Break The Silence - IHHP, White Ribbon, Ngukurr

Ngukurr School, White Ribbon Australia and Indigenous Hip Hop Projects partnered to make this powerful and important music video / resource touching on the powerful messages of the White Ribbon campaign - Break The Silence. There is absolutely no excuse for violence or abuse against women and children. Tune into the deadly key messages the young people created through brainstorming sessions - the words are so powerful and transcend all religions, race and countries calling out to all of the men in the entire world to show love and respect to women. We acknowledge the Wagilak cultural song as performed by Ngukurr singers and dancer, Joey Wanambi, Matthew Wanambi, Andrew Djaladi, Matthew Johnson, Norman Wilfred, Duncan Wutumbul. Ngukurr School, White Ribbon Australia and Indigenous Hip Hop Projects would like to thank Ngukurr Women’s Safe House and the Ngukurr Community for their contribution to this project. BREAK THE SILENCE- Lyrics ( For School Lesson Plans) PREChorus We gotta stand up and make a choice We gotta speak up and be one voice We gotta show respect and stop the violence Together we can break the silence CHORUS So let’s break the silence– stop the violence Let’s break the silence – stop the violence Let’s break the silence – stop the violence Stand up, Speak Up and Sing it out loud GIRLS VERSE Roper girls strong and we’re here to represent Laying down the truth for our future for our present Women are the power, the OG, the start Family-Strength-Love, We are the heart Our Culture is strong respect one another We are all family no matter what color All my ladies call it out for me I SAID R.E.S.P.E.C.T Us sister want a man who lets us shine Us sister want a man who respects our line Strong is not jealous, Strong is not rough Strong is being kind when the times are tough We can’t and we wont just let it be Can’t stop won’t stop till equality I Swear, I swear to break the silence Sister girls yarn up, stop the violence PREChorus We gotta stand up and make a choice We gotta speak up and be one voice We gotta show respect and stop the violence Together we can break the silence CHORUS So lets break the silence– stop the violence Lets break the silence – stop the violence Lets break the silence – stop the violence Stand up, Speak Up and Sing it out loud BOYS VERSE No room for abuse, verbal or physical Gonna paint a picture up to you to make a visual being a man is about being strong Make right choices know right from wrong I wanna be a leader and a good father Spread the right messages to all of our brothers So the next generation can hear us clear So our mothers and sisters don’t live in fear To show how I feel I wear a white ribbon Violence against women you gotta be kidding It’s time to stand up stand out and be the change If you need some help, well that can be arranged We must speak up and break the silence Time for change, answer not violence Come on brotherman it’s our responsibility Respecting one another and living with equality ROBYN Kriol Spoken Word - BREAKDOWN La with culture respect is vitally important Respect your mummy who brought you la this world Respect your daddy, uncle and old man mob Ala but carry the wisdom knowledge Respect moeti group, clan group, tribeAla but ceremony, country and dreaming Respect all women puddem all the different culture la this world blawi PREChorus We gotta stand up and make a choice We gotta speak up and be one voice We gotta show respect and stop the violence Together we can break the silence CHORUS So lets break the silence– stop the violence Lets break the silence – stop the violence Lets break the silence – stop the violence Stand up, Speak Up and Sing it out loud PREChorus We gotta stand up and make a choice We gotta speak up and be one voice We gotta show respect and stop the violence Together we can break the silence CHORUS So lets break the silence– stop the violence Lets break the silence – stop the violence Lets break the silence – stop the violence Stand up, Speak Up and Sing it out loud DANCE HALL Stop the Violence Stop the Violence