Signs of the Times

Signs of the Times  •  12 July 2018  •  No. 167

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Commentary and a collection of quotes

Signs of the Times  •  3 July 2018 •  No. 166

¶ Processional. “There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me. / The sign was painted, said ‘Private Property.’ / But on the backside, it didn’t say nothing.  / This land was made for you and me.” —Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, “This Land is Your Land”

Signs of the Times  •  3 November 2016  •  No. 95

¶ Processional. Someday there will be a peace dance as vigorous, as compelling, and as ecstatic as this: Comanche war dance (1:00 video).

Signs of the Times  •  27 June 2018 •  No. 165

¶ Processional. “Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor,” musical setting by Irving Berlin of Emma Lazarus’ poem on the Statue of Liberty, performed by the Portland Choir & Orchestra.

Signs of the Times  •  19 June 2018 •  No. 164

¶ Processional. Cubanos Todos.

Signs of the Times  •  5 June 2018 •  No. 163

¶ Invocation. “Imagine,” by John Lennon, performed by the Secaucus (New Jersey) High School and Middle School, on the 4 March 2018, National School Walkout.

Signs of the Times  •  25 May 2018 •  No. 162

¶ Processional. Berzeit University (Ramallah, Palestine) performing the Palestinian Dabka folk dance. (58 seconds. Thanks, David.)

Signs of the Times  •  9 May 2018 •  No. 161

¶ Processional. “Holy Mother, where are you? / Tonight I feel broken in two. / I've seen the stars fall from the sky. / Holy mother, can't keep from crying. / Oh I need your help this time, / Get me through this lonely night. / Tell me please which way to turn / To find myself again.” —Eric Claption & Luciano Pavarotti, “Holy Mother”

Signs of the Times  •  2 May 2018 •  No. 160

¶ Processional. “Garden Song” (“Inch by Inch”), Pete Seeger.

Signs of the Times  •  19 April 2018 •  No. 159

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EARTH DAY – 22 April 2018

¶ Processional. “Pleni sunt caeli et terra gloria tua. Osanna, Osanna in excelsis.” (“Heaven and earth are full of thy glory. Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.”). —“The Ground,” by Ola Gjeilo, performed by the Heritage Concert Choir at Western Washington University