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Our objective is a modern digital music economy that incentivizes creativity, increases access to new music and is equitable for everyone in the music value chain. The Fair Trade Music movement counts many of the world’s largest music authors’ societies among its supporters.
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Fair Trade Music International (FTMI) is the independent,...
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Songs and the civil rights movement from the MLK research &...
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Feb 23, 2014 · Fairtrade I Should Cocoa (Peter Crighton) Pick a ripe banana choose the right one When you buy some fruit try to be fair Help the farmers get the fruits of their labour So their children and...
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We combine a board of renown songwriters and composers with global networking, education and awareness initiatives to promote the emergence of an ethical, sustainable and transparent music...
- Billie Holiday, “Strange Fruit” This track has to be at the top of the list; it’s that influential. One of the first racism protest songs to be recorded in popular music, 1939’s “Strange Fruit” is based off a poem written by Abel Meeropol.
- Woody Guthrie, “This Land Is Your Land” One of the most iconic songs in American lore, “This Land Is Your Land” is actually such an important protest song for the verses that aren’t typically sung.
- “We Shall Overcome,” Pete Seeger. Written as a gospel hymn by a Methodist minister in 1900 and originally adapted during a tobacco workers strike in 1945, “We Shall Overcome” came to represent defiance, endurance, tenacity and sheer determination.
- Bob Dylan, “Blowin’ in the Wind” The tune that endeared Dylan to legions of card-carrying folkies, “Blowin’ in the Wind” remains the standard template for every protest song that’s come along ever since.
Jun 11, 2020 · Listen to our civil rights and protest songs playlist on Spotify or Tidal. A Change Is Gonna Come by Sam Cooke This civil rights anthem – released in 1964 and inspired by a trip during which Sam Cooke and his family were turned away from a whites-only motel in Louisiana – proved its enduring ability to provide unlikely hope when it was sung ...
Various Artists. Songs of the American labor movement over the 20th century called for just wages, dignity, and a fair shake. They voiced grievances, affirmed the value of the worker to society, and expressed hope for life in a more just world.
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Mar 12, 2021 · It focused on how creativity can be used to tackle the climate crisis. Five of the artists below spoke to Adjoa about their work. Watch Adjoa Andoh’s Fairtrade panel discussion. Here are six talented artists, musicians and writers who are using their creativity to power up their activism.
