Want to know how to inspire young kids to embrace social action? / From the archives

Use music! Protest songs in the 1960s galvanized a generation - although singer-songwriter Anya Rose and the group Ants on a Log write social action songs to help children in primary school learn about problems from environmental pollution to racist and sexist behavior. Anya says she was inspired in part by satirist Tom Lehrer, remember him? Warning: After hearing these tunes, the 9-year-olds in your family might feel inspired to organize your neighbors around a controversial issue - and then write your members of Congress about it.