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Slogans For Our Children

 


Stop, Look, listen then Cross
 
Stop at the kerb (UK)
Stop if you dare (Syria)
 
Look both ways and observe the traffic (UK)
Look out for gun toting militia ready to kill (Syria)
 
Listen out for oncoming traffic (UK)
Listen out for rocket, mortar and bombers (Syria)
 
Cross still looking and listening for traffic (UK)
Cross running at speed hoping to avoid sniper fire (Syria)
 
Be safe, Be smart, Be seen
 
Be safe keep yourself safe around traffic (UK)
Be safe sorry that’s not doable (Syria)
 
Be smart don’t fool around on the road (UK)
Be smart try and work out how not to get killed (Syria)
 
Be seen wear hi visibility jackets or strips (UK)
Be UN-seen only way to be is invisible (Syria)
 
Clunk-Click, Every Trip
 
Clunk-Click, listen, making sure that you are wearing your seat belt (UK)
Clunk-Click, Listen out for AK47’s or shotguns being reloaded (Syria)
 
Buckle Up
 
Make sure you are wearing your seat belt (UK)
Watch your father being tied up then shot in the street (Syria)
 
Find A Safe Place To Cross
 
It’s easy to find a safe place to cross (UK)
There is no safe place to cross (Syria)
 
Where would you rather live?
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