Work began on this playlist last night as reports of the United States bombing Iran began to appear. It was “completed” this morning. Note that this list deviates from the rules (well, guidelines really) of playlists in two ways. Some artists appear more than once. Some songs do as well. Although not every song with the same title is the same song.
Heaven Help Us All – Stevie Wonder
Heaven Help Us All – Ray Charles & Gladys Knight
Heaven Help Us All – The Blind Boys of Alabama
Heaven Help Us All – Joan Baez
Give Peace a Chance – John Lennon & Yoko Ono
Give Peace A Chance – Aerosmith Feat. Sierra Leone’s Refugee All-Stars
Peace Train – Yusuf Islam (recorded as Cat Stevens)
A Song of Peace – Abraham Jam
Where Have All The Flowers Gone – Dolores Keane, Tommy Sands & Vedran Smailovic
Imagine – Willie Nelson
Imagine – Keb’ Mo’
(What’s So Funny ‘Bout) Peace, Love and Understanding – Elvis Costello & The Attractions
Pipes of Peace – Paul McCartney
The Great Peace March – Holly Near
War No More – Wyclef Jean
Peace Train/Isitimela Sokuthula – Dolly Parton, feat. Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Peace in the Valley – Sister Rosetta Tharpe
Peace on Earth – U2
Peace. Salaam, Shalom – emma’s revolution
War – The Temptations
War – Edwin Starr
War – Bob Marley & The Wailers
When the Wind Blows – Eric Bogle with John Munro & Brent Miller
Peace Has Broken Out – Eric Bogle
Study War No More – Pete Seeger
Last Night I Had The Strangest Dream – Simon & Garfunkel
Military Madness – Graham Nash
Masters of War – Bob Dylan
What’s Going On – Marvin Gaye
Give Me Love – Billy Preston
Peter – David LaMotte
No Nuclear War – Peter Tosh
Christmas In The Trenches – John McCutcheon
Land of Hope and Dreams (Introduction) [Live in Manchester, May 14, 2025] – Bruce Springsteen
Land of Hope and Dreams (Live in Manchester, May 14, 2025) – Bruce Springsteen
A Song of Peace – Denver Brass
A Song of Peace – Gandharvas
A Song of Peace – Kim Young-Im
How Can I Keep From Singing – Eva Cassidy
Tag Archives: justice
22 June 2025 – Songs for peace
Filed under Current Events, Human Rights, Music, playlist
Juneteenth 19 June 2025
Juneteenth.
Juneteenth – Suav
People Get Ready – The Impressions
Oh Freedom – Mary D. Williams
Freedom Road – The Blind Boys of Alabama
People Gotta Be Free – Keb’ Mo’
Free – Prince
Free – Deniece Williams
Is My Living in Vain – Mattie Moss Clark & The Clark Sisters
This Little Light of Mine – Fannie Lou Hamer
Freedom Now – Tracy Chapman
I’m Just a Slave – The Roots
Not a Slave – Dre’ Sr
Freedom – Richie Havens
Woke up This Morning with My Mind Stayed on Freedom – Congregation of Brown Chapel
Harriet Tubman/Steal Away – Kim & Reggie Harris
Juneteenth – Cast of Black-ish
Say It Loud – I ‘m Black and I’m Proud – James Brown
Alright – Kendrick Lamar
A Brand New Day – The Wiz
Fantasy – Earth, Wind & Fire
Yes We Can, Can – The Pointer Sisters
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey in the Rock
Get Up Stand Up – Bob Marley & The Wailers
Mississippi Goddam – Nina Simone
Someday We’ll All Be Free – Donny Hathaway
9th Wonder (Blackitolism) – Digibale Planets
Soul Sista – Bilal
Freedom – Joi
O-O-H Child – The Five Stairsteps
Free – Destiny’s Child
I’ll Take You There – The Staple Singers
Ain’t No Stoppin’ Us Now – McFadden & Whitehead
I Am the Black Gold of the Sun – Rotary Connection & Minnie Riperton
One Nation under a Groove – Funkadelic
Build a House – Rhiannon Giddons & Yo-Yo Ma
Juneteenth Song – Gracie’s Corner
Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing – Beyonce
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Human Rights, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Palestinian Nakba Remembrance Day
“May God extend his arm and stop the unhuman atrocities in Gaza that are committed in the name of God who does not kill.”
In honor of Palestinian Nakba Remembrance Day, take some time to read a letter from Abuna Elias Chacour, Greek Catholic Archbishop of Galilee, that was written to Douglas Dicks, Global Ecumenical Liaison for the Interim Unified Agency of the PC(USA).
Take action: Call or write your elected officials and tell them: The war on Gaza must end—and so must U.S. support for Israel’s inhumane treatment of Palestinians. Demand a real humanitarian response that isn’t controlled by the military or outside contractors and that gets food, water, and medical supplies to people quickly and without delays. The U.S. has the power to act—and lives depend on it.
The Office of the Public Witness of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) provides two advocacy actions:
Send Aid to Gaza
Stop U.S. Aid to Israel and Demand a Ceasefire Now
4 April 2025
Walking. La Cueva Neighborhood.
The Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. assassinated.
