Craig Cardiff

We are so lucky to be hosting Juno nominee, Craig Cardiff at Churchill this Tuesday! He will be working with all classes in the school on a workshop called "Music AS Magic".

Below is his song, "Safe Here".



"Safe Here" - Craig Cardiff

words came out sharp like edges and knives
when all we needed was to talk things through
this is a process of learning that love is
not what you say, oh but what you do

this is my country
this is your country too
there are so many things we need to change
it'd be too easy to let it overwhelm us
it'd be too easy to let things stay the same

i said…

am i safe here?
yes you are safe here
am i needed here?
yes you are needed here; yes you are; yes you are

they told us how this was not a problem
how this was none of our concern
then they chiselled and chiselled and chiselled
till everything you loved
and everything you'd earned
was taken away from you

this is my country
this is your country too
there are so many things we need to change
it'd be too easy to let it overwhelm us
it'd be too easy to let things stay the same

am i safe here?
yes you are safe here
am i needed here?
yes you are needed here; yes you are; yes you are

and while we stood around and talked about it
they took it all away
while we argued about the cost,
they brought it back, and said here you go
now pay pay pay
we won't remember any of these meetings
we won't remember the things we did or did own
this is the part where you throw your hands in the air
i said, i thought I could, but I can't do it on my own.

this is my country
this is your country too
there are so many things we need to change
it'd be too easy to let us overwhelm us
it'd be too easy to let things stay the same

i said….

am i safe here?
yes you are safe here
am i needed here?
yes you are needed here; yes you are; yes you are

In class on Monday, we will be talking about community to get ready for Craig's visit. Here are some of the questions that will guide our discussion:

What is a community?
What does it mean to be part of a community?
How can you contribute and make positive changes within your community?