For my spanish class I have to do a 5 minute oral presentation on something cultural from a spanish speaking country. Earlier in the semester we had watched a video clip like we do for every chapter. Any way, they showed Las Madres de la Plaza De Mayo which is the Mothers of the Plaza of May, which is a plaza right across the street from the Argentine capital. These women lost their children during the 70s when socialism swept across the country and those who were not in agreement with the government disppeared and were often tortured and murdered. These women went to the capital and marched in protest demanding answers. Any way, the band U2...one of my favorites...wrote a song called "Mothers of the disappeared" and performed it in Santiago, Chile and in this clip, they had some of these mothers come on stage and tell the people who they lost before U2 performed the song. Really interesting. See, I did learn something in school! Any way, check it out...
Thanks for the education Suz. I had no idea. Very touching.
ReplyDeleteThat's cool. (Bono's outfit is cool, too!) :) Good luck with your Spanish speech.
ReplyDeleteU2 is so fantastic. I think it's so great when people with money and influence use it to help others. Can you imagine losing a child? Horrible.
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