Now’s the Time – Charlie Parker & Miles Davis
Motel in Memphis – Life, Explicit
Martin, Martin – Denise Erwin
Wake Up – Rage Against the Machine
They Killed Him – Kate Campbell
Just a Little More Love – David Guetta (feat. Chris Willis)
Ballad of Martin Luther King – Pete Seeger, Brother Kirk & The Sesame Street Kids
Letter To Dr. Martin Luther King – Sweet Honey In The Rock
Blues for Martin Luther King – Otis Spann
March! For Martin Luther King – John Fahey
Like a King – Ben Harper
God Rest His Soul – Gregg Allman
MLK – U2
Mlk Song – Mavis Staples
So Beautiful or So What – Paul Simon
Why? (The King of Love Is Dead) – Nina Simone
Heaven Will Welcome You Dr. King – Big Maybelle
We March – Prince
Abraham, Martin and John – Harry Belafonte
Take My Hand, Precious Lord – Mahalia Jackson
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Current Events, Exercise, Human Rights, New Mexico
Sensitive Locations, Sacred Places
Join faith communities in an interfaith prayer vigil on the eve of the first hearing of the lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security’s rescission of the sensitive locations memo. The vigil will take place on Thursday, April 3rd, at 6:30pm ET at National City Christian Church in Washington, DC and will be livestreamed at 7:00pm ET. Together, we will gather lifting prayers for justice, compassion, and the protection of immigrant communities. All are welcome to stand with us in this moment of faith and resolve.
RSVP to attend here and invite others to join! https://tinyurl.com/mr3xdv58
Filed under Current Events, Human Rights, Prayer, Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.), Worship
9 March 2025
Bobby Sands birthday.
Bobby Sands MP – Black 47
Ballad of Bobby Sands – The Irish Brigade
Bobby Sands – Claymore
Bobby Sands – Gerard MacCuinneagain
Song for Marcella – Eimhear Ni Ghlacain
Four Green Fields – The Molly Maguires
The Hills of Ireland – Celtic Woman
Stór Mo Chroí – The Chieftains with Bonnie Raitt
Dear Irish Boy – Eileen Ivers Crossing the Bridge Irish; Rock 0 1
Long Journey Home – Elvis Costello with Anuna
Irish Soldier Boy – Paddy Reilly
Back Home in Derry – Helena Ward
Song For Ireland – Mary Black
Daughters And Sons – Tommy Sands
The Sign – Eric Bogle
The Parting Glass – Shaun Davey
Filed under Human Rights, Ireland, Music, playlist
8 March 2025
International Women’s Day
One Woman: A Song for UN Women
Gentle Rebellion – Rebecca Riots
Compassion – Magdalen Hsu-Li
Feel Like A Natural Woman – Carole King
Respect – Aretha Franklin
Just Because I’m a Woman – Dolly Parton
Transgender Dysphoria Blues – Against Me!
Born This Way – Lady Gaga
I Am Woman – Helen Reddy
Independent Women, Pt. 1 – Destiny’s Child
Break the Chain – One Billion Rising
Walk Beside Me – Celtic Woman
Racist, Sexist Boy – The Linda Lindas
I Will Not Be Denied – Bonnie Raitt
Motherland – Natalie Merchant
Run the World – Beyonce
Blackbird – Emma Stevens
I AM WOMAN – Emmy Meil
And We Can Love (World) – Mary Youngblood
Ella’s Song – Sweet Honey In the Rock
Imagine – Eva Cassidy
Find Your Way – Adina Nyree
I Am a Woman – Ruby Hunter
I Am Her – Shea Diamond
Warrior Heart – Sjawmee
All That You Have Is Your Soul – Tracy Chapman
Brave New World – Sera
Crowded Table – The Highwomen
Four Women – Nina Simone
Ain’t I a Woman (Singing Truth) – Pauline Jean
Filed under Current Events, Music, playlist, United Nations
1 March 2025
Shche ne Vmerly v Ukrainy i slava, i volia (instrumental) – Glocal Orchestra
Shche ne Vmerly v Ukrainy i slava, i volia (vocal) – Glocal Orchestra
Let’s Sing about Ukraine – Brothers Ivan
O Ukraine, Our Beloved Mother – Brothers Ivan
Prayer for Ukraine – Ukrainian Bandurist Chorus
Various Songs – Made in Ukraine
The Water Flows into the Sea – Brothers Ivan
Why, Oh, Why, My Native Land – Brothers Ivan
Filed under Current Events, Human Rights, New Mexico
17 January 2025
Walking. By car dealer twice and once in La Cueva neighborhood. Morning movement. Chair stretching.
Happy Birthday, Muhammad Ali.
I Am the Greatest – Muhammad Ali
Doin’ the Ali Shuffle – Alvin Cash
Ali (Take 3) -Miles Davis
Float Like a Butterfly Sting Like a Bee – Teo Macero
Ali (Take 4) – Miles Davis
The Louisville Lip – PRGMAT
Muhammad Ali – Big Head Todd & The Monsters
Black Superman (Muhammad Ali) 3- Johnny Wakelin
Muhammad Ali – Faithless
The World’s Greatest – Bonnie “Prince” Billy
Muhammad Ali – Tom Russell
Stand by Me – Muhammad Ali
Someone Else Decide – John McCutcheon
My Cape Breton Home – James Galway
1993 – Manila Killa
The Earl of March’s Daughter – Aoife Clancy
Kite – U2
Paper and Ink – Tracy Chapman
This Hard Land – Bruce Springsteen
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525 – Erich Leinsdorf & Boston Symphony Orchestra
Nowhