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Freedom Song Resources
Singing freedom songs with others helps build community, inspire courage, and connect activists and onlookers alike with our love and compassion for all life. This resource list is far from comprehensive, but hopes to help you get started.
Song Collections
Songs to Stop a Coup and Defend Democracy by The Peace Poets
Rise Up Singing: The Group Singing Songbook Edited by Peter Blood and Annie Patterson
Rise Again Songbook by Peter Blood and Annie Patterson
Peaceful Uprising’s Revolution Songs
Songs of Courage and Community
Ain't Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me 'Round • PDF of Lyrics
Fountain of Love by Peace Pilgrim PDF of Lyrics
Singing for Our Lives by Holly Near • PDF of Lyrics
They’ll Know We Are Mindful By Our Love PDF of Lyrics • Tune
They’ll Know We Are Christian By Our Love PDF Lyrics • Tune
They’ll Know We Work for Justice By Our Love PDF Lyrics • Tune
We Shall Not Be Moved • PDF of Lyrics
We Shall Overcome • PDF of Lyrics
Songs for Animals
Hallelujah music by Leonard Cohen, lyrics by Eva Hamer • PDF of lyrics
Songs for the Environment
Ain’t Gonna Let No Pipeline Turn Me ‘Round • PDF of Lyrics
Digging Us a Hole by Melodeego
People Gonna Rise Like the Water by the Peace Poets • PDF of Lyrics
Songs for Unions
Bring out the Banners by John Warner
Songs for Women
We Sing for the Women by Betsy Rose • PDF of Lyrics