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Plant the Olive Branch
Music and Poetry Inspired by Occupation & Resistance in Palestine Contains Raw and Explicit Lyrics a CD by CPTer Joe "Yousef" Carr
Joe Carr is an anti-oppression activist and performance artist from Kansas City, Missouri. He has worked with Earth First, Food Not Bombs, and Arts in Activism. In 2003 he worked with the International Solidarity Movement in Rafah, Gaza Strip and witnessed Israeli soldiers murder US peace activist Rachel Corrie, and British activist Tom Hurndall. He now works with Christian Peacemaker Teams in Palestine and in the US Palestinian Rights Movement.
Read Joe's Personal Reflections:
Songs and Lyrics Plant the Olive Branch A Dove's Last Song Written about and for Rachel Corrie Oh Tuwani Written for an ancient Palestinian village struggling to survive Israeli violence and settlement expansion Why Build Walls Eye to Eye Written about the experience of testifying at the Israeli court trying the soldier accused of shooting Tom Hurdall. Terrorism Blues What's the Point of a Checkpoint? Machsum (checkpoint), Fuck You Composed exclusively while waiting at Israeli checkpoints in the West Bank. A Holy Hand
Credits All songs composed and performed by Joe Carr and engineered by Ian Mason. Lead guitar and bass by Ian Mason, drums by C-Ro, beats by DigiDees on "checkpoint" and by Off Beat on "Dove's Last Song." Poetry and hip hop pieces are written in a style from the Black tradition. This material is anti-copyright; reproduce and distribute at will! |
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