Human Rights Day
Rise Up – Andra Day
Just One Candle – Abraham Jam
Wavin’ Flag – K’naan
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Give Peace A Chance – Aerosmith Feat. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars
When the Ship Comes In – The Pogues
White Man’s World – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
Victor Jara’s Hands – Calexico
This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
Mothers Of The Disappeared – U2
Imagine – Willie Nelson
Is This the World We Created…? – Queen
Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Among the Believers – Little Steven
The Dreamer – Jackson Browne (feat. Los Cenzontles)
Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Los Madres Cansadasas – Joan Baez
Dead Man Walkin’ – Bruce Springsteen
Not In My Name – John McCutcheon
Hammer and a Nail – Indigo Girls
Wedding March – Walter Rinaldi
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution – Tracy Chapman
Wonder – Natalie Merchant
Know Your Rights – The Clash
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger
One Song – Archie Roach
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Blowin’ in the Wind – Bob Dylan
You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind) – Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
Dear Mr. President – Pink (feat. Indigo Girls)
Libertad – Los Miserables
No Human Is Illegal – The Wakes
If I Had a Hammer – Emma’s Revolution
Which Side Are You On – The Freedom Singers
Lives in the Balance – Richie Havens
Deportee – Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger
Redemption Song – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
Our Precious Mothers – Bear Fox
One (Hu)’man One Vote – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
The Times They Are a Changin’ – Nina SImone
Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Jerusalem – Steve Earle
The Cellist of Sarajevo – A Lament in Rondo Form for Solo ‘Cello, Op. 12 – Yo-Yo Ma
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
A Change Is Gonna Come – Christine Anu
Call It Democracy – Bruce Cockburn
Canticle of the Turning – Princeton Seminary Choir
We Will Not Stop – Tom Chapin (feat. The Chapin Sisters)
Freedom – Beyoncé (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
Woke Up This Morning – Mary D Williams
Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone
Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down – Eric Bibb
Hallowed Be Thy Name – Iron Maiden
Uncle Carl – Aaron Lacombe
Edge of America – Annie Humphrey
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey in the Rock
How Can I Keep from Singing – Eva Cassidy
Residential Boarding School Song – Cheryl Bear
John Brown’s Body – Peter LaFarge
Harriet Tubman/Steal Away
Stand Up – Cynthia Erivo
Get Together – Keb’ Mo’
Peace, Love, and Understanding – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Let’s Make a Better World – The Blind Boys of Alabama
American Skin – Bruce Springsteen
Following the North Star – Rhiannon Giddens
Save the Children – Gil Scott-Heron
Peyote Healing – Robbie Robertson, Verdell Primeaux & Johnny Mike
Tag Archives: Human Rights Day
10 December 2022 – Human Rights Day
Filed under Exercise, Human Rights, Music, playlist, United Nations
AdventWord 2022 – December 10 – #flourish
It is Human Rights Day. The world would take steps toward the time when all people could flourish, if we all respected and protected each other’s human rights.
“Where, after all, do universal human rights begin? In small places, close to home – so close and so small that they cannot be seen on any maps of the world. Yet they are the world of the individual person; the neighborhood he lives in; the school or college he attends; the factory, farm, or office where he works. Such are the places where every[person seeks] equal justice, equal opportunity, equal dignity without discrimination. Unless these rights have meaning there, they have little meaning anywhere. Without concerned citizen action to uphold them close to home, we shall look in vain for progress in the larger world.”
– Eleanor Roosevelt, 1958
Perhaps we can start, in those small places where we find ourselves, to honor the human rights of all we meet that we all might flourish,
Photo: 20 December 2018, New York, NY; display created by Tricia.
Filed under Advent, Antiracism, Family, Human Rights, New York, Photo, United Nations
10 December 2020
On December 10, 1948, the United Nations adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. With help from my friends, today’s playlist contained 72 songs in honor of the anniversary.
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Give Peace A Chance – Aerosmith Feat. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars
Rise Up – Andra Day
Just One Candle (Live) – Abraham Jam
Masters Of War – Eddie Vedder & Mike McCready
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Victor Jara’s Hands – Calexico
Took The Children Away – Archie Roach
This Land – Gary Clark Jr.
