EVALUATION

We began by having a group discussion on ideas that we can protest about , we then created a spider gram of ideas of things we could protest on. 

This was useful because enable use to expand on our ideas. Some of the ideas we came up with were poverty and UK stabbings. However in our second group discussion  we changed our idea and decided to do a protest song.

I think it made sense for us use to do this because it was so close to the general election and the results of the election will effect us as a group and the audiance. 

We chose to protest on the side of Labour because we agreed with their policy. They also don't want to privetise the NSH because it will be harder for those who really need to be treated to have the money to do so and they also want free education, which will benifit our target audience. 

We chose students at Westminster Kingsway College as our target audience because if Laybor wines we think it will benifit our generation for the better. therefore to reach out to colleges students is a good thing as some are at the age to vote to vote.

We also planned out the location of our performance the original plan was to arrange it in the middle of King's Cross Saint Pancreas station however we had not notify the local authority, in a few months time before hand and we only had 3 hard working weeks till are performance. 

This didn't stop us we used our rehearsal room that could still fit the right amount of people which could come up to 25-30 and it also had our equipment already set in the roon so we didn't have to move anything. Since it took a long time to come up with lyrics and as a band we had to develop it over the weeks it was harder to learn them however we still had to perform.

When our audience came in we gave them a warm welcome to our short peace show we simply told them the reason for this song which was to get them to vote for Labour and how it effects our generation. 

The lyrics that was being sang by me and the other singers it had a consistent effect of the lyrics "VOTE FOR LABOUR" that had the audience singing along to it this ensureed that they took the message home. 

On a serious not "DO ME A FAVOUR VOTE FOR LABOUR" 

VOTE LABOUR

Through out this performance I can say it was not easy bringing this performance together but it happed.

We had also drawn up pictures of the leaflets that could pertencally be our main leaflet that had the most presentable look and would have someone viewing an emedet attraction towards it, this will cause more  people to attend are performance and make sure are messeg of getting people to "VOTE FOR LABOUR" gets across very well. 

DESIGN OF PRACTICE LEAFLET

The lyrics that was made was created with the whole band however it was found quite difficult coming up with it so we made a sketch on the board of what rhymed with the word and how we could put our message across too but slowly day by day we finally got our work done and had the full lyrics printed we continued to follow through with our band rehearsals.

CHARLIE HEBDO

• What is Charlie Hebdo and what is it about? Its an magazine that don't hind from the truth of the world just because it can hurt someones feelings. 

• Who is claiming responsibility for the shootings?0s

• Why did they attack? Because they took affiance towards the article about profit Mohammed and the said it was . 

• What was it about Charlie Hebdo that caused such offence? So a vase amount of Muslims took offence however others took it as racist but it was argued not to be.

• How does Salman Rushdie feel about it? Salman feels that have the freedom to speak what you want is right because if so it is not freedom, sometimes the truth hurts. 

• What did George Galloway say about it? He was against Charlie Hebdo for he felt that the article provocked the the people to get to that angry. 

• Do you think the incident broke Freedom of Expression laws? I believe that it did because this may make others feel like they can never truly express how the feel or if they want to put a point across.

• Do you think the shootings were an act of terrorism or protest? I believe there are many ways to protest however from my point of view it was an act of violence and even tho maybe to them they was trying to put there point across but that is not a way to do so by even taking lives.

• What do YOU think about the whole situation? I feel like that with everything that was going on and that lives were lost in this situation so its very hard to even voice your opinion without hurting someones feelings and thats what the whole point was about Charlie Hebdo how he voiced his opinion and it got the wrong side of others, in all this its not really voicing your feelings and opinion just because others may take effence. 

Everyday sexism

In today's lesson, we looked a video about how it would be like if men were women and it was very eye opening.

• How did this make you feel as a man: As a man, this opened my eyes to what possibly goes on in a woman's everyday life and this created the sense of sympathy for them, this may also change a man's way of thinking on how he may value a woman.

