Remembering Dolores Huerta
Las Nubes – Little Joe & La Familia
Farm Worker’s Song – Joe Glazer
¡Sí se puede! – Mojinos Escozios
SI SE PUEDE – Christopher Velez
Dolores Huerta – Michael Sloan
Dolores Huerta – Julian Thorne
Dolores Huerta – Manzo Rally
De Colores – Raffi
Dolores Huerta – 7 Octoberz
Dolores Huerta – José-Luis Orozco
Corrido De Dolores Huerta – Los Lobos and Friends
Solidarity Forever – Ella Jenkins Ella Jenkins and a Union of Friends
No Nos Moveran – Joan Baez
Category Archives: Human Rights
Dolores Huerta, ¡Presente!
Filed under Antiracism, Current Events, Human Rights, Music, playlist
16 October 2026
Walking. Montgomery Park Neighborhood.
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
Pacing. The Apartment.
Bread For the World – Bryan Field McFarland and Jacob’s Join
Is This the World We Created…? Queen
Them Belly Full (But We Hungry) Bob Marley & The Wailers
Imperialism Is Another Word for Hunger – “Charlie” Chin, Chris Kando Iijima & Joanne Nobuko Miyamoto
Feed the Children – Eric Bogle
Coat of Many Colors – Dolly Parton
Jubilee – Jim And Jean Stradthdee
Break Bread Together – Mary D Williams
One World One Song – Dionne Warwick & Joe McElderry
Far From The Arms Of Hunger – Jackson Browne
No Hunger – Donovan
Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
More Than Enough – Roy Bailey
My Land Is a Good Land – Pete Seeger
The Gap ($8,825 An Hour) – Si Kahn
Hard Times Come Again No More – Nanci Griffith
Hard Times – John Lee Hooker
Justice – Toshi Reagon
Ode To The International Debt – Sweet Honey In The Rock
…Until All Are Fed – Bryan Field McFarland and Jacob’s Join
10/15/26-12/31/26 total steps – 199,080
The goal is 1,000,000
Filed under Albuquerque, Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, playlist
11 October 2026
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
Pacing. The Apartment.
National Coming Out Day.
True Colors – Cindy Lauper
Proud – Heather Small
Freedom! ’90 – George Michael
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
Girls and Boys – Blur
Bohemian Rhapsody – Queen
I Am Her – Shea Diamond
I’m Coming Out – Diana Ross
Elton’s Song – Elton John
That’s What Friends Are For – Dionne Warwick with Elton John, Gladys Knight & Stevie Wonder
I Will Survive – Gloria Gaynor
Take Your Mama – Scissor Sisters
Silent Legacy – Melissa Etheridge
Constant Craving – k.d. lang
Over in Love – Tracy Chapman
MONTERO (Call Me by Your Name) – Lil Nas X
Guess Who? – Dusty Springfield
10/10/26-12/31/26 total steps – 126,163
The goal is 1,000,000
Filed under Albuquerque, Exercise, Human Rights, Music, playlist
An action prayer about the death penalty
If you follow the link, you will find that the rationale for this action is written from the perspective of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America–the organization that posted the alert. I am grateful they did.
Being a Presbyterian, here is the information about the position of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and its predecessor denominations. The church has been strong and consistent in its call for a moratorium on capital punishment since 1959.
The following material comes from the PC(USA) web page.
“We believe that the death penalty challenges the redemptive power of the cross. God’s grace is sufficient for all humans regardless of their sin. As Christians, we must ‘seek the redemption of evildoers and not their death.’
“For the past 60 years (note this web page was created in 2019; 2018 appears to be the last year a General Assembly addressed the death penalty), the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) has been advocating for an end to the death penalty.
- The 171st General Assembly, in 1959, asserted, ‘capital punishment cannot be condoned by an interpretation of the Bible based upon the revelation of God’s love in Jesus Christ,’ and noted that ‘the use of the death penalty tends to brutalize the society that condones it.’
- The 189th General Assembly, in 1977, called upon Presbyterians to work to prevent the execution of persons now under sentence of death and speak out against attempts to reinstate the death penalty in state and federal law.
- The 190th General Assembly, in 1978, stated strongly that ‘Capital punishment is an expression of vengeance which contradicts the justice of God on the cross.’
- The 197th General Assembly, in 1985, reaffirmed past positions of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and declared ‘its continuing opposition to capital punishment.’