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
Mothers Of The Disappeared – U2
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Somewhere Over the Rainbow/What a Wonderful World – Israel Kamakawiwo’ole
Beds Are Burning – Midnight Oil
Blowin’ In The Wind – Stevie Wonder
Dead Man Walkin’ – Bruce Springsteen
Not In My Name – John McCutcheon
Ballad for Americans – Paul Robeson
This Is America – Childish Gambino
Luka – Suzanne Vega
1 2 3 – Indigo Girls
Lives In the Balance – Richie Havens
Wonder – Natalie Merchant
Is This the World We Created…? – Queen
Ring Them Bells – Natasha Bedingfield
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger
You Got to Run (Spirit of the Wind) – Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
Hope – David LaMotte
The Times They Are A Changin’ – Keb’ Mo’
Jerusalem 3:56 Steve Earle
Libertad – Los Miserables
Freedom – Beyoncé (feat. Kendrick Lamar)
No Human Is Illegal – The Wakes
Which Side Are You On? – The Freedom Singers
Deportee (Plane Wreck at Los Gatos) – Arlo Guthrie & Pete Seeger
If I Had a Hammer – Odetta
Redemption Song – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
Everyday People – Sly & The Family Stone
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution – Tracy Chapman
Imagine – Willie Nelson
One (Hu)’man One Vote – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
The Dreamer – Jackson Browne (feat. Los Cenzontles)
Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Weary Mothers (People Union 1) – Joan Baez
When The Ship Comes In – Marcus Carl Franklin
Know Your Rights – The Clash
Among the Believers – Little Steven
Fight the Power – Public Enemy 20th
White Man’s World – Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
The Music Of Healing – Tommy Sands (With Pete Seeger)
Crowded Table – The Highwomen
Canticle of the Turning – Princeton Seminary Choir
The Cellist of Sarajevo – A Lament in Rondo Form for Solo ‘Cello, Op. 12 – Yo-Yo Ma
Our Precious Mothers – Bear Fox
Strange Fruit – Billie Holiday
This Land Is Your Land – Sharon Jones & The Dap-King
American Remains – Highwaymen
Call It Democracy – Bruce Cockburn
We Will Not Stop – Tom Chapin (feat. The Chapin Sisters)
Woke Up This Morning – Mary D Williams Blood
Pastures of Plenty – Woody Guthrie
Dear Mr. President – P!nk (feat. Indigo Girls)
Don’t Ever Let Nobody Drag Your Spirit Down – Eric Bibb
Trail Of Freedom – Bill Miller
Stimela – Hugh Masekela
Treaties – Frank Waln
Wavin’ Flag – K’naan
Hallowed Be Thy Name – Iron Maiden
No Knock – Gil Scott-Heron
Wedding March – Walter Rinaldi
How Can I Keep From Singing – Eva Cassidy
Filed under Current Events, Human Rights, United Nations
10 December 2019
Walking (30 minutes). Morningside Gardens.
The playlist continued during the day.
Nar Yu Right – Star Zee
Rise Up – Andra Day
Anthem for the Amazon – Amazon Aid
My People – Yusaf/Cat Stevens
Just One Candle – Abraham Jam
God Bless the Child – Richie Havens
Masters of War – Eddie Vedder & Mike McReady
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Victor Jara’s Hands – Calexico
Took the Children Away – Archie Roach
Ring Them Bells – Natasha Bedingfield
You’ve Got to Run – Buffy Sainte-Marie & Tanya Tagaq
The Times They Are A-Changing – Flogging Molly
Know Your Rights – The Clash
Freedom! ’90 – George Michael
Weary Mothers – Joan Baez
One Human One Vote – Johnny Clegg & Savuka
Teach Your Children – Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young
The Dreamer – Jackson Brown & Los Cenzontles
Not in My Name – John McCutcheon
The Music of Healing – Tommy Sands & Pete Seeger
Solidarity Forever – Pete Seeger
Mothers of the Disappeared – U2
Luka – Suzanne Vega
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
Talkin’ Bout a Revolution – Tracy Chapman
Redemption Song – Johnny Cash & Joe Strummer
No Human Is Illegal – The Wakes
Fight the Power – Public Enemy
Libertad – Los Miserables
How Can I Keep from Singing – Eva Cassidy
Filed under Exercise, Human Rights, Music, New York, playlist, United Nations
You Made Us In Your Image
Pastor and hymnwriter Carolyn Winfrey Gillette writes new words to old hymns. Over the years she has written several hymns for peace and justice ministries of which I have been and am a part.
You Made Us in Your Image is a hymn Carolyn wrote for Human Rights Day at the request of the Presbyterian Ministry at the United Nations.
Here’s a sample of the lyrics:
You made us to be equal; you made us to be free —
To speak the truth with courage, to change society,
To follow our own conscience, to choose the words we pray.
O God, may all your children enjoy these gifts each day.
Check out the full hymn – use it for personal devotions or in a worship service:
You Have Made Us in Your Image (pdf)
You Have Made Us in Your Image (text)
See you along the Trail.
Along the Graybeard Trail 