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I Am Tired - BC Student Walkout 2012

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    [HUMAN MIC STYLE]
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    Our students are being marginalized!
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    OUR STUDENTS ARE BEING MARGINALIZED!
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    by the words
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    BY THE WORDS!
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    "special needs"
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    "SPECIAL NEEDS"!
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    I am a student!
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    I AM A STUDENT!
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    my peers are students!
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    MY PEERS ARE STUDENTS!
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    everyone
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    EVERYONE!
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    of our needs
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    OF OUR NEEDS!
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    is special!
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    IS SPECIAL!
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    I am tired!
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    I AM TIRED!
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    of my teachers being tired!
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    OF MY TEACHERS BEING TIRED!
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    and not having enough energy to teach me!
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    AND NOT HAVING ENOUGH ENERGY TO TEACH ME!
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    and having to participate in a system
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    AND HAVING TO PARTICIPATE IN A SYSTEM!
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    where knowledge is not learned
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    WHERE KNOWLEDGE IS NOT LEARNED!
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    it is regurgitated.
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    IT IS REGURGITATED!
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    [CHEERS]
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    MIC CHECK!
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    I am tired!
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    I AM TIRED!
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    of this colonial curriculum!
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    OF THIS COLONIAL CURRICULUM!
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    and having to continually unlearn
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    AND HAVING TO CONTINUALLY UNLEARN!
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    the so-called "education"
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    THE SO-CALLED "EDUCATION"!
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    that you give me!
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    THAT YOU GIVE ME!
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    I will never tire!
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    I WILL NEVER TIRE!
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    of fighting for what is right!
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    OF FIGHTING FOR WHAT IS RIGHT!
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    I support my teachers!
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    I SUPPORT MY TEACHERS!
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    I dare you to take that away from me!
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    I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
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    I support my education!
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    I SUPPORT MY EDUCATION!
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    I dare you to take that away from me!
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    I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
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    I support my community!
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    I SUPPORT MY COMMUNITY!
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    I dare you to take that away from me!
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    I DARE YOU TO TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
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    I dare you, Christy Clark
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    I DARE YOU, CHRISTY CLARK!
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    to TRY and take that away from me!
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    TO TRY AND TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME!
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    [CHEERS]
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    [in background: I'm so proud to know you!"]
Title:
I Am Tired - BC Student Walkout 2012
Description:

Call And Response Piece in front of Christy Clark's office in downtown Vancouver

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Video Language:
English
Duration:
02:14
Radical Access Mapping Project edited English subtitles for I Am Tired - BC Student Walkout 2012
Radical Access Mapping Project added a translation

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