On a Sunday, two weeks ago, eight hundred people took part in a rare moment of hope at the U.S.-Mexico border. Two groups of singers, one in San Diego, one in Tijuana, raised their voices as one. In Spanish, and in English, they sang The Beatles song, With a Little Help From my Friends , across the barbed wire between them.
Choir! Choir! Choir! a Toronto-based choral group staged the cross-border performance, teaching the song’s arrangements to audience participants.
Will this binational sing-a-long make a difference?
We can hope…
Sigh. Make a difference? Probably not. Good people are good people. The hateful are not likely to change. The video is beautiful and makes a powerful statement, but it will go unheard by those who need to hear it. It’s like in high school when they showed the films about drunk driving and the anxious kids like me left never wanting to drive again and the devil may care group drank anyway. Also, my country is an embarrassment.
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I agree. I’m sure the people who need to hear this won’t listen, but I thought it was worth sharing 🙂
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Definitely worth sharing. I can always use proof that there is still some good in the world.
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The “people are awful” stuff gets enough play 🙂
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What a sweet and timely gesture.
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Canadians bringing Americans and Mexicans together…you’ve gotta love that!
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I did think that part was was so us 🙂
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I’m glad I found this. It’s so uplifting!
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Agreed. Nice to read some border news that was good!
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I believe these things make a difference. The world is changing rapidly. Unfortunately ways to be evil to each other are getting huger — goodness must outrun hatred…
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That’s the plan 🙂
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