Singing Our Way to Social Change

Dear Friends,  

During this time, we each have a chance to do everything we can to express our care, concern for and commitment to the cause of creating social justice. Doing our absolute best to address and cure prejudice, vanquish racism and disarm hatred is all-important. There are many different ways we can go about this and our choices are very personal. 
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One way we can make a musical difference is to speak up and sing out for social justice with the beautiful, powerful and historical songs that have helped people build solidarity and work for civil and human rights for over 60 years. So many of these songs have always had an important place in the GITC curriculum.

"This Little Light of Mine," "I'm On My Way," "Oh Freedom", "We Shall Overcome" and "We Shall Not Be Moved"  are just a few of our favorites. Each one gives us and our students powerful, uplifting messages to share at all times, and especially in times like these. Newer songs like Ben Harper's "With My Own Two Hands" carry the message forward.

When you sing, play and teach any of these songs, you can feel the positivity, power and presence of all those who have come before to advocate for social justice in our lifetimes and throughout history. Please enjoy the amazing videos and recordings below. They are performed by the very people who have sung them for the purpose of changing society for the better.

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Here's hoping you'll join us in letting your light shine brightly for the causes of compassion, understanding, peace and justice in our
​time. Black lives matter!         https://blacklivesmatter.com

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To learn more about the Black Lives Matter movement, please visit their website here. https://blacklivesmatter.com/

​This Little Light of Mine  
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yUK0S_cEXY 

I'm On My Way to Freedom Land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kBjETVBxhI  

Oh Freedom 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=veiJLhXdwn8

We Shall Overcome 
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aor6-DkzBJ0 

We Shall Not Be Moved
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=duvoETGVvYU 

With My Own Two Hands
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEnfy9qfdaU 

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