Posts by Jane

55 Years Old Pipeline

Posted by Jane on Oct 2, 2013 in Environment, Songs

55 Years Old: (tune: Flying Trapeze) It’s 55 years since our gas pipe was laid Time to retire, it’s starting to fade Not feed it crude of the dirtiest grade Expecting that it will not blow. How fast can we sell all our assets away No jobs for refining the crude on the way And then Harper’s petro state’s well on the way And Canada hits a new low. Nobody knows what goes into the pipes Nobody knows it so nobody gripes But Naptha and Benzine are poisonous types That get that old tarsands to flow. And if it gets out as it certainly will No one has magic to clean up the...

Grannies at International Women’s Day 2013. Photos by Mike Gifford

Posted by Jane on Mar 11, 2013 in Images, Media

It’s a Long Way to Women’s Freedom

Posted by Jane on Mar 9, 2013 in Songs, Women's Issues

It’s a Long Way to Women’s Freedom Melody: It’s a Long Way to Tipperary (written for International Women’s Day, 2013)   Check Out the Video   See Photos by Mike Gifford   Words: It’s a long way to women’s freedom Even though we have the vote They say, “you’ve come a long way, baby” Well it’s that “baby” gets our goat! We see our sisters disappearing Our daughters not safe on the street And we still need all those women’s shelters Hey, buddy! Women can’t be beat!   It’s a long way to being equal Respect for females young or...

Bring Back My Planet

Posted by Jane on Nov 8, 2012 in Environment, Songs

BRING BACK MY PLANET Tune: Bring Back My Bonnie   Sung by 300+ participants at the final plenary of Food Secure Canada’s national Assembly, Edmonton, November 4, 2012   Our air miles make carbon dioxide, Our lifestyle makes lots of debris, While more and more people go hungry, Oh bring back my planet to me.   Chorus: Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my planet to me, to me. Bring back, bring back, Oh bring back my planet to me.   Corporations can’t patent the sunshine, But their wealth has to grow constantly So they plunder the planet for profits, Oh bring...

Contract Workers’ Song

Posted by Jane on Jul 2, 2012 in Social Justice, Songs

We want our pay just like the pay The other workers get A good transparent scale and a decent pay Dependable, you bet Not reliant on a boss’s whim That makes a contract into something grim — We love working for P-S-A-C We just ask for equity! Give us fair play, just like the way The union’s always been It was their pride, they would take your side In any grief you’re in. We expect our union to be fair Work security and good health care With consistency, accountability PSAC, hey, just play fair!...