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I should be in my backyard!

Who’s the terrorist?

We be Jammin’ What is ART?Rodriquez?

Is America BROWN?

What’s the name of that pipeline?

What a large colon…

Where is Stockbridge?

A tour-guide in an art museum?What is democracy?

$$…HEGEMONY…$$

What is blasphemy?Would Maxine be

proud?

One plane flies…Who are those people

reading at a concert?

Ride on the bus…are you kidding?

Have we achieved Synergy?

$$…HEGEMONY…$$

Why can’t it be a chair?How does a wrongfully accused man stay imprisoned?She gave such a LOOK!

XXXOOOThat family has 8 kids!!

Fasheh, Tyler, Rawls, …The eyes are following me.

What does it take to be a leader?What is truth? $$…HEGEMONY…$$

Amazing Grace …… How sweet the sound…

I am a white male who’ll never be rich. What is my role?

I shall not any cause, difference, or device separate me from you!

I shall become an energy of focus and change.

I shall bring awareness to my homogeneous community.

My own children will know.

Come together.

Stay Connected.

Amazing Grace…

Who are the heroes and prophets

I will not remain silent while people suffer.

Lay your issues to rest.

Patriotism is the last refuge to which a scoundrel clings.Lack of Trust…Bias, Bias, Bias…State of confusion.Naivete.Long Island, Excellence, Equal Schools, Queens - New York.Hate the system.Lack of CONFIDENCE.Isolation, Regents Tests. A P A T H YEqual Rights, Don’t tell me what to think!

I will never have optimism, but I shall always have hope.Cornell West

A teenage can the change the (world) Elks!

Is there ever too much paranoia?

So many intellects have got it all wrong!

Lay your issues to rest.

Redemption Song------------------------------------------------------------------------Old pirates yes they rob ISold I to the merchant shipsMinutes after they took IFrom the bottomless pitBut my hand was made strongBy the hand of the almightyWe forward in this generationTriumphantlyAll I ever had, is songs of freedomWon't you help to sing, these songs of freedomCause all I ever had, redemption songsRedemption songs

Emancipate yourselves from mental slaveryNone but ourselves can free our mindsHave no fear for atomic energyCause none of them can stop the timeHow long shall they kill our prophetsWhile we stand aside and lookSome say it's just a part of itWe've got to fullfill the book

Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedomCause all I ever had, redemption songsRedemption songs, redemption songs

Emancipate yourselves from mental slaveryNone but oursekves can free our mindsHave no fear for atomic energyCause none of them can stop the timeHow long shall they kill our prophetsWhile we stand aside and lookYes some say it's just a part of itWe've got to fullfill the book

Won't you help to sing, these songs of freedomCause all I ever had, redemption songsAll I ever had, redemption songsThese songs of freedom, songs of freedom

…..I am who I am, a product of my culture, centuries of being invaded upon, but never giving up.

…..I am a human being, a dynamic, evolving mass of magical matter, moving, changing, adapting.

…..I am a cultural hybrid made by centuries of mixing and variation.

……I am a member of a struggling human family, yearning to burst through the walls of liberation,

discrimination and injustice, always contemplating, searching and reflecting.

…..I am a woman of sensitivity, compassion, caring and love, a daughter whose name means Gift of God.

…..I am a wife, a mother, a daughter, a sister, a teacher, a friend to all that let me embrace them.

…. . I am a man of strength and kindness, sensitive and empathic,

a son who’s celebrates the life god has given)…..I am a husband, a father, a son, a brother,

a leader, a light to shine in the darkness.…..I am a torch carrier, a guide,

a leader with a vision towards the future, a vision to have every child become a leader in his own right.

…..I am a product of a proud people, respected around the world for its cause of Solidarity.

…..I am pushing forward my being through the path of life always reacting,

reflecting, absorbing from my environment, reacting like a chemical reaction

and evolving through time and space.

…..I am amalgamating into a dynamic hybrid of a being in constant motion,

always learning never becoming stagnant.…..I am reassurance to those

who are unaware of their capabilities, especially those who are oppressed and suffering.

…..I am a friend of children, marginalized by circumstances beyond their control.

