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WATF (We Are The Future)

We Are The Future - International Song Project

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Paul Weston - IAD RADIO Humanitarian Artist of the Month
.....IAD RADIO is thrilled to feature Paul Weston as our Humanitarian Artist of the Month for October.
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More WATF Influenced Songs :
Malcolm Brown ~ 'We Are The Future (Instrumental)'
Riyadh International College Choir ~ 'NA7HNOL MOSTAQBAL'
Guest Songs :
Now featuring 'GUEST' artist songs, poems and other literary sumbmissions.
Click on a guest artist name below to listen to their guest songs :
Heather Frahn ~ 'We Are One'
Andrey Krishtopets ~ 'In Private With Nature'
Reis ~ 'Lara E Sara'
Oksana Bilozir ~ 'Svicha (The Candle)'
Aar ~ 'Uur Hooyo'
Anne Roos ~ 'Shine (arrangement for Harp)'
Allen Booth ~ 'Universal Civilian'
Iyah Lazer ~ 'Blood In The Streets'
Saara Aalto ~ 'Varpaisllaan'
Lejla Hot ~ 'Da tvom srcu toplo je'
Kalvin Kristi ~ 'Palace Of The Poor'
Horace Andy and Sly & Robbie ~ 'True Love'
Murcel Isik ~ 'Requiem'
Gal Tamir ~ 'A song for Peace (Canción para la Paz)'
Arthur Primac ~ 'Stevinja'
Robert Priest ~ 'Happy Holidays-Djanet'
Ofra Haza ~ 'Jerusalem Of Gold'
Taylor Caruso Kirk ~ 'The Water Is Wide'
Alex Acuna ~ 'Senor'
Jill Goldin & Andrew Aversa ~ 'Red July'
Will Freed ~ 'Children Of The World'
Beautifully Blessed ~ 'Do They Know?'
Dale Pulliam ~ 'Ocean Serenity'
Willie Nelson ~ 'A Peaceful Solution'
Ebonie ~ 'I'm Somebody Too!'
Kate Lynn ~ 'Plus De Guerre (No More War)' (vocals by Theo Rota)
Oya Forgione ~ 'Neiyi Ettim (Your love is the best)'
Catie McKinney ~ 'Waiting For The Light'
Starshine ~ 'Tomorrow's Song'
David Habbin ~ 'Shine'
Nhojj ~ 'Free'
Ulcha Culcha ~ 'Oppresser Man'
Lhamea ~ 'Hardest Of All (Stand Up, Speak Out)'
Wanlov ~ 'Human Being'
Kalu James ~ 'There's A War Outside'

Information on "We Are The Future" International Song Project (WATF) :
“We Are The Future Song Project” started in 2001 as part of a Music Wales community project. The original song was written by UK songwriter Paul Weston after he listened to world issues raised by the young people at the community centre. The song was then recorded in English by six young ladies from different ethnic backgrounds who called their music group “Shades”. They had never appeared in public before and this was there first time in the recording studio. Later the song was translated and recorded in Spanish, KiSwahili, Yaruba and Arabic.
“We Are The Future” song project is non political and is aimed to include all people from all races, cultures and religions who share the goal of a peaceful world working towards a balanced social and economic equality.
The premise is for “our children’s children’s children” to make the world a better place by rejecting war and violence and working together to support and help each other. The simple fact is that, if my generation is the “future”… then the world “hasn’t got a future!” The “We Are The Future” song is being recorded by people all over the world and my prayers are that more people will back us and record the song as a way of showing there commitment to world peace and as a way of saying "we reject violence and terrorism" from wherever and whoever uses it to further their own objectives. "
The WATF team offers YOU, teachers, students, youth groups, school children and any other young people wishing to live in a world of peace to get the WATF song translated into your countries language and to then record a version. The WATF team will provide you with a copy of the original music track and/or we would also welcome you to record your own version of the song so long as it is based around the original lyrics of the WATF song.
Any new versions of the song recorded by YOU will be featured on this myspace music web site and also on the original composers web site at www.paulwestonmusic.com
PLEASE JOIN US!! (Contact us via myspace or [email protected] ).
We need a major backer to support WATF song project and our eventual aim is to set up a charity foundation to raise money for children’s charities around the world.
Paul Weston
Projects pending so far for 2007 :
WATF China
WATF Russia
We Are The Future - The Artists :
Quotations :
"The people of the world genuinely want peace. Some day the leaders of the world are going to have to give in and give it to them." - Dwight Eisenhower, U.S. President, 1953-1961
"This is a universal Law of Nature — action and reaction — 'As you sow, so shall you reap.' It is a matter of truthfully facing the facts....war, anywhere, by anyone, will make the reality of war perpetual, as it has been throughout the ages. Wisdom in this scientific age demands eliminating the cause of all wars." - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
“Oib zein vort volt gedint als brik, volt men saichel hoben aribergain.” (If the world will ever be redeemed, it will be only through the wisdom of children.)
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BBx8 Recording the WATF Song 'Vi är framtiden' with English subtitles
YouTube video from the concert held at the Childrens Palace Theatrein Shanghai China on November 3rd 2007 and featured BBx8 and theSoong Ching Ling Foundation.
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My Interests

