Tag Archives: social justice

He walked

Posted on January 19, 2015 by jwfisch

Freed a lot of people But it seems the good they die young I just look around and he’s gone – lyrics by Dick Holler, as sung by Dion Today we commemorate the life of a good man. Not a … Continue reading →

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Pete Seeger and five smooth stones

Posted on January 29, 2014 by jwfisch

Pete Seeger could make monsters disappear. Of all of his songs I thought about writing about today, the winner in my mind was a song he loved to sing for children based on an African folktale about a monster named … Continue reading →

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The Capitol March for the Dream

Posted on January 21, 2014 by jwfisch

Mike, one of our readers in Sacramento, California, who also leads a high school band, has the distinction of joining me for lunch every day. At least that’s how he describes reading the Catch every day at school on his … Continue reading →

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Integrated Bus Suggestions

Posted on January 20, 2014 by jwfisch

Many thanks to our reader who provided us with this unusual slice of history – a list of suggestions provided by Martin Luther King, Jr. for African American bus riders following the Supreme Court ruling in 1956 to desegregate busses. … Continue reading →