"Fight for You"
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Provided by: TED|Published on: June 22, 2022
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Synopsis
- This music video features singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza singing "Fight for You," a song about protecting the Earth's resources, especially water resources.
- Students will learn that Zaragoza wrote the song for the water protectors during the Standing Rock protests against the proposed oil pipeline on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.
Subjects: Visual and Performing Arts
Authors: Raye Zaragoza
Region: North America, USA - Midwest, United States, North Dakota, South Dakota
Languages: English
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Positives
- This song is a great example of how individuals can use their talents to advocate for climate action.
Additional Prerequisites
- It would be helpful for students to know a bit of background information on the Dakota Access Pipeline and protests by Indigenous communities.
- There are no subtitles, so transcribing and printing out the lyrics could be helpful for students with auditory disabilities.
Differentiation
- Students could use their preferred artistic medium (songs, poems, painting) to convey a message about climate action.
- Music classes could use this song in a unit on political music and protest songs.
- Other resources on this topic include this video on climate protests that worked and this TED video featuring a teenage climate activist.
This resource is a song written and performed by Raye Zaragoza. There is not science in this source to verify. However, this is a good example of what climate activism can look like. This resource is recommended for teaching.
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