peace Train

Love Is My Religion

"Love Is My Religion" by Ziggy Marley:



"All my days I've been searching, to find out what this life is worth
through the books and bibles of time I've made up my mind
I don't condemn, I don't convert, this is a calling have you heard
bring all the lovers to the fold, cause no one is gonna lose their soul"

"Love is my religion, Love is my religion, Love is my religion
hey you can take it or leave it, and you don't have to believe it"

Full Lyrics

PODCAST: Dr. Nunez-Janes on Language Assimilation

Our first several installments of this series will consist of discussions we had with Dr. Mariela Nunez-Janes (La Profe). In this episode we talk with La Profe about language assimilation and she tells us stories about growing up in Venezuela learning English.

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We researched which "accent neutralization" organization Dr. Nunez-Janes was referring to, that attempts to spread the American accent of the English language. There were actually numerous organizations of this sort, such as this one, and this one. Contact information is available on their respective sites. La Profe discusses the fallacy of this type of cultural and linguistic hegemony, and its effect on both identity and society.

Ngi Ne Themba, I Find Hope

More artists are using their music and voice to bring awareness of many global issues to public attention and Hanson, with their new album, is doing just that.

"The Great Divide" is their new song inspired by their trip to Africa that not only sends an excellent message, but aides in an important cause. All the proceeds from purchases of this song and the Great Divide T-shirt go to HIVSA. HIVSA is an organization that is working on reducing the transfer of AIDS/HIV from the mother to the child.

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Here's the video for The Great Divide:




"The earth is shaking under siege
Every breath will meet it's fate
Still hunger for a moment of freedom
Even though the hour's late"

"I find hope and it gives me rest
I find hope in your beating chest
I find hope in the eyes don't see
I find hope in your hate for me"

Complete Lyrics

Working Class Hero

Lyrics

Green Day, along with many other artists, contributed to the Instant Karma CD for Amnesty International's campaign to Save Darfur.

Life is Sacred: END THE WAR