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Rise up and sing! : power, protest, and activism in music

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  • Author: Warner, Andrea
    Contributor: Reimer, Louise
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    2023
    Summary:

    In Rise Up and Sing!, Andrea Warner explores how music has contributed to the fight for social justice. Across eight areas of activism--the climate emergency, Indigenous rights, civil rights, disability rights, 2SLGBTQIA+ rights, gender equality, the peace/anti-war movement, and human rights--Warner introduces some of the artists, past and present, who have made a difference both on stage and off. Through ground-breaking artists and iconic moments, Rise Up and Sing! shows us that a song is never just a song, and that music really does have the power to change the world.

    Contents:
    • Introduction: Talkin' bout a revolution
    • Earth revolution : climate justice, the environment, and land back
    • Indigenous existence is resistance : decolonization and Indigenous rights
    • Fight the power : liberation, civil rights, and racial justice
    • Nothing about us without us : accessibility, acceptance, and disability rights
    • I was born this way : pride, protest, and 2SLGBTQIA+ rights
    • Respect : gender equality, nonbinary folks, and inclusive feminism
    • Give peace a chance : the anti-war movement and the dream of peace
    • Stand by me : human rights, dignity, liberty, and equality.
    Original Publisher: Vancouver, Greystone Kids/Greystone Books
    Language(s): English
    ISBN: 9781771648981, 1771648988
    Collection(s)/Series: BC and Yukon Book Prizes 2024