{"id":33627,"date":"2024-05-02T18:34:13","date_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:34:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/idea.membrane.com\/songwriter\/?p=33627"},"modified":"2024-05-02T18:34:13","modified_gmt":"2024-05-02T18:34:13","slug":"invest-in-protest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kingarthur.com\/songwriter\/2024\/05\/02\/invest-in-protest\/","title":{"rendered":"Invest in Protest"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Invest-in-Protest.mp3\"> Invest-in-Protest.mp3<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/kingarthur.com\/MegaEpix-Enormous\/multimedia\/Invest-in-Protest.mp4\"> Invest-in-Protest.mp4<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>[Verse 1]<br \/>\nIn the halls of learning, voices rise,<br \/>\nStudents unite, hear their cries?<br \/>\nCalling out for justice, loud and clear,<br \/>\nDemanding change, with every tear.<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nInvest in protest, let our voices be heard,<br \/>\nStanding for justice, with every word.<br \/>\nIn the face of oppression, we take a stand,<br \/>\nWith hearts ablaze, across the land.<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 2]<br \/>\nDivest from silence, divest from hate,<br \/>\nShine a light on injustice&#8217;s gate.<br \/>\nNo more complicity, no more retreat,<br \/>\nWe march forward, the rhythm of a heartbeat.<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nInvest in protest, let our voices be heard,<br \/>\nStanding for justice, with every word.<br \/>\nIn the face of oppression, we take a stand,<br \/>\nWith hearts ablaze, across the land.<\/p>\n<p>[Instrumental, Guitar Solo, Piano, Saxophone]<\/p>\n<p>[Bridge]<br \/>\nIn the corridors of power, we make our plea,<br \/>\nFor dignity, for freedom, for all to see.<br \/>\nWith courage as our guide, and hope in our chest,<br \/>\nWe rise together, in our quest.<\/p>\n<p>[Verse 3]<br \/>\nDivest from ignorance, invest in wisdom,<br \/>\nInvest in free minds, divest the control system,<br \/>\nNo more turning away with a blind eye.<br \/>\nWhat good is a cry if you don&#8217;t try?<\/p>\n<p>[Chorus]<br \/>\nInvest in protest, let our voices be heard,<br \/>\nStanding for justice, with every word.<br \/>\nIn the face of oppression, we take a stand,<br \/>\nWith hearts ablaze, across the land.<\/p>\n<p>[Outro]<br \/>\nThe Occupying Forces<br \/>\nAnnihilated Gaza&#8217;s courses<br \/>\nNo more pencils, no more books<br \/>\nNo more settlers&#8217;, dirty looks<\/p>\n<p>[End]<\/p>\n<p>What are the college students across the United States demanding through their protests?<\/p>\n<p>The protesters are advocating for their universities to divest from companies with business ties or investments in Israel due to the country&#8217;s military actions in Gaza. The term &#8220;divest&#8221; encapsulates their call for institutions to sever financial relationships with entities implicated in activities they deem unethical or morally objectionable.<\/p>\n<p>This movement represents a broader push for accountability and ethical investment practices within academia. By urging universities to divest from such companies, protesters seek to leverage institutional influence to condemn actions they perceive as human rights violations and promote corporate responsibility.<\/p>\n<p>The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has conducted numerous airstrikes on more than 200 educational facilities, including universities, in the Gaza Strip as part of its military operations in the Israel\u2013Hamas war.<\/p>\n<h3>by <a href=\"http:\/\/membrane.com\/The_Beatless_Sense_Mongers\/\">The Beatless Sense Mongers<\/a><\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Invest-in-Protest.mp3 Invest-in-Protest.mp4 [Verse 1] In the halls of learning, voices rise, Students unite, hear their cries? Calling out for justice, loud and clear, Demanding change, with every tear. [Chorus] Invest in protest, let our voices be heard, Standing for justice, with every word. 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