The Power of Our Voices
Congratulations to the winning protest song writers and performers of 2013. Listen to the long list of finalists on the playlist above.
PERFORMANCE
Winner and overall winner: Gypsy's Anchor, Truro + Penwith College: Full Score
Runners up:
Broughton High School: Death Row
Westland Community School: How Is This Fair
Harris Purley Academy: Protection
Long list
LYRICS
Winner: Isla Ratcliff, The City of Edinburgh Music School, Edinburgh: Death Row
Lyrics (pdf) | Read article about Isla's win
Runners up:
Coming Out Of The Ghetto: Forthview Primary School, Edinburgh
Dark Room Alone: Littleover Community School, Derby
Broughton High School, Edinburgh
Silent Participation: Alderley Edge School For Girls, Cheshire
Long list
More: Read the Amnesty blog | Read winner Isla's Huffington Post blog
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Power Of Our Voices pack
An updated version of the protest song pack will be available in autumn 2014. In the meantime the following sample resources are available to download:
Lesson Plan 1: Protest Music Through The Ages (pdf)
Lesson 1: Sample case studies (pdf)
Lesson Plan 2: Personal stories and protest songs (pdf)
Lesson Plan 3: Writing Your Own Protest Song (pdf)
Assembly: The Singer And The Song (pdf)
Booklet (pdf)
Credits (pdf)
Any questions? Contact us on student@amnesty.org.uk | +44 (0)20 7033 1596
About the Power Of Our Voices pack
From the struggles of suffragettes to recent uprisings in the Middle East explore how protest songs have inspired, informed and united movements and changed history
Meet artists like former child soldier Emmanuel Jal who are using words and music to make a stand for human rights and fight for change.
Secondary and FE students aged 11-19 can discover the power of their own voices by writing their own protest lyrics and developing it into a performance. Who is the pack for?
This pack has been written for teachers of 11-16 year old students:
English: Improve literacy outcomes by inspiring students to be creative and imaginative in their use of language
Citizenship/PSE/PSHEE: Make human rights relevant to students and get them involved in informed and responsible action through songwriting
Music: Encourage students to engage with music from different times, cultures and contexts, and inspire them to create their own compositions.
Cross-curricular work and drop-down days
The pack is also appropriate for:
- Assemblies promoting students' social, moral, cultural and spiritual development
- Amnesty youth groups in raising awareness about what they do and getting others involved
- Students pursuing their Arts Award
Performance Long List
The Malala Song: Belle Vue Girls School, Bradford, West Yorks
Death Row: Broughton High School, Edinburgh
Crying Out For Light: The Glasgow Academy, Glasgow
Protection: Harris Academy Purley, Surrey
Spare A Dime: Northgate Sixth Form, Ipswich, Suffolk
Child Soldier Reasoning: St. Andrew's School, Reading, West Berks
No Voice: St Aidans C E High School, Harrogate, North Yorks
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Thornhill College, Londonderry, County Londonderry
Protest Song: Truro and Penwith College, Truro, Cornwall
How Is This Fair? Westergate Community School, Chichester, West Sussex
Soldier Boy: Westergate Community School, Chichester, West Sussex
Lyrics
Click on the links below to download a pdf of the long listed lyrics:
Child Soldier Song: The Wye Valley School, Buckingham
Coming Out Of The Ghetto: Forthview Primary School, Edinburgh
Crying Out For Light: The Glasgow Academy, Glasgow
Dark Room Alone: Littleover Community School, Derby
Death Row: Broughton High School, Edinburgh
Is It Better When I'm Not There: The Wye Valley School
Light In The Darkness: Nonsuch High School for Girls, Surrey
My Story: The Folkestone Academy
Protest Song: Truro and Penwith College, Truro, Cornwall
Silent Participation: Alderley Edge School For Girls, Cheshire
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: Thornhill College, Londonderry, County Londonderry
