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During the quarantine
What matters truly matters. 2020 COVID-19 Memories: Quarantine life, boredom, and changes. Recall where you were, how life shifted. Living with…
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Louise Haynes
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My Word is Free
I am all the free people of the world put together. Emel Mathlouthi sings "My Word is Free" (2012): a Tunisian Revolution anthem about hope, unity, and…
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Louise Haynes
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St. Patrick Battalion
Irish soldiers in Mexico in the 1840s. Fleeing famine in Ireland, they join Mexico in the fight against U.S. tyranny. History of rebellion & solidarity…
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On eBay
Iraq Museum looting: A cultural tragedy. Thousands of priceless Mesopotamian artifacts stolen/destroyed during the 2003 invasion. A song about the…
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Heroes And Survivors
Choctaw generosity: In 1847, they donated $170 (thousands today) to starving Irish during the Potato Famine, demonstrating compassion despite their own…
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Wasn’t That a Time
Isn't this a time
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A song about the Student Protests
Why are the students protesting? What do they hope to achieve? Will this help to end the humanitarian crisis?
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We don’t give up!
A French song of struggle and of hope
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What We Want (Japan's 1960s)
a song by Nobuyasu Okabayashi, written during the turbulent student uprisings around the country
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Papa, tell me again
Students and raised fists in Paris, 1968. A young man asks, Papa, what happened in Paris? Why did you build barricades? Why did you sing "Al Vent"? Did…
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Louise Haynes
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Using your own language as a form of resistance
The case of South Africa, 1976. School children marching against forced use of Afrikaans in schools, shot by police.
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Louise Haynes
For What It's Worth
(価値があるのかわからないけど ) A song about the 1967 "happenings" along the Sunset Strip in which hundreds of peaceful young people were arrested for congregating on…
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Louise Haynes
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