Kristel the Pirate
@kristelthepirate.bsky.social
Canadian/German Musician, International Educator, Sewist, Scuba Diver, Traveller, Tree-Hugger, living abroad. Currently in Kosovo.
This is great song and lyric writing. Music that stands for Social Justice is always worth writing and sharing. #songsforsocialjustice #musiceducation #protestsongs #musicwithamessage www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR3X...
Earth to Eve - 'Have you heard the news?' (Live Version)
YouTube video by Earth To Eve
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November 30, 2025 at 6:30 PM
This is great song and lyric writing. Music that stands for Social Justice is always worth writing and sharing. #songsforsocialjustice #musiceducation #protestsongs #musicwithamessage www.youtube.com/watch?v=FR3X...
Great video. Love this organisation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClNZ... #music #musiced #playingforchange
Why Can’t We Be Friends? ft. WAR and Friends | Playing For Change | Song Around The World
YouTube video by Playing For Change
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November 20, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Great video. Love this organisation. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ClNZ... #music #musiced #playingforchange
Today is Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Day. It's a day for reflection and understanding. #kindnessmatters #everychildmatters #canadianhistory #caring #canada youtu.be/PJb6AWBYGyk?...
Truth & Reconciliation Day: The History We Weren’t Taught
YouTube video by The Planet D
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September 30, 2025 at 5:58 PM
Today is Canadian Truth and Reconciliation Day. It's a day for reflection and understanding. #kindnessmatters #everychildmatters #canadianhistory #caring #canada youtu.be/PJb6AWBYGyk?...
Sad, but not surprising. I lived in other countries that restrict citizens to the local curriculum or dictate how schools can function. The IB teaches students HOW to critically think, not what to think. If this is seen as harmful, then it's definitely moving backwards. #education #freethinking
Russia’s IB ban and its implications for international schools
Is its ban on the International Baccalaureate just ‘Russia being Russia’ - as one international school leader put it - or could it represent a wider threat to international schools and the way they op...
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September 18, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Sad, but not surprising. I lived in other countries that restrict citizens to the local curriculum or dictate how schools can function. The IB teaches students HOW to critically think, not what to think. If this is seen as harmful, then it's definitely moving backwards. #education #freethinking
Edmonton, this isn't very Canadian of you. I'm an English teacher. Some of these books should be mandatory reading for high school students. Since when is suppressing ideas helping a society? #education #EnglishLiterature #EnglishLit #bookban #Bookbanning #stopbookbans www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
List of books slated for removal from Edmonton school libraries contains ‘significant works of literature’: former trustee
Several award-winning books may be removed from Edmonton public school libraries amid new rules from the provincial Ministry of Education and Childcare.
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August 30, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Edmonton, this isn't very Canadian of you. I'm an English teacher. Some of these books should be mandatory reading for high school students. Since when is suppressing ideas helping a society? #education #EnglishLiterature #EnglishLit #bookban #Bookbanning #stopbookbans www.ctvnews.ca/edmonton/art...
C'mon UK, don't let children down. They have a right to music education. #musiceducation #musiced #music #education bbc.com/news/article...
Bristol charity warns music education is facing 'tragic' decline
Sound World believes music education in schools is essential for young people to develop life skills.
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July 7, 2025 at 10:39 AM
C'mon UK, don't let children down. They have a right to music education. #musiceducation #musiced #music #education bbc.com/news/article...
The power of Arts Education. Love this. #artseducation #education #ArtInSchools www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
Students at this Kitchener school leave lasting impression with sculpture art project | CBC News
Students at Groh Public School in Kitchener completed a public art project titled Forging Legacies. Grade 7 students, along with local blacksmith and artist Sandra Dunn, spent the last school year cre...
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July 3, 2025 at 4:33 PM
The power of Arts Education. Love this. #artseducation #education #ArtInSchools www.cbc.ca/news/canada/...
A Canadian online marketplace (similar to etsy). This is exciting. I'd love to see this grow. If you're looking to buy Canadian, give it a try. #buycanadian #shopcanadian #etsyalternative #mavenfair #canadianpride mavenfair.ca
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March 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
A Canadian online marketplace (similar to etsy). This is exciting. I'd love to see this grow. If you're looking to buy Canadian, give it a try. #buycanadian #shopcanadian #etsyalternative #mavenfair #canadianpride mavenfair.ca
What is a Dictator? I'll just leave this here. It's enlightening. #dictator #whatisadictator #USAdictator #authoritarian #changeintheUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
History Professor Answers Dictator Questions | Tech Support | WIRED
YouTube video by WIRED
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March 20, 2025 at 12:22 PM
What is a Dictator? I'll just leave this here. It's enlightening. #dictator #whatisadictator #USAdictator #authoritarian #changeintheUSA www.youtube.com/watch?v=vK6f...
"If we're a society that's suppressing art, we're a society that are afraid of what it might reveal about itself." - The students in this video are incredible. C'mon America, you're taking away Music in exchange for racism? www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhwS...
U.S. Marine Band forced to cancel concert with students of color after Trump DEI order
YouTube video by 60 Minutes
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March 17, 2025 at 9:29 AM
"If we're a society that's suppressing art, we're a society that are afraid of what it might reveal about itself." - The students in this video are incredible. C'mon America, you're taking away Music in exchange for racism? www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhwS...
And more Canadian musicians being globally awesome! www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen...
Neil Young plans free concert in Ukraine ahead of European tour
TORONTO - Neil Young is planning to perform a free concert in Ukraine.
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March 4, 2025 at 12:12 PM
And more Canadian musicians being globally awesome! www.thecanadianpressnews.ca/entertainmen...
As a Canadian Musician, I've never seem my youtube home page look so patriotic. I've I made a music playlist of them all. Hope you enjoy: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
Proud Canada (and Anti-Trump) Music Playlist - YouTube
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February 23, 2025 at 9:31 AM
As a Canadian Musician, I've never seem my youtube home page look so patriotic. I've I made a music playlist of them all. Hope you enjoy: youtube.com/playlist?lis...
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Reposted by Kristel the Pirate
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Saturday accused Vice President JD Vance of unacceptably interfering in his country’s coming elections on behalf of a party that has played down the atrocities committed by the Nazis. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
February 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Chancellor Olaf Scholz of Germany on Saturday accused Vice President JD Vance of unacceptably interfering in his country’s coming elections on behalf of a party that has played down the atrocities committed by the Nazis. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/w...
Yes, @greendayofficial.bsky.social I'm not American, and don't have the same investment, but I've been listening to Green Day since I bought the Dookie CD back in 1995 and have such respect for their viewpoint and ability to use music as a medium for their message. #proudmusicteacher
Green Day Disses Elon Musk During Performance In His Home Country
The rock band blasted the tech billionaire with a spicy lyric swap during its performance at the Calabash South Africa festival in Johannesburg.
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January 22, 2025 at 4:36 AM
Yes, @greendayofficial.bsky.social I'm not American, and don't have the same investment, but I've been listening to Green Day since I bought the Dookie CD back in 1995 and have such respect for their viewpoint and ability to use music as a medium for their message. #proudmusicteacher