Singing Equality!
We’re sharing the song
with school districts across the country.
We’re inspiring America and the world with the power of our song. It has a simple, inspiring and empowering message of equality for all
people. Imagine if children across America learned this song
and learned how to embrace each other like the sun!
Imagine them singing it to their community! Imagine them singing
it at the White House or a UN General
Assembly to world leaders! We hope you will imagine this with us to
realize it. We hope your school will join us and be part of this wonderful
campaign, “Singing Equality Across
America.”
Attached is an educational presentation to present the song.
Please join us and make a donation to help us share this song to help us build the World Unity Landmark.
Together with your help America can continue be the light in the world promoting unity and equality for all
people. Thank you for your support.
Educational presentation of “We All See the Stars” by singer/songwriter John
Ciambriello and inspired by the Sun poem by Sara Ting.
To download these instructions and the music sheet, complete the registration by clicking
on the link at the bottom of this page. You must click on the "Return to form" link to download the
presentation
and music sheet which will appear on the next page.
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The Sun Poem:
Are you greater than the sun
that shines on everyone: Black,
Brown, Yellow, Red and White
the sun does not discriminate © 1985
Here is a list of two topics:
1) Expressing Equality through A Song inspired by a poem
2) Expressing One’s Voice through Poetry and Music
History of the song: “We All See the Stars,” was the winning song in a national songwriting contest.
Participants had to take the Sun poem and make it come alive in a song that was 2
minutes or less.
History of The Sun Poem: The poem came out of a powerful experience Sara Ting an Asian American had
with the sun. At the time she was searching for the right place to worship After searching for several months
and never feeling welcomed she felt very disheartened. One grey New England Sunday morning she was
returning from another disappointing visit at a church. She stepped on to a bus that was practically empty and
as she leaned her head against the window the sun broke through the clouds came shining through the window
she heard the sun speak in a calm warm fatherly voice, he said, “I don’t just shine on you Sara I shine on
everyone.” This experience inspired the Sun poem.
Topic: Expressing Equality through a Song inspired by a Poem
Goal: Engage students to discuss, listen and write a poem about equality
Objectives:
1) Teaching the concept of equality by understanding the history of the song and its lyrics
2) Teaching the students self-expression
3) Engaging students to write a poem
Approach:
1) Give history of the song followed by the history of the Sun poem.
2) Engage students in a conversation about the meaning of the Sun poem and the
lyrics to the song how it
speaks to them; what feelings does it evoke in them.
3) Create a list with the students of all the people the sun shines on and ask them if the sun does not
discriminate then what is the poem saying to us?
4) Play the song
5) After playing the song invite students to write a short poem about what equality means to them.
Topic: Expressing One’s Voice, “The Sun” and “We All See the Star,”
Goal: Engage students to discuss, listen and write a poem that expresses a strong feeling
Objective: 1) Teaching the concept of the power of poetry and music to express feelings
2) Teaching students self-expression and finding their voice
3) Engaging students to write a poem
Approach:
1) Give history of the song followed by the history of the Sun poem.
2) Engage students - in a conversation about expressing what’s important to them
3) Identify what’s the feeling
being expressed in the Sun poem and the song and how it speaks to them.
4) Create a list with the students of all the people the sun shines on and ask them if
the sun does not
discriminate then what is the poem saying to us?
5) Play the song
6) After playing the song invite students to write a short poem about what equality
means to them.
How to Download the Educational Presentation and Music Sheet
You must first register using the online form for access to the educational presentation and music sheet.
Once you have completed the form and clicked the
"Submit button" at the bottom of the form, the following
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