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I still basically thought “white supremacy” meant hoods and crosses until not so long ago. Then I read/participated in Layla F. Saad’s “Me and White Supremacy” online workshop, a course designed to help people of skin privilege identify and weed out their long-engrained prejudices. Like a lot of people, I’ve come to believe that it is the responsibility and obligation of the colonizer/settler/oppressor/ancestor to identify their own equality shortcomings and begin to chip away at them, in the spirit of becoming a better ally and ultimately building better communites and societies.

Apologies to Pete Seeger for borrowing and twisting, this is in no way a reflection of him or his songs, which I have the utmost respect for.

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If i had a hammer i’d keep it in the closet
I’d keep it in the ether with my thoughts and my prayers
I’d read about the marches and like em on Facebook
I’d keep my hands clean, i’d keep my hands fair

If i had a bell i’d leave it on the mantle
I’d stuff it with velvet and shine up the brass
I’d have my friends over to talk about TV
Hey, what’s with the bell? Nobody asks

Cause I am a white man and I choose my causes
And then in the evening i go home to my bed
And i dream about danger and i dream about warning
Wake up in the morning with a clear head

If I had a history i’d keep it in the basement
I’d keep it in the schoolyard buried under a tree
Then I’d write a new story, put it in a movie
Make a little money cause life ain’t free

Cause I am a white man and i choose my causes
And then in the evening i go home to my bed
And i dream about danger and i dream about warning
Wake up in the morning with a clear head

Well, i got a bell and I got a hammer
And I got a history and nothing to say
But I like my family and I like employment
And I like my head down, I hear better that way
Yeah, I keep my head down, I get by that way

Ah, the love between my brothers and my sisters...

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from Ghostlight Sessions, released June 19, 2020

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Adrian Glynn Vancouver, British Columbia

Adrian’s 5th solo album tracks the story of his Ukrainian grandparents’ flight from their homeland in the 1940s, to settle in Montreal. Adrian is a songwriter based in Vancouver and has released more than 8 critically acclaimed albums, both solo and with his folk band, The Fugitives. He has been nominated for a JUNO Award and multiple Western Canadian Music Awards and Canadian Folk Music Awards. ... more

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