LAw Rap
Education
Teaching Guide
Songs and Raps
Making Music
‘FOLK LAW’ SONGBOOK – lyrics and chord charts of original songs about civics and law
‘MAKING MUSIC’ – how to write, play and produce music (yet to be graphic designed)
Identity
‘IDENTITY’ – Learning Activities
‘First Peoples’ – a video about connecting with First Peoples of this land
- ‘First Peoples’ Video
‘All Together’ – a song about First Peoples law, colonisation and multicultural Australia
- ‘All Together’ Audio
- ‘All Together’ Music video
- ‘All Together’ Lyrics and chords
- ‘All Together’ Rap Beat 1
- ‘First Law’ Rap Beat – Slow
Democracy
‘DEMOCRACY’ – Learning Activities
‘Citizen’ – a song about Australian citizenship and legal rights:
- ‘Citizen’ Audio
- ‘Citizen’ Lyrics and chords
‘Making Law’ – a song about democracy, government and people power:
- ‘Making Law’ Audio
- ‘Making Law’ Music video
- ‘Making Law’ Lyrics and chords
Law
‘Law Rules’ – a song about law and justice:
‘Let’s talk law’ – a song about where to get legal help and the role of lawyers
‘Peacekeeper’ – a song about laws, rules and respect:
- ‘Peacekeeper’ Video
Better get a lawyer – a song about checking to see if you need a lawyer.
Human Rights
‘HUMAN RIGHTS’ – Learning Activities
‘Human Rights Raps’ – songs and raps about building our strength to resist racism
‘Who’s got human rights?’ – song about knowing we all have human rights
- ‘Who’s got human rights?’ Version 1
- Human rights – audio. Version 2
- Human rights – drum beat. Version 2
‘We belong’ – song about respect, rights and belonging
- We Belong
- Belong song – audio – Version 2
- Belong song – drum beat Version 2
‘Discrimination’ – a song and ‘body beat’ dance about prejudice and discrimination:
‘Stand together’ – a song about Australia’s national values and symbols.
- ‘Stand together’ Music video
- ‘Stand together’ Lyrics and chords
Making Decisions
‘MAKING DECISIONS’ – TEACHING ACTIVITIES
‘Peacekeeper’ – a song about laws, rules and respect:
- ‘Peacekeeper’ Video
Consumers
‘CONSUMERS’ – Learning Activities
‘Consumer Rights’ – a song about consumer protection.
- ‘Consumer Rights’ Audio
- ‘Consumer Rights’ Lyrics and chords
‘Money dreams’ – a song about budgeting and spending:
‘Buyer Beware’ – a song about careful contracting.
- ‘Buyer Beware’ Audio
- ‘Buyer Beware’ Lyrics and chords
‘Scam Jam’ – a rap about scams and ScamWatch
‘Car Cha Cha’ – a song about buying and maintaining a car:
- ‘Car cha cha’ Audio
- ‘Car cha cha’ Lyrics and chords
Driving
‘DRIVING’ – Learning Activities
‘Car cha cha’ – a song about buying and maintaining a car:
- ‘Car cha cha’ Audio
- ‘Car cha cha’ Lyrics and chords
‘Drive safely’ – a song about safe journeys:
Relationships
‘RELATIONSHIPS’ – Learning Activities
‘Take care’ – a song about being assertive and safe:
‘Kids Helpline Rap’, – a rap giving contact details for Kids Helpline
Safe Homes
‘SAFE HOMES’ – Learning Activities
‘Storms’ – a song about what is family violence and where to get help:
- ‘Storms’ Audio
- ‘Storms’ Music video
- ‘Storms’ Lyrics and chords
‘Kids Helpline Rap’ – a rap giving details of Kids Helpline.
Family and Domestic VIolence Helpline raps:
- Domestic Violence Helpline – English (audio)
- Domestic Violence Helpline – Swahili (audio)
- Domestic Violence Helpline – Dinka (audio)
- Mens Help Line – English (audio)
- Mens Help Line – Arabic (audio)
- Mens Help Line – Dinka (audio)
Violence
‘VIOLENCE’ – Teaching Activities
‘Storms’ – a song about what is family violence and where to get help:
- ‘Storms’ Audio
- ‘Storms’ Music video
- ‘Storms’ Lyrics and chords
‘Take Care’ – a song about being assertive and safe:
Cops, Crime, Court
‘COPS, CRIME, COURT’ – Learning Activities
‘Beat the Rap’ – a rap about rights and responsibilities with police and courts:
- ‘Beat the Rap’ Music video
- ‘Beat the Rap’ Lyrics and cords
One minute music videos about rights, responsibilities and where to get help.
