Take it!
This poem is yours, is ours.
You can use the whole thing or only a part.
You can rap it, sing it or put it to music.
You can translate it into movement or dance or paint it on a wall. You can read it quietly to yourself, all at once or in parts, slowly, and then allow it to speak through you in action, protest or art.
If you and your friends are working towards climate justice, this poem belongs to you...
Read the full poem or watch the video.
Ps. Click the stickers to open pop-ups, videos and readings.
Burning Rebellion, An Ecological Protest Poem 2019 by Well Worn Theatre is licensed under a Creative Commons license BY-NC-SA 4.0
Burning Rebellion was written by Joni Barnard aka Missy Phaya Fly, Lerato Sefoloshe, Sanelisiwe Yekani, Mlindeli Zondi, Jaques de Silva, Kyla Davis. Performed by: Lerato Sefoloshe, Sanelisiwe Yekani, Mlindeli Zondi, Jaques de Silva. Produced by: Well Worn Theatre Company.
This digital/interactive, open-source version of Burning Rebellion was produced by Well Worn Theatre Company in collaboration with the South African Research Chair in Science Communication, based at Stellenbosch University. The SARChI SciCom is funded by the National Research Foundation.
Burning Rebellion is made possible by a generous grant from the National Lotteries Commission.