• It can be said that we live in a patriarchal society, one that is ruled by men rather than being equal. What do you think would happen if we lived in a matriarchy? 

In my opinion, I feel like man or women things like this should not happen to anyone and that we should have equal rights as man and women this should come udder pay, food, and other things.  

• Do you find what happens to the man in this film shocking? What difference does it make that it's a man? 

I feel that society has made others think it's nothing of this to look into and how to others this may have seemed like a joke but the reality of this question is that no one should have to go through such thing in life whether man or woman coz the fact is this can happen to anyone.



How effective do you think this film is a protest? How else could you protest about the lack of equal gender rights?  I genially believe it is more than effective for it was something that has never been done before and may some sort of revelation towards men and woman 


Which of these songs do you think are effective and why?

FREEDOM OF SPEACH

In todays lesson we touch on a very hard and harsh topic on weather freedom of speech has the right to offend, Now I feel this is to deep of an topic to share personal thoughts for people lost there lives over this, however dose that mean I should be silenced, or even shaken to voice my opinion if even if it threatens my life I would say no the true meaning of freedom of speech is to share whats on your heart, Yes I DO FEEL for the people that were killed but for the ones that killed them was utter cold blooded murder and was despicable way to voice there opinion, WHY NOT right an article back that my even change the way of others mind.

Band Rehearsal

in todays rehearsal we was doing a song about the 60s when they wanted peace however it was very hard for them back then, to give a peaceful message no one would really want to hear however not everyone would want to join or hear what others have to say, so why not make a hit song were they have no choice but to hear it if it becomes one of the best, these are clear examples of how music can really change the world for the better.

REHEARSAL

In todays rehearsals we was continuing our song on peace and protesting through songs and music. I found this song very realistic it just takes out all the anger and religion and wars and its really teaching that we as a world should come together as one and just be together.

We started of by having the instrumentalist come in first and keep playing so we could all get in to the mood of the song I felt like it was better done this way so that the can really understand the song and be able to present it through the music.

As we continued to playing and went alone I would come in with the lyrics and start singing I noticed  that the instrumentalist were playing much stronger but not hard but more of an confident vibe towards the song I felt that once everyone knew were to play things were gong where they needed to be.

What methods are there to protest

Task: complete this worksheet...

Protest method (if you don’t know the meaning of any of these then please research!)	Example…	Who does it target/affect?	How effective do you think this is?
Demo/march	Stop the War coalition/anti airstrikes in Syria
Rally	Anti-cuts
Petition	Against state schools being turned into academies
Hungerstrike	Migrants in Calais
Riot	Poll-tax Riots	In most situations its the people that
Sit-in/occupation	Tiananmen Square
Boycott	Israli goods
Sabotage	Anti-fox hunting
Picket	NHS junior doctors
Strike	UK miners’ strike
Vigil	Mass-meditation in Thailand
Protest song

TASK FOR NEXT WEEK: Find out what 'Je Suis Charlie' means and why it has become an important phrase.

Pussy Riot

Who are Pussy Riot? They are a Russian Feminist group that protest there opinion on woman rights.

What do they protest about? They protest that woman can be mistreated in comparison to men they do this by making music videos and songs their music genre is Punk Rock. 

What happened on February 21, 2012?

What is a 'guerilla gig'?

What were they protesting about specifically?

What issue do they have with Vladimir Putin?

What happened to them? They faced many situations and even that included physical abuse when theses girls where protesting they were being whipped pushed and shoved about all around the place however at times you do find that their way of there protesting is can be a un plesent sight so see. 

Do you think their protest was offensive? Why? Personaly I do fee like it was to much to bee going in a church to protest as after all that is the place of worship and where people go to build a religous relationship however when doing a protest how else are you meant to be notice if there was just to do it outside it would have been just like any other protest but as much as disresecfall it was to do so in the church it got them attention. 

Do you think their punishment was fair? Why?