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Real Change

by Miss Tess

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about

100% of proceeds in the month of July are going to Gideon's Army, a local non-profit helping the low-income communities of North Nashville.

Gideon’s Army is a community-based, grassroots organization that works to design programs, based on contemporary interpretations of the theory of restorative justice. As locally based organization with a long-term goal for state-wide expansion, Gideon’s Army is currently the only local organization in Nashville that focuses solely on dismantling the school-to-prison pipeline through social activism by children in the prison pipeline, their families, and their community. Utilizing research-based best practices combined with community outreach, Gideon’s Army builds its restorative justice programs based upon this information and uses program results to guide its policy work. Through intensive volunteer and community training as well as dialogue, we as a community lead and work together throughout the entire process.

The organization uniquely emphasizes youth empowerment and community member leadership as well as direct interfacing with families, the juvenile courts, and the public school system. Gideon’s Army facilitators, mentors, and other volunteers are members of the North Nashville community, who train fellow youth, educators, and others in continuing the process of educating. This training structure creates a positive cyclical pipeline based in restorative juice to combat the destructive effects of the school to prison pipeline.

MISSION:

The Mission of Gideon’s Army is to act collectively, boldly and strategically as a unified force for all children. Placing children first at all times, we eliminate the root causes of the prison pipeline, save our children from death and incarceration and guide them on a secure path to success.

We will not stop until the pipeline is dismantled. We will not quit on our children.

Website: gideonsarmyunited.org
FB: www.facebook.com/GideonsArmyUnited/
IG: www.instagram.com/gideonsarmyunited/

lyrics

I’m not talking about pennies on the dollar
not talking bout a new hair color
not talking bout the clothes you wear
not talking bout the weather out there

I’m not talking bout the clocks turn back 
I’m not talking bout glue the crack
Not talking bout the leaves fall down
Not talking bout the traffic round town

I’m talking bout real change
I’m talking bout a new page
it’s missing in the history book
We gotta take a real hard look

keep talking bout real change
keep singing for a sunny day
keep dreaming we can all agree
the sun shines for you and me

We could turn the story over
Dig it up, or burn it down
Tears can be the water
And our hearts will be the ground

I’m talking bout real change
I’m talking bout a new page
it’s missing in the history book
We gotta take a real hard look

keep talking bout real change
keep singing for a sunny day
keep dreaming we can all agree
the sun shines for you and me

credits

released July 2, 2021
"Real Change"
Written by Miss Tess + Maya de Vitry
Produced by Miss Tess + Thomas Bryan Eaton
Recorded and Mixed by Thomas Bryan Eaton at The Stable Studios of Finnlandia in Nashville, TN
Mastered by Tony Terrebonne

Miss Tess - vocals
Lindsay Lou - bgvs
Rachael Davis - bgvs
Thomas Bryan Eaton - guitar
John Pahmer - piano + organ
Rhees Williams - bass
Dan Holmes - drums

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Miss Tess Nashville, Tennessee

Miss Tess has always been known for creating her own sound, inspired by an eclectic array of vintage blues, country, jazz, and rock n roll. Currently residing in Nashville, she finds no shortage of inspiration in the roots scene there. However varied Tess’ music can be, front and center sits her voice described as "alternately seductive and sexy, and a pure joy to listen to” (Pop Matters). ... more

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