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The Power of Song
In honor of the third anniversary of the Solidarity Sing Along. There is power in a song. Music can change the world. Art in its myriad forms can change the world. It can threaten the status quo and instill fear … Continue reading
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Tagged allegory, army, art, authority, battle, composers, creative expression, dissent, fascist, freedom, friendships, governors, guerilla, human connections, hypocrisy, irony, Jericho, justice, killers, kings, music, oppressed, oppression, painters, playwrights, power, protest, radical, repression, singing, song, voice
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The Problem with Permits
In the last week close to a hundred citizens have been arrested for singing in the Wisconsin Capitol building. Each one has been charged for gathering without a permit, which comes with a $200.50 fine. The singers are gentle, angry … Continue reading
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Tagged Act 10, Arrests, Article 1 Section 4, Attorney General, Constitution, David Blaska, dissent, Edwin Blashfield, fine, First Amendment, free speech zones, freedom of speech, National Register of Historic Places, permit, police, politcal expression, political speech, Red Cross blood drive, rotunda, Scott Walker, singing, Solidarity Sing Along, Tea Party tax day, The Resources of Wisconsin, union, Wisconsin Capitol, Wisconsin Department of Administration
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Living in Peace
Nature has always been where I find my peace. So when I look for peace in a violent world and I look to nature I am greeted with the fact that the rest of nature is as violent as the … Continue reading
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Tagged alive, community, compassion, disease, evolution, fear, goodness, greed, hatred, hope, humanity, hunger, kindness, live, love, mistrust, murder, music, nature, peace, pleasure, possession, property, singing, song, survive, territory, tools, trust, violence, war, weapons, young
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Singing for Justice
When I first convinced a couple friends to join me in a few verses of “We Shall Overcome” on the first floor of Wisconsin’s Capitol I did not know that I was about to embark upon a year-long commitment to … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol, rotunda, Scott Walker, singing, social justice, We Shall Overcome, Wisconsin
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Raising Voices
Every weekday at noon for the last year and every Thursday late afternoon for the last several months a group of Wisconsin citizens gathers together either in front of the State Capitol or inside the building in the rotunda. Sometimes … Continue reading
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Tagged Capitol, civility, Madison, protest, rights, Sheboygan Luther High School, singing, Solidarity Sing Along, Wisconsin
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A Single Bluebird 