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Music that Makes Community facilitators from across the continent gathered via Zoom for a Facilitator Playlist Party to share Songs of Justice on April 29th. We had more songs than we could sing in an hour and a half, and new songs on the way, so consider this an introductory resource list for those of you who weren’t with us. We learned and sang these songs together:
We Were Made for These Times by Angela Gabriel
text from Letter to a Young Activist During Troubled Times by Clarissa Pink Estés
- Music on WebsiteThe Power of the People by Samara Jade
- Video on InstagramLove Your Neighbor by Richard Gillard
text by Nancy Willbanks
- Music on Nancy's Substack BlogWe the People by Ana Hernández
text by Jeanette Lindholm
- Will be published by Augsburg FortressSing with Me! by Sylvia Miller-Mutia
- Music on WebsiteSet It Right Again by Ana Hernandez
- Music on Soundcloud
- Included in The Sacred Lands Playlist Project with The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of DiscoveryOrganize, Organize, Organize from Poor People's Campaign Song Book
- Music on WebsiteCourage, My Friend a South African Protest Song
- Video on YouTubeThe Journey of a Thousand Miles by Paul Vasile
- Music on WebsiteAnother World by Kerri Meyer
- Music on WebsiteDon't Go Putting the World On Your Shoulders by Will Lawrence and Erin Bridges
- Audio on Google Drive
- Included in the Sunrise Movement SongbookFreedom Bound by June Jordan
- Music on MMC WebsiteWe Are Building Up a New World by Vincent Harding
- Music on WebsiteWe Are Dancing Sarah's Circle by Carole A. Etzler
- Music on Website
- Note: Suggested alternative language for sisters, brothers, all = loving siblings allThere are Many Voices Beside Us by Ana Hernandez
- Audio on Soundcloud
- Included in The Sacred Lands Playlist Project with The Coalition to Dismantle the Doctrine of DiscoverySing at Dawn, Sing at Dusk by Nancy Willbanks
- Music on Nancy's Substack Blog
We closed with the reminder to keep singing--for joy, in hope, with love, to welcome the day, to overcome fear, to heal the world, to give thanks, to show that we’re safe, to comfort the world.We shared these song resource lists:- Songs that inspire action MMC blog post
- Poor People’s Campaign Song Book
- The Hymn Society's Songs of Welcome to Refugees and Immigrants
We are looking for ways to share songs and build community among our MMC facilitators and composers and songwriters. We’d love to hear from you about when and what would work for you. Also let us know if you are writing songs of justice that we could include! Send a link so that we can share. Email us at [email protected].
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