Recently in my blog community we have been talking about bullies and bullying. Which is why while watching "Peter (of Peter, Paul and Mary), Bethany (Peter's daughter) and Rufus: The Spirit of Woodstock" on PBS, their rendition of "Don't Laugh At Me" struck a cord with me. I immediately got online to see if I could find a video of it to put on my website and found a wonderful program in the process. On the Folklore Productions website for Peter Yarrow is this,
"Peter’s efforts started with the Civil Rights and Anti-War Movements of the 1960s, but have continued unabated, focusing now on the work of Operation Respect: “Don’t Laugh At Me” an organization he founded that offers a free school-based program to establish respectful and safe environments for children worldwide."
The download page has curriculum for school and summer camp, music (Day is Done, Puff the Magic Dragon and Blowing in the Wind to name a few), and videos.
The following are videos from Operation Respect...
Operation Respect Outreach Video
Project goals project
Peter Paul and Mary DLAM Music Video
Peter Yarrow to Students
Please do what you can to get this wonderful program out there and put to use. Ask the your children's teachers if they are using these tools freely available online. If not, why not.
Now a more global version of "Don't Laugh at Me."
Peter Yarrow, his daughter Bethany, and Rufus Cappadocia performed "Don't Laugh at Me" at the Great Green America Fest on the PA Ren Faire grounds on July 14, 2007.
From: wiskey2000 http://www.youtube.com/user/wiskey2000
