Category Music
“It’s been burning for awhile,” song by Chris Pierce
“Together, we can be the change we seek in this world for we are all brothers and sisters in one race — the HUMAN RACE.”
1000 Grandmothers by Holly Near, sung by Emma’s Revolution for Abuelas Responden
Send in 1000 Grandmothers
Anthem, by Leonard Cohen
Ring the bells that still can ring
Forget your perfect offering
There is a crack, a crack in everything
That’s how the light gets in
Sweet Honey in the Rock: Keep Your Eyes on the Prize
Hold on, hold on
Keep your eyes on the prize, hold on
Sara Thomsen: Freedom Song
Oh, blowing wind Where do we begin? Have you any answers now? Can you tell us how? Freedom Song Sara Thomsen Lyrics Oh, blade of grass Can I ask you Where is the road to peace? Tell me, please. Oh, singing bird What are the words To the freedom songs you sing? Oh, how they […]
John Lennon: Imagine
Imagine all the people
Living life in peace
Simon and Garfunkel: Bridge Over Troubled Water
Like a bridge over troubled water…
Is It for Freedom? by Sara Thomsen
Children of the world, you have the right
To sing and dance, run and play, let your dreams take flight.
As the innocent die, you rulers carry the shame,
And if we stand idly by, we share in the blame.
Art as a Hammer to Shape the World, by Norman Stockwell
“We almost always run into some situations where people aren’t entirely comfortable with some of our songs. They’re very comfortable with others. And we invite the discussion.”
Bob Dylan: Murder Most Foul
Steven Hager You Tube Murder Most Foul Lyrics Written by Bob Dylan ‘Twas a dark day in Dallas — November ‘63 The day that will live on in infamy President Kennedy was riding high A good day to be living and a good day to die Being led to the slaughter like a sacrificial lamb […]
Barb Tilsen Singer, Songwriter, Poet, Mother, Grandmother, Organizer
I’m a singer, songwriter, poet, mother, grandmother, auntie, activist and organizer. I have been involved in many organizations. Through them, networks developed and the relationships underlying them endured and grew. It’s those connections that support our ability to sustain activism over time and make change. — Barb Tilsen By Anne Winkler Morey Minneapolis Interview Project […]
Ella’s Song: We Who Believe in Freedom Cannot Rest, Sweet Honey and the Rock
We who believe in freedom still cannot rest. “Ella’s Song” is still our song. We who believe in freedom still cannot rest. But we who are disgusted, enraged, exhausted might need a moment of comfort today. We might need a mantra for our march, a credo for our confrontations, a song for our solace. And because others […]
Benjamin Britten’s ‘War Requiem’ with poetry by Wilfred Owen
What passing-bells for these who die as cattle?
— Only the monstrous anger of the guns.
Only the stuttering rifles’ rapid rattle
Can patter out their hasty orisons.
Bye, Bye, Miss American Pie
Spookingly timely the day after the illegal bombing of Syria.
Buffy Sainte-Marie | The War Racket (music video)
“The War Racket” tell it like it is. powerful music, powerful visuals.
War and the Environment | No War 2017: Emma’s Revolution Sings (Video)
Emma’s Revolution Sings! Songs of the Resistance
Pete Seeger: Waist Deep in the Big Muddy (Video/Audio)
Afghanistan again, North Korea, Ukraine, etc., ad nauseam. End Endless War
Rise Up Times 
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