What if there were a grass roots movement — based in song — fostering an ethic of sharing and understanding, and open hearted compassion towards the last and least, right here in our country? What would that look like? What would it be called? ...Second Saturdays for Soup-Kitchens? Would you join in such a song? In the tradition of 'call and response' Commodore Callahan offers the song "Such a Crime" as a call. It will soon be posted on YouTube as a sing-along with a 'follow the bouncing ball' motif. Others are invited to reply with their own versions. As replies grow, our hope is that soup kitchen pantries are filled and the homeless find much needed shelter. This song found its inspiration in a true story, an op-ed piece by Barbara Ehrenreich in the New York Times. The song is our effort to give a voice to the voiceless, questioning the increasing criminalization and hard-heartedness to the rising tide of poverty and inequality. The song asks simply: is it a crime to be poor? See http://www.CommodoreCallahan.com for lyrics. (less info)