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Protest & Protest Songs
Slide 1 - Slide
What is protesting?
radical form of communcation
people without power or influence find ways to have their voices heard
message of dissent
Slide 2 - Slide
Which protests or protest songs do you know of?
Slide 3 - Mind map
Ghandi's Salt March
non-violent march
British had a tax on salt; affected poor people immensely
people only allowed to buy heavily taxed salt from British
marched towards sea, where they gathered salt, which was against the law
60.000 people were thrown in jail
afterwards they were released and the law was changed
Slide 4 - Slide
Martin Luther King
famous speech
given after the Freedom March
250.000 people attended the speech
MLK (and people attending the march) wanted more freedom and equality for Afro-Americans
Slide 5 - Slide
Slide 6 - Video
Martin Luther King
Very effective use of language. MLK refered to:
the Bible (America is very religious)
The American Declaration of Independence (founding fathers saying all men are created equal)
the American Constitution (right to free speech)
the Emancipation Proclamation (president Lincoln stating all slaves were free)
the Gettysburg Address (president Lincoln saying all men are created equal)
Slide 7 - Slide
The Women's March
After Trump became president in 2017, many women went on a march.
send a message to Trump and his administration
Trump was very mysoginistic (hate against women)
wanted to show the world women's rights equal human rights
470.000 people attended the march
Slide 8 - Slide
Fridays for Future
youth-led and organised global climate strike in 2018
15-year-old Greta Thunberg led a school strike
wanted urgent action on climate crisis
Other famous climate protestors: Extinction Rebellion
Slide 9 - Slide
What about you?
Get in pairs / groups of 3-4
What would you protest against or protest for?
Think of a slogan for your protest. Explain why your protest works.
How would you protest, demanding action?
timer
5:00
Slide 10 - Slide
A few examples
Slide 11 - Slide
Protest Music
Other way of protesting is through music.
We are going to listen to excerpts from a few songs
Slide 12 - Slide
Slide 13 - Video
Bob Dylan - A Hard Rain's Gonna Fall (1963)
sums up the tensions of post-war America
fear of apocalypse (nuclear war)
written just before Cuban Missle Crisis
Slide 14 - Slide
Slide 15 - Video
John Lennon - Imagine
(1971)
states there are many issues/problems in our world
thinks people should be more united instead of fighting
Slide 16 - Slide
Slide 17 - Video
Midnight Oil - Beds Are Burning
(1989)
states the Government should allow the Aboriginals to go back to their homelands
Slide 18 - Slide
Slide 19 - Video
Rage Against The Machine - Killing in the Name Of (1992)
In 1991 Rodney King (an Afro-American) was savagely beaten by the police
RATM protested against police brutality
they compared the police with the KKK, a supremacist terrorist group in the U.S.
Slide 20 - Slide
Slide 21 - Video
Green Day - American Idiot (2004)
protest song against president Bush
Green Day protested against the war with Iraq, especially as this had lead to the attack of the Twin Tower on 9/11
Slide 22 - Slide
Assignment
Get in pairs / groups of 3-4
Go online and try to find more modern protest songs
What is the song protesting against?
What language do they use?
Do you think the use of this language is effective?
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10:00
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