"Fight for You"

• This video features singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza singing "Fight for You," a song about protecting the Earth's resources, especially water resources.
• Students will learn that Zaragoza wrote the song for the water protectors during the Standing Rock protests against the proposed oil pipeline on the Standing Rock Indian Reservation.

Positives

• This song is a great example of how individuals can use their talents to advocate for climate action.

Additional Prerequisites

• It would be helpful for students to know a bit of background information on the Dakota Access Pipeline and protests by Indigenous communities.
• There are no subtitles, so transcribing and printing out the lyrics could be helpful for students with auditory disabilities.

Differentiation

• Students could use their preferred artistic medium (songs, poems, painting) to convey a message about climate action.
• Music classes could use this song in a unit on political music and protest songs.
• Other resources on this topic include this video on climate protests that worked and this TED video featuring a teenage climate activist.

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