The Activist's Playlist

by Leigh Graham · 2009-06-29 18:32:00 UTC
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Tonight in my N.I.A. class we moved to a Michael Jackson tribute playlist.  When "Man in the Mirror" started, a student said "Woman in the Mirror!" as we were all women standing before the studio's mirrors.  It was a great class - my first in 5 months; I'll be taking them for free now in exchange for volunteering at the studio.  (Mop the floor, then dance on it, basically...)

MitM left me wondering what folks listen to to get themselves psyched up about the work they do and tackling the world's problems.  On my iPod I've got this playlist called "In the World" that I consider to be a loose collection of social activism songs - or songs that remind me why I'm an activist.  A random sampling:

Virtual Insanity, Jamiroquai

Living for the City, Stevie Wonder

All Alone (No One to be With), Slick Rick

Let's Do it Together & Beautiful Tomorrow, Blue Six

Someday We'll All be Free, Donny Hathaway

And a bunch of CSN, 10k Maniacs, and some I'd rather not mention. (All I'll say is, Hear me Roar!)  :)

Your turn.  What's on your playlist?

Leigh Graham
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