Sunday, 8 May 2011

Happy Mothers Day...

 Everything Mom How did you find the energy, Mom To do all the things you did, To be teacher, nurse and counselor To me, when I was a kid. How did you do it all, Mom, Be a chauffeur, cook and friend, Yet find time to be a playmate, I just can’t comprehend. I see now it was love, Mom That made you come whenever I'd call, Your inexhaustible love, Mom And I thank you for it all. S

Happy Mothers Day...











Thursday, 5 May 2011

आज का राशि फल: कैसा रहेगा आपके लिए 4 , 5 और 6 मई का दिन ??

आज का राशि फल: कैसा रहेगा आपके लिए 4 , 5 और 6 मई का दिन ??: "4 , 5 और 6 मई को मेष लग्‍नवाले माता पक्ष , किसी भी प्रकार की छोटी या बडी संपत्ति से संबंधित मामलों की समस्‍याओं में कुछ सुधार पाएंगे..."

Monday, 2 May 2011

May Day Belongs to the Workers and their Songs.

May Day Belongs to the Workers and their Songs. Come Sing Along.
posted by: Cynthia Samuels 1 day ago.
Happy May Day!  Celebrate the way the labor movement always does -- with music!  We've gathered some favorites for you here.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=osnjAb-hoPo&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8Kxq9uFDes&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rs5_gB582IM&feature=youtube_gdata_player

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QO7VUklDlQw&feature=youtube_gdata_player

Start with Talking Union performed by Pete Seeger, Tom Glazer, Hally Wood Faulk and Ronnie Gilbert in 1947:

You may remember Joan Baez singing this song in the movie Woodstock.  Here Joe Hill is sung by the revered (and hated) African American singer Paul Robeson.

The Black Eyed Peas sang Union in South Africa.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kjx3rnF9UaI&feature=youtube_gdata_player

When people need a real boost, they choose Do You Hear the People Sing? from Les Miserables.  Here the Wisconsin Labor demonstrators at the State House in Madison show us why.

People used to like labor unions.  This commercial from 1978 is part of their message.

Women in the labor movement had songs of their own, especially this one.  It's called Bread and Roses and sung by Joan Baez and her sister Mimi Farina.

Here is a recently released video by Tom Morello, celebrating the recent struggles of unions in our culture today.

Finally, the song written as a tribute to the women of Detroit who supported the Autoworkers strike in Flint: Union Maid. This version comes from Pete Seeger's 90th Birthday Concert at Madison Square Garden, on May 3, 2009 and features Billy Bragg, Mike & Ruthy Merenda, Dar Williams and the New York City Labor Chorus

 

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