Hip Hop artist AWKWORD, a co-founder of TEN DEMANDS and co-creator of the Ten Demands for Justice, delivers a keynote address at Extinction Rebellion's XR World 2021 conference, discussing police violence and mass incarceration, the creation of the Ten Demands for Justice, the importance of demands in mobilization, the facts about abolition, and what must be done on the road to abolish the police and prisons.

TEN DEMANDS Keynote Address at Extinction Rebellion XR World 2021

The Medicare for All Anthem, world premiering at the M4A Marches across 50+ cities on July 24, 2021.

All proceeds go to help fund the creation of a documentary on the healthcare crisis in America by Kenny Ballentine.

Download: https://awkword.bandcamp.com/track/why-we-march-prod-by-jesse-jett

Official Video: https://youtu.be/GcyJO_g3U0Q

Learn More: https://m4m4all.org + http://www.healthcare.movie

LYRICS:

[Hook: Jesse Jett]

This will mark another day
our insurance companies
denied another claim

We’re human beings
we have rights to our names
We deserve better
and we’ll die without a change

[Verse 1: AWKWORD]

My daughter's sick, they denied another claim
So now we got to pick on what to spend assorted change
It's sort of strange, with all the rich there's all this pain
Sometimes I fantasize about sticking up a bank

I'm a husband, a father, a freakin' law abiding citizen
So why I got to calm my child crying for her medicine
Trying to force a smile, when she cant get out of bed again
The first step is denial, is the next to pump some lead in them?

I heard a story of a dad who robbed a pharmacy
Opened up his bag, like, 'poverty is policy'
He left a note saying, 'Sorry, I feel horribly
To save my kid's life I'll be a criminal if I got to be

That guy's a god to me, I lost all other faith
Healthcare is a human right for all the human race
I heard they're marching, maybe this will force a change
Tell me, how can CEOs and politicians show their face?

[Hook: Jesse Jett]

This will mark another day
our insurance companies
denied another claim

We’re human beings
we have rights to our names
We deserve better
and we’ll die without a change

[Verse 2: AWKWORD]

It's CEOs and politicians poors are coming for
'Cause more than 30 million of us still are uninsured
Half a million of us lose it all to pay the bills
Each and every year, this is how Big Pharma kills
Plus the 30 thousand dead from no insurance
And the workers losing coverage 'cause the boss don't need their service
We occupied congress, bailing out big business
We march in 40 cities, 'cause its time to end the sickness

[Hook: Jesse Jett]

This will mark another day
our insurance companies
denied another claim

We’re human beings
we have rights to our names
We deserve better
and we’ll die without a change

Why We March

Why We March [prod. by Jesse Jett]

Go! ft. Joell Ortiz, Slug (of Atmosphere) & Maya Azucena [prod. by Domingo]

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=agNrRK5MP0U

Mr. President ft. Y-Love [prod./cuts by The White Shadow of Norway]

Dedication ft. Centri [prod. by Dismas (Romania) x Trilian (Serbia)]

The People's Champions (Part II) ft. AKIR & Y-Love [prod. by Trilian (Serbia)]

The Ivory Tower [prod. By Dominant1 (Malawi)]

Go! NYC RMX ft. Joell Ortiz, Wordsworth, Aaron Cohen & K. Sparks [prod. by The Audible Doctor]

DJ J Hart ft. K. Sparks, AWKWORD & Shakespeare - Love Is Better

AWKWORD (USA) ft. Modenine (Nigeria​)​, Five Steez (Jamaica​)​, Holstar (Zambia​)​, Latasha Alcindor (USA​)​, Third Eye (Malawi​)​, Wakazi (Tanzania​)​, The Assembly (South Africa​)​, Maka (Nigeria) & DJ J Hart (France) - "I Am" [prod. by Teck​-​Zilla (Canada​)​]

Video: https://youtu.be/hzJUY8SJhaw

I Am ft. Modenine, Five Steez, Holstar, Latasha Alcindor, Third Eye, Wakazi, The Assembly, Maka

Angels ft. Jasiri X, MK Asante & Voli - Angels [prod. by Deepstar The Abyss Dwella (Australia)]

Bars & Hooks ft. Sean Price, Daytona & Shakespeare [prod. by Harry Fraud]

RIP Mommy

Video: https://youtu.be/O_0Jk_oJDWM

Thank You (A Tribute To My Mommy) [prod. by ATG]

Heather Heyer (Fuck Trump) [prod. by Teck-Zilla (Canada) | feat. DJ Wayne Ski]

Rainy Daze (Part I) ft. Main Flow, Rickie Jacobs & Mojo (of Dujeous) [prod. by The Aqua League]

Throw Away The Key [prod. by L.Ment (Canada)]

I ft. DJ Dyllemma [prod. by ATG]

The World Is Yours (Remix) ft. Sha Stimuli & Viro the Virus [prod. by The White Shadow of Norway]

Imperialism (Remix) ft. C-Rayz Walz & Chief Kamachi [prod. by The White Shadow of Norway]

Before Before ft. MarQ Spekt, SHIRT & Kel Spencer [prod. by King P (UK)]

The Abolition Anthem.

For Ten Demands for Justice. For the abolition of police and prisons. For justice and equality. For everyone we've lost.

Vocals: AWKWORD, Jesse Jett (hook)
Production: Jesse Jett
Executive Production: AWKWORD
Mix/Master: Trilian
Video: Vozable

100% of the proceeds from the sale of this song will be donated to Black Lives Matter and The Movement for Black Lives: https://awkword.bandcamp.com/track/ten-demands-prod-by-jesse-jett

Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CF2zy1h8wpU

Lyrics: https://genius.com/Awkword-ten-demands-lyrics

Ten Demands for Justice envisions a new society in which prisons and police are no longer necessary, and communities are equipped to provide for their own health and safety.

Ten Demands for Justice offers a roadmap for the defunding and then full abolition of police and prisons, beginning with immediate actions to end police violence as well as racism and classism in policing, prosecution and sentencing.

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@TENDEMANDS
@AWKWORDrap
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@Vozable

TEN DEMANDS

TEN DEMANDS [prod. by Jesse Jett]

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