- In 2010 the church called for ‘an immediate moratorium on all executions in all jurisdictions that impose capital punishment.’
The most recent call for a moratorium was issued in 2018 by the 223rd General Assembly.
“The death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment. It has been proven to be racially biased. In fact, over the past 30 years research has shown that race is a significant factor in death penalty cases. Additionally, capital punishment does not deter crime.”
Use the action alert from the ELCA to urger your federal elected representatives to support the Federal Death Penalty Prohibition Act.
Looking for more active prayers on this topic?
Check this action alert to advocate with your governor to address laws in your state (if needed).
Sign a petition – A Statement of Conscience: People of Faith Reject the Livestreaming of an Execution (thanks to the Rev. Wil Gafney, Ph.D. for calling this petition to my attention).
30 September 2026
3Orange Shirt Day – Every Child Matters began in Williams Lake, British Columbia, on September 30, 2013. Established to honor Residential School Survivors, their families, and those who never returned home, it serves as a powerful reminder of the lasting impacts of the Residential School system on First Nations peoples and all of Canada. It is called Orange Shirt Day to honor one girl whose treasured orange shirt, given to her by her grandmother, was taken away from her at residential school. The observance began as a grassroots initiative has. It has evolved into a nationally recognized movement in Canada, with individuals, organizations, and communities across the country participating in acts of remembrance, reflection, and reconciliation each year.
The National Native American Boarding School Healing Coalition (NABS), along with other Native American individuals, groups, and allies will honor a National Day of Remembrance for U.S. Indian Boarding Schools. In the United States the effort to crush the cultures of Indigenous Peoples included over 500 boarding schools, many run by churches that functioned in a similar manner to Canada’s Residential Schools. NABS provides information about the history of U.S. Indian Boarding Schools, healing projects for Indigenous persons, action suggestions and an online store with shirts and other products.
The peoples present in Australia when colonizers arrived endured a similar experience. Numerous government laws, policies and practices resulted in the forced removal of generations of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children from their families and communities across Australia. They are referred to as The Stolen Generations.
Lost Souls – Tom Jackson Lost Souls
Residential School Song (Indian Boarding School Song) – Cheryl Bear
Child of the Government – Jayli Wolf
BEFORE – A Tribe Called Red, feat. Joseph Boyden
Apatapasiq – Mike Bern
Battlefields – Twin Flames
Savage Mob – Snotty Nose Rez Kids, feat. Nooky & Birdz
open window – nêhiyawak
Took the Children Away – Archie Roach, Australian Art Orchestra, Paul Grabowsky & Ruby Hunter (the Australian Indigenous experience)
Take Me Home – Indian City
Spirit Horses – Annie Humphrey
The Land of the Blind – Ira Provost
Why Us – N’we Jinan Artists
500 Years – Rhonda Head
Residential School – Jerry Alfred & The Medicine Beat
Cut My Hair – Digging Roots
Residential School – Chris Pierce
For Our Children – Bryan Akipa
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Human Rights, Music, playlist
28 June 2026
We remember.
According to the Stonewall Veteran’s Association, the songs on the beginning of this playlist were among the most popular songs in the Stonewall jukebox during the week of the Stonewall Rebellion. The final songs honor Marsha P. Johnson and Sylvia Rivera.
Everybody’s Talkin’ Harry Nilsson
You’ve Made Me So Very Happy – Brenda Holloway
Put a Little Love In Your Heart – Jackie DeShannon
Black Pearl – Sonny Charles & The Checkmates, Ltd.
25 Miles – Edwin Starr
Destination: Anywhere – The Marvelettes
Only the Strong Survive – Jerry Butler
Nothing but a Heartache – The Flirtations
Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy To Come By – Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell
Too Busy Thinking About My Baby – Marvin Gaye
In the Ghetto – Elvis Presley
The Nitty Gritty – Gladys Knight & The Pips
Oh Happy Day – The Edwin Hawkins Singers
You Came, You Saw, You Conquered -The Ronettes
Good Morning Starshine – Oliver
One – Three Dog Night
Build Me Up Buttercup – The Foundations
For Marsha P. Johnson – Bryce Dessner
Sylvia Rivera – Jimmi Stone 1
El corrido de Sylvia Rivera – Renee Goust & La Bruja de Texcoco
Marsha P Johnson – Maddie Morris
Marsha P. Johnson, The Amazing – Treetop girl
Filed under Albuquerque, Current Events, Human Rights, Music, playlist
27 June 2026
We remember.
