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Bruce Cockburn wrote this back in 1984. He sings it here in 2005. It applies in full force today.

Was at Duarte Square yesterday, although I missed the real action at around 3:30pm. Got to meet and talk with Jesse LaGreca, one of the most articulate voices to emerge from OWS, which was cool as shit.

At the Exotic Feline Rescue Center in Indiana:

Every once in a while a viral video lives up to the hype.

Canadian students Kate Macdonald and Janelle Blanchard perform Neko Case's "Star Witness" in a school stairwell.

From Bob Moses' article on this video in the Huffington Post.

Peterborough Collegiate and Vocational School houses an arts-intensive program that draws creative students from the Toronto area. But, in September, the local school board voted to close the school. It is the only school in downtown Peterborough and is described by locals as vital to the life of the community. Kate and Janelle took to the stairwell to record Case's song to draw attention to the impending closure. That tweet from Case has the video (by Jared Raab) flying around the Internet. You don't want to miss it. This is a tough time for school arts programs and these enormously talented students give the need to support arts in schools fresh faces and achingly clear voices.

Here's How To Help Save the School.