Ain't Gonna Study War No More - Song at AlliantTech Protest

[madfloridian]

Run time: 01:56 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASOJaXcsnMg   Posted on YouTube: November 29, 2006 By YouTube Member: at0micgirl Views on YouTube: 1944   Posted on DU: December 21, 2006 By DU Member: madfloridian Views on DU: 1175

 
What a delightful group of people. Great song, lots of passion. That is a good song to use to protest a war.

"In preparing for our peaceful action speaking out against the manufacture of indiscriminate weapons of mass destruction, we sang this song. (Oct. 2, 2006, AlliantTech protest) ... "

Durn hippie protestors. :hippie:

Lyrics:

Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Ain't gonna study war no more.

refrain

I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.

Gonna stick my sword in the golden sand;
Down By the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna stick my sword in the golden sand
Down by the riverside
Gonna study war no more.

refrain

Gonna put on my long white robe;
Down By the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna put on my long white robe; Down by the riverside
Gonna study war no more.

refrain

Gonna put on my starry crown; Down By the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna put on my starry crown;
Down by the riverside
Gonna study war no more.

refrain

Gonna put on my golden shoes;
(ETC)
Gonna talk with the Prince of Peace;
(ETC)
Gonna shake hands around the world;
(ETC)

Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Down by the riverside
Gonna lay down my sword and shield
Down by the riverside
Ain't gonna study war no more.

refrain

I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.
I ain't gonna study war no more,
I ain't gonna study war no more,
Study war no more.

http://www.scoutsongs.com/lyrics/downbyriverside.html

[madfloridian]

1. This looks like that group....Minnesota.

http://www.circlevision.org/alliantaction.html

[dipsydoodle]

2. Durn hippie protestors ?

Nope - good ol' hippie protestors.:toast:

[madfloridian]

6. They are so obviously not the hippie type..

I was using a little sarcasm. Just kidding around.

It is like our group that has weekly peace gatherings to protest the war....we are nothing like "hippies." Or what was once called hippies...now they call us "liberals."

In the minds of those on the right, the terms are synonymous.

:hippie:

:hi:

[dipsydoodle]

10. I actually meant that

as a compliment ! Seasons greetings and the best of wishes for the future for you and your group. :hi:

[madfloridian]

11. So we were saying the same thing. : )

Our group here is just about like that one...:hi:

But we don't sing.

[Why Syzygy]

3. madfloridian

:D .. Thanks so much for this. Let Peace rule.

Readers, let's give this a RECOMMENDATION!

[ayeshahaqqiqa]

4. 5th r

go to the Greatest with that great harmony!

[IndyOp]

5. AlliantTech makes landmines, cluster bombs, depleted uranium weapons..

Victory for Conscience and International Law

A jury of six women returned a verdict of “not guilty” in the trial of 4 Christian peacemakers in Minneapolis today. John and Marie Braun, Carol Masters, and Steve Clemens were charged with criminal trespass on July 21, 2004 when they attempted to enter the corporate headquarters of Alliant TechSystems in Edina, MN. The four were attempting to deliver a letter and documents to corporate officers concerning “Employee Liabilities of Weapons Manufacturers Under International Law.” After requesting to meet with one of four corporate officers, the four were arrested after they refused to leave the premises without at least an appointment to meet with them at a future date.

<snip>

The trial, presided over by Judge Regina M. Chu, focused on a provision in the MN trespass law which provides for “a claim of right”. The defendants successfully argued that it was reasonable for them to be on the property of this weapons manufacturer because of treaties signed by the United States. Quoting Article VI of the US Constitution where International Treaties signed by our government are identified as “the supreme law of the land”, the defendants then offered into evidence excerpts from the Hague and Geneva Conventions, the CCW Treaty, and the Nuremberg Principles. The Judge also permitted inclusion of articles the defendants had read prior to their nonviolent action that influenced their intent that day.

All four defendants testified in a moving fashion, bringing tears to some eyes in the courtroom. The International Law offered into evidence prohibits the manufacture, sale, or use of weapons which are indiscriminate. Those are weapons which continue to kill after a war has ended, those that aren’t limited to the field of battle, those causing unnecessary suffering and are inhumane, and those which cause long-lasting damage to the natural environment. The four testified that Alliant TechSystems is the primary manufacturer of anti-personnel landmines, cluster bombs, and depleted uranium weapons for the US Military. They described the effects of these weapons, showing them to be indiscriminate and thus illegal.

Two of the defendants, Marie Braun and Steve Clemens, testified about their trips to Iraq and the impact that made on them, causing them to take action against these weapons after seeing first-hand the results of their use on the civilian population of Iraq since the 1991 war. They testified that cluster bombs and depleted uranium weapons were used in even greater numbers in the war in Iraq that began in March 2003 and continues today.

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Mitakuye Oyasin. Thank You Marie & Steve & All...

[rumpel]

7. thanks for this info, too n/t

[rumpel]

8. great post

thanks :)

[cynthia]

9. I recognize that troubadour

I've sung many times with Larry and his guitar. Thanks for posting this video.