According to the Stonewall Veteran’s Association, the songs on this playlist were among the most popular songs in the Stonewall jukebox during the week of the Stonewall Rebellion.
Crystal Blue Persuasion – Tommy James & The Shondells
Grazing In the Grass – The Friends of Distinction
Romeo and Juliet – Henry Mancini
(We’ve Got) Honey Love – Martha Reeves and the Vandellas
The More I See You – Chris Montez
Don’t Let the Joneses Get You Down – The Temptations
Before the Parade Passes By – Barbra Streisand
More Today Than Yesterday – The Spiral Starecase
The Young Folks p Diana Ross & The Supremes
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In – The 5th Dimension
It’s Your Thing – The Isley Brothers
While You’re Out Looking for Sugar – Honey Cone
Don’t Bring Back Memories – Four Tops
The Windmills of Your Mind – Dusty Springfield
My Way – Frank Sinatra
This Is My Life (La Vita) – Shirley Bassey
What Does It Take – Junior Walker & The All Stars
My Cherie Amour – Stevie Wonder
Get Back – The Beatles
Filed under Albuquerque, Current Events, Human Rights, Music, playlist
17 June 2026
11th Remembrance of shooting at Mother Emanuel.
Wade In the Water – The Fisk Jubilee Singers
Deep River – The Howard University Chamber Choir
Sometimes I Feel Like a Motherless Child – Kehembe Eichelberger
Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Mahalia Jackson
This Is America – Childish Gambino
Too Many Martyrs – Kim & Reggie Harris
Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody – Mary D Williams
There Is a Balm In Gilead – The Florida A&M University Concert Choir
Ghosts of Charleston – Marc S. Kruza
Mother Emanuel – Shirley Caesar
Emanuel – Dead 27s
The President Sang Amazing Grace – Zoe Mulford
Of Our New Day Begun – Northern Arizona University Wind Symphony & Stephen Meyer
Remembering those who were murdered: the Rev. Clementa Pinckney, Cynthia Graham Hurd, Susie Jackson, Ethel Lee Lance, Depayne Middleton-Doctor, Tywanza Sanders, Daniel Simmons, Sharonda Coleman-Singleton and Myra Thompson.
Remembering those present who survived — Polly Sheppard, Tywanza’s mother Felicia Sanders and her granddaughter, and the pastor’s wife, Jennifer Pinckney and one of their daughters.
Remembering the community which continues.
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Gun Violence, Human Rights, Music, playlist
16 June 2026
Soweto Uprising – 1976.
Youth Month in South Africa.
Meadowlands – Spirit of South Africa
Give Us Power A.K.A. Ndiphe Amandla – Original Stage Show Cast of Sarafina!
Fire in Soweto – Sonny Okosuns
Mannenberg – Abdullah Ebrahim
Freedom is Coming Tomorrow – Mbongeni Ngema
Soweto Blues – Miriam Makeba
It’s Wrong (Apartheid) [- Stevie Wonder
Soweto Travels – Wouter Kellerman & Soweto Gospel Choir -feat. KwaZulu-Natal Philharmonic & Angélique Kidjo
Soweto – Lalela Cape Town Choir
Bring Him Back Home – Hugh Masekela
Asimbonanga – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Nkosi Sikelel’I Afrika – Mahotella Queens
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Current Events, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
06 June 2026
Invasion of Normandy.
Antifa action.
The Longest Day – The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The Shores of Normandy – Jim Radford
The Road to the Isles – Rob Crabtree
My Head Is Filled with Music – The Real McKenzies
I’ll Be Seeing You – Harry Pickens
We’ll Meet Again – Johnny Cash
The Longest Day – Iron Maiden
A Nightingale Sang in Berkely Square – Vera Lynn
White Cliffs of Dover – The Checkers
Somewhere over the Rainbow – Ashanti
Elgar: Nimrod – Carl Davis & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Adagio for Strings from the String Quartet, Op. 11 – New York Philharmonic
Symphony No. 3 – “Liturgique”: 2. “De Profundis Clamavi” – Adagio – New Zealand Symphony Orchestra & Takuo Yuasa
Hymn to the Fallen – The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra
The Longest Day – Mitch Miller
Filed under Antiracism, Current Events, Human Rights