…..I am the voice of those who cannot speak for themselves,

an advocate for what is right.…..I am an open door

for those who do not fit neatly into society’s little boxes.

…..I hope to be strength to my colleagues, a source of hope and knowledge

to help those we serve.…..I am a wonderful magical mass of living matter.

…..I am who I am and who I hope to be………..I hope to continue to be a work in progress

striving to move forward day by day.…..I hope to be independence

and codependent on the people I serve.…..I hope to be a pillar of friendship,

diligence, and success.…..I hope to be proud of whom I will become,

while still hoping to continue to grow, forever changing to achieve a better me.

~an original piece by Dottie Rudolph~

I, too, sing America.I am the darker brother.

They send me to eat in the kitchenWhen company comes,

But I laugh, And eat well,

And grow strong.Tomorrow,

I'll sit at the table When company comes.

Nobody'll dare Say to me,

"Eat in the kitchen," Then.

Besides, They'll see how beautiful I am

And be ashamed – I, too, am America.

Garth Brooks We Shall Be Free

This ain't comin' from no prophet Just an ordinary man When I close my eyes I see The way this world shall be When we all walk hand in hand

When the last child cries for a crust of bread When the last man dies for just words that he said When there's shelter over the poorest head We shall be free

When the last thing we notice is the color of skin And the first thing we look for is the beauty within When the skies and the oceans are clean again Then we shall be free

We shall be free We shall be free Stand straight, walk proud 'Cause we shall be free When we're free to love anyone we choose When this world's big enough for all different views When we all can worship from our own kind of pew Then we shall be free We shall be free

We shall be free Have a little faith Hold out 'Cause we shall be free

And when money talks for the very last time And nobody walks a step behind When there's only one race and that's mankind Then we shall be free

We shall be free We shall be free Stand straight, walk proud, have a little faith, hold out We shall be free

We shall be free We shall be free Stand straight, have a little faith

We shall be free

True power, our power, is in our diversity and difference.

It is not in the illusive power we chase in money and things.It is not in what we call unity.

We are already unified through breath. We want to deny our unity because we look different,

we act different and we believe we want different things.The elk, oak and pine live together

to create the mighty forestsThe shark the dolphin and whales live together

to create the wealth of the oceans.The blue jay, hawk and robin

sing together to create the melody of the sky.The Lion, elephant and jaguar

live together in the wonderment of the wild

They all want the same thing: Protection for their young and the opportunity to live freely

The animals do not blame or judgeThey live without anger or fear.

Are the animals just stupid or have we become too smart??

Today let us honor and respect the power in difference

Forever Young

Lyrics: Bob DylanMusic: Bob Dylan

Sung by Neil Young with the Dead on 3 November 1991 at the memorial concert for Bill Graham. Also played regularly by the Jerry Garcia Band from the mid 1980s.

May God bless and keep you alwaysMay your wishes all come trueMay you always do for othersAnd let others do for youMay you build a ladder to the starsAnd climb on every oneMay you stayForever young

ChorusForever young, forever youngMay you stay forever young

May you grow up to be righteousMay you grow up to be trueMay you always know the truthAnd see the lights surrounding youMay you always be courageousStand upright and be trueMay you stayForever young

[Chorus]

May your hands always be busyMay your feet always be swiftMay you have a strong foundationWhen the winds of changes shiftMay your heart always be joyfulMay your song always be sungMay you stayForever young

[Chorus]

Our facilitators

Song: Lean On Me

Artist: Bill Withers Sometimes, in our lives We all have pain, we all have sorrow But, if we are wise We know that there's always tomorrow Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on For, it won't be long Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on Please swallow your pride If I have things you need to borrow For no one can fill Those of your needs that you won't let show You just call on me brother when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll understand We all need somebody to lean on Lean on me, when you're not strong And I'll be your friend, I'll help you carry on For, it won't be long Til I'm gonna need somebody to lean on You just call on me brother when you need a hand We all need somebody to lean on I just might have a problem that you'll understand We all need somebody to lean on If there is a load You have to bear, that you can't carry I'm right up the road I'll share your load if you just call me Call me if you need a friend Call me ...

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