“Love and War” by Neil Young is/was the Peace Song of the Day for January 26th.
Category Archives: Nonviolence
Peace and Love: Peace Song for 1/25/2012
“Peace and Love” by the indie band Quasi is/was the Peace Song of the Day for January 25th.
War, war is stupid: Peace Song for 1/23/2012
“The War Song” by Culture Club is/was the Peace Song of the Day for January 23rd. Many thanks to David Kirschenbaum at Boog City for conjuring up this suggestion when we asked for an obscure, antiwar song!
How it starts: “War, war is stupid…And people are stupid…” Continue reading War, war is stupid: Peace Song for 1/23/2012
And before I’d be a slave: Peace Song for 1/22/2012
“Oh Freedom (O Freedom)” is the Peace Song of the Day for January 22, 2012. You can find lyrics, chords, and resources for this song in the Rise Up Singing songbook on page 62. It’s a great song to add verses to.
The video below is a beautiful and soulful rendition, done by a young woman inspired by the music of Odetta…
Continue reading And before I’d be a slave: Peace Song for 1/22/2012
How to put an end to war: Peace Song for 1/17/2012
“This is not the way we put the end to war…” says the song.
“The Universal Soldier” by Donovan is the Peace Song of the Day for January 17th.
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[This Peace Song of the Day was actually first announced/posted on 1/29/2012 as part of a marathon catch-up session.]
MLK explains to the Corporate Press the Historical Necessity for Civil Disobedience in 1965 video
Martin Luther King Jr. on NBC’s Meet the Press in 1965
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IW: The questioning of Dr. King by the corporate press is reminiscent of the same questions that they ask the Occupy movement today.
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On March 28, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. appeared on NBC’s Meet The Press.
One week after leading his historic five-day march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama, King said that the demonstration was necessary not just to help push the Voting Rights Bill through, but to draw attention to the humiliating conditions in Alabama such as police brutality and racially-motivated murder.
War is not the answer: Peace Song for 1/15/2012
Marvin Gaye says, “You see, war is not the answer…For only love can conquer hate”
“What’s Going On” by Marvin Gaye is/was the Peace Song of the Day for January15th.
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[This Peace Song of the Day was actually first announced/posted on 1/29/2012 as part of a marathon catch-up session.]