Peace Building
Work
Acknowledge
RAILS acknowledges and deeply appreciates the dedication, hard work and skills of the key people who have helped develop our community legal education resources
LAW RAP DRUM CIRCLES
Law Rap Band – creating legal education songs and videos:
- Rob Lachowicz, David Crane, I Rugamba, Katherine Anderson
Law Rap Videos
‘Let’s Talk Law’
- Law Rap Band + Rapper Zandi Ntlabati.
‘Right to silence’
- Law Rap Band + Singer ‘I Rugamba’, Dancers Concy Layet and I Rugamba
‘Accomplice’
- Law Rap Band + Dancer ‘I Rugamba’, Rapper Zandi Ntlabati.
‘Silence, non violence …. and truth’
- Law Rap Band + Singer ‘I Rugamba’, Dancer Rush Mabanana.
- Thanks to Brisbane Powerhouse for location
‘Keep away from trouble’
- Law Rap Band + Dancer Rush Mabanana, Rapper Zandi Ntlabati.
- Thanks to Brisbane Powerhouse for location
CIVICS RAP PROJECT
Amrita Deshpande
Contributed teaching design, movement/dance, IT, technical and artistic skills in the development of the Modules.
Bridget Fiske
Choreographer, assisted in initial development of dance moves.
Catherine Campbell
Assisted with teaching design and teaching, student mentoring and co-wrote the ‘Making Decisions’ Module.
David Crane
Assisted with music production and co-created some of the music.
‘Folk Law’ Music Album and Songbook
Created under a separate project. See acknowledgements in the ‘Folk Law’ Songbook of song co-writers and musicians in each song.
Funding
The Australian government provided funding for education programs with Milpera School, which helped to develop the Civics rap program
Griffith University Live Worm Design Studio
Did the graphic design work, coordinated by Jacqui Hancox.
John Oh
Wrote a significant part of the ‘Making Music’ Module’ – ‘Song Writing’, ‘Making Music’ and ‘Music Production’ as part of the QUT Law School Student Clinic placement and assisted with further recordings as a volunteer afterwards.
Milpera State School staff and students
RAILS has worked since 2008 with students and staff from Milpera, an English language intensive transition school for new arrivals. Much of the material has emerged from these classes and we have learned and gained so much from our collaboration with this extraordinary school and its wonderful students and teachers.
Nicky Wynne
Worked with RAILS as a community education worker in early days with Milpera State School.
Queensland University of Technology Law School – Legal Education Clinic
Students contributed to development of some of the material: John Oh, Elly Kirkham, Ezna Rashid, Jeong Hyun (Grace) Kim, Madeleine Dinnen, Sophie Austin and Travis Johnson.
Robert Lachowicz
Developed the materials from inception.
RAILS Staff and volunteers
TELLS
TAFE English Language and Literacy Service (TELLS) collaborated and supported in the ‘Folk Law’ CD project.
Yeronga State School
Students in humanities class, and staff, particularly Jacqui Botger and Ashley Wall.
All Together
A song about Australian law and culture.
‘All together’ Audio
‘All together’ Music video
‘All together’ Lyrics and chords
Beat the Rap
Rap about rights and responsibilities with police and courts.
‘Beat the Rap’ Music video
‘Beat the Rap’ Lyrics and cords
Buyer Beware
Car cha cha
Citizen
Consumer rights
Discrimination
A song and dance about prejudice and discrimination.
Drive Safely
A song about road safety.
Glass Half Full
A song about social security.
Landlord
Law Rules
Stand together
A song about Australia’s national symbols.
‘Stand together’ Music video
‘Stand together’ Lyrics and chords
Making Law
A song about how the Australian Government works.
‘Making Law’ Audio
‘Making Law’ Music video
‘Making Law’ Lyrics and chords
Money Dreams
Peacekeeper
Soul Shoes
Storms
A song about what is family violence and where to get help.
‘Storms’ Audio
‘Storms’ Music video
‘Storms’ Lyrics and chords