Hello all,

I again was reminded of some video resources related to our discussions that I used with my classes.

The first is a rather unsettling fan video made for UNKLE's "Eye for an Eye." I think the message is pretty clear, but I would love to hear whay you think. I have spent hours unpacking the particulars with my students. (Clearer Vimeo version to be found here.)

Like many UNKLE tracks, the lyrics are sampled, but evocative. Here is a selection:

Even now in heaven there were angels carrying savage weapons 

An eye for an eye
A tooth for a tooth 

Run, run, run
But you sure can't hide 

Does our ruin benefit the earth?
Does it help the grass to grow?
The sun to shine?
Is this darkness in you too?
Have you'd passed through this night?

Where you're going you're not coming back from... 

This great evil
Where's it come from?
Had still to end the world?
Who's doing this?
Who's killing us? 

Mocking us with the sight of what we might have known. 

Are you righteous?
Kind?
Does your confidence lie in this?
Are you loved by all?
Do you imagine your suffering will be any less
because you loved goodness and truth?

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And if you don't already use it, here is The Story of Stuff from Annie Leonard's storyofstuffproject. Brilliant videos for discussing obsolescence, economy and implication with your kids.