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Joan Little
Who is this girl and what is she to you?
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Louise Haynes
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Venceremos (We Will Overcome)
Victor Jara’s passionate singing and the song’s message of hope
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Louise Haynes
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"Gimme Hope Kamala"
Marsh Family adaptation of Eddy Grant "Gimme Hope Jo'Anna" for Trump vs Harris
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Louise Haynes
"A la Huelga" / “To the Strike!”
A Spanish Workers' Song that began in the early 1900s and has been sung in many parts of the world
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Louise Haynes
I ain’t Marchin’ Anymore
It's always the old to lead us to the wars, always the young to fall
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She said her name was Harriet Tubman
And she drove for the Underground Railroad
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A las barricadas
To the barricades! Warszawianka, a song sung in many countries in many eras
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Louise Haynes
It's time to give a damn (Rhythm Nation)
Push for progress in society
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Louise Haynes
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August 2024

Mercy, Mercy Me
How much more abuse from man can the Earth stand?
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Louise Haynes
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Take Back the Night
Violence and hatred are the weapons of the weak
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Antipatriarcha (against the patriarchy)
You won't silence me, you won't shut me up A song from Chile about the strength of women who stand up for themselves against the patriarchal system.
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Louise Haynes
Bosnia
Sure, things would change if we really wanted them to
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Louise Haynes
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