Music:

Member Since: 12/28/2006
Band Website: www.watf.info"watf.info
Band Members: WATF TEAM :

United Kingdom :
Paul Weston (WATF Original Songwriter & Project Initiator) - email [email protected]
Beckie Riches (WATF Editor & Administrator) - email [email protected]
Peter Brown (WATF Webmaster & Site Administrator)

See also www.news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/wales/2483991

Africa :
Kenya - Kioko Joshua
Nigeria - Joshua Endomwonyi

USA (Spanish language) :
Mike Lubell
Pedro Rodriguez
Juan Esteban

China :
Xiaoyan
Axl Lei

WATF International (based in Denmark) :
Oksana Khomutenko Jorgensen
Frank Kroeyer

Russia (St Petersburg) :
Natalie Shamberova

Uzbekistan :
Anatoly Ionesov (International Museum of Peace and Solidarity, Samarkand)

WATF is supported by the International Teachers Association. Their quarterly publication of the International Teachers Post magazine is published in 36 countries world wide including, Russia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Denmark, Hungary, Kyrgyzstan, Nepal, Pakistan, USA, Ukraine, Uzbekistan, India, Georgian Republic, Germany, Algeria, Austria, Bulgaria, Canada and Estonia.
See www.international-teacher.dk/side7

PRESS NEWS ~ November 2007 :

The Shanghai Daily features BBx8 at the One Beautiful Dream World Concert, Shanghai, China


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A message from the Soong Ching Ling foundation :

See www.ssclf.com

The web link above is news from Soong Ching Ling Foundation's official website. It mentioned the concert bridges China and Sweden promoting love and cultural exchange of children. It mentions the Swedish songs and also the concert end with the climax of jointly performing "We are the future" China song and how the crowd were touched.

Below are some pictures from the concert. BBx8 performing with the Soong Ching Ling Foundation at the Childrens Palace Theatre, Shanghai China, November 3rd 2007.

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Serbia-Bosnia News

WATF are delighted to confirm that 'Svijet je Nas dom' (Serbian-Bosnianversion of 'We are the future') is being recorded in February.The song will besung by Ivana Jordan and members of the FED ensemble choir and see informationand pictures below for all the details. Lyrics have been specially composed byArthur Primac based on the original text/lyrics from Paul Weston’s originalsongs.

Arthur Primac

Ivana Jordan

Feb
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Kenya Appeal :

To: [email protected]

Subject: Mr. Paul Weston, Urgent-Photo`s

Date: February 22, 2008.
Attention: Mr. Paul Weston, U.K.
Nairobi, Kenya-Friday, February 22, 2008

Dear Sir:

Attached herewith, please find some of the photos featuring me and staffmembers of the Kenya Red Cross Society, distributing relief food and humanitarian assistance to the 33,000 displaced and homeless men, women and childrenaffected by the post election violence here in Kenya, since December 27, 2007-todate.I am the one in the red shirt, while in the one’s at the Peace Talks, I am the one in a black trousers and red shirt.

Out of it all, I am in urgent need for your immediate financial help and assistance of up to U. S $ 350, latest by this coming Monday-February 25,2008, to enable me to arrest some very pressing personal financial obligationsat stake, necessitated by my giving my all; including opening up my house as a refuge center, to those in need, without which, many would have lost their lives! Please go out of your and send me whatever funds you can raise, by Western Union, so that I can withdraw the same on Monday morning, and settlemy bills by then. As a member of one family, the human family-God’s Family, Iawait your help without any further delay, so that I can resume normalcy in my life and affairs.

Ms. Condeleeza Rice, the U. S Secretary Of State, was here mid last week;along with, many other high profile officials from Western Countries, to implore on Kenya`a Political leaders to act fast and end any further suffering to the ordinary people. Thus far, the `Peace Talks`, led by the former United Nations Secretary General, Mr. Kofi Annan, are moving along well. We expect a breakthrough anytime today; if not, next week. Attached also, please find some photographs of me in the `Peace Talks`.

Once again, I invite your timely help and assistance now, more than everbefore!

Thank You.
RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
MR. KIOKO JOSHUA, Jr.,
P.O. BOX 2008,
GENERAL POST OFFICE (G. P.O).,
NAIROBI-00100,
KENYA.
My Email Contacts:
Get In Touch With Me-Today: [email protected];
My Official Email Address: [email protected]

My Personal & Preferred Email Address: [email protected]
My Telephone Contacts:
My Official Telephone Number: 0723 8000 80
(When Calling From Out Of Kenya: +254 723 8000 80).

Kenya Appeal - More

Please see Kenya appeal as we need to help our WATF Kenya team withdonations.

Here are some recent pictures of WATF Kenya Team leader Kioko Joshua at theKenya peace talks.

Kioko was invited to be a representative by UN Ambassidor Kofi Annan and thewhole WATF World Team are very proud of him.

We can make a difference if we all work together!!!

Peace and Love. Paul (On behalf of Beckie, Pete, Paul and WATF World Team)

February 25th 2008 - Kenya Peace Talks - Today

WATF Team leader Kiokio Joshua has been attending the peace talks in Nairobitoday and reports that progress is being made in bring oppostion groupstogether to talk about a collective government.

Kioko is part of the delegation appointed by the Kenyian Goverment and KofiAnnan.

Many thanks to WATF members who have contributed money to the WATF Kenyateam/Red Cross appeal.We still need more of you to help with contributions!!Please make a donantion!

Thank you.

More news soon
Beckie, Paul and Pete

Kenya Update 29th Feb '08
To: [email protected]
Subject: Mr. Paul Weston, Kenya Peace Deal Photos.
Date: February 29, 2008.
Attention: Mr. Paul Weston, U.K.
Nairobi, Kenya-Friday, February 29, 2008.

Dear Sir:

Yesterday, the two warring factions in Kenyan Politics, signed a power sharing deal, at a colorful ceremony presided over by His Excellency, Dr. Kofi Annan, the former United Nations Secretary, His Excellency Mr. Jakaya Kikwete, the President of Tanzania-and the current Chairman of the African Union, amongst many other distinguished personalities, including members of the Diplomatic Community. With this deal, the positions of Prime Minister, and two Deputy Prime Ministers, have been created, so as to accompany the Opposition Party. With this agreement, we expect normalcy to return to the whole county.

Attached herewith, please find photo's of the event. Amongst them, there are two in which, I am pictured with the U.S Ambassador to Kenya, His Excellency, Mr. Michael Ranenberger; and two more, in which, I am pictured with Mr. Jeff Koinange, the Chief Anchor for Kenya`s newest TV House, K24-in which, as per our talks soon, your song-`We Are The Future`, may be given a slot in, so as to begin getting played in, to the whole nation-especially at the time on national healing & reconstruction This is the update of the political situation, thus far!

May God continue to bless you richly, and bless the `WATF Team-Worldwide`, as we all champion the cause of Peace, locally, nationally and internationally.

Thank You.
RESPECTFULLY YOURS,
MR. KIOKO JOSHUA, Jr.,
WATF TEAM LEADER-KENYA,
P.O. BOX 2008,
GENERAL POST OFFICE (G. P.O).,
NAIROBI-00100,
KENYA.

My Email Contacts:
Get In Touch With Me-Today: [email protected];
My Official Email Address: [email protected]
My Personal & Preferred Email Address: [email protected]

My Telephone Contacts:
My Official Telephone Number: 0723 8000 80
(When Calling From Out Of Kenya: +254 723 8000 80).

3rd March '08 - Kenya Update

Please find more photographs featuring His Excellency Kofi Annan and I,amongst many other Kenyans, who had gathered at `The Peace House`, to thankhim for his role in the Kenya Peace Talks. I am the one on his immediate left,in a white polo T-Shirt.

KIOKO JOSHUA, Jr.

Influences: Music from around the World.
Sounds Like: World music.
Record Label: unsigned
Type of Label: None