New Songs of Justice: An Evening Honoring Pete Seeger

Also performing James Maddock / Toni Blackman / The Chapin Sisters / Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion /  Elizabeth Mitchell / Mike + Ruthy / Nyraine / The Tony Lee Thomas Band / DJ sets by Kool Herc 

Hip hop, indie-rock, punk and folk artists committed to social change will come together to honor musician and activist Pete Seeger. The program’s hosts are Gina Belafonte, Harry Belafonte’s daughter and Kitama Jackson, Pete Seeger’s grandson.

Mr. Seeger and Mr. Belafonte became international household names as singers who stood for change. For Belafonte that meant being involved in both the Civil Rights Movement in US and the Anti-Apartheid movement in South Africa. For Seeger that meant getting people singing, and then using song to lead marches and rallies around the world. From the labor movement to the Civil Rights movement to the environmental movement, Pete Seeger was always on the front lines.

Today’s artists aren’t that different from Seeger and Belafonte, they also use music as a means to give voice to the voiceless and inspire people to change the world for themselves, their communities and future generations. 

Anti-Flag: http://www.anti-flag.com

Toni Blackman: www.toniblackman.com/‎

The Chapin Sisters: http://www.thechapinsisters.com/

Rebel Diaz: http://rebeldiaz.blogspot.com/

Steve Earle: http://steveearle.com/

Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Iron: http://www.sarahleeandjohnny.com/

James Maddock: www.jamesmaddock.net

Mike + Ruthie: http://www.mikeandruthy.com/

Nyraine: http://www.nyraine.com/

Amanda Palmer: http://amandapalmer.net/

Michael Glabicki: http://www.michaelglabicki.com/site/

DJ Kool Herc: http://djkoolherc.com/

Free Event

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Photo Credit: City Parks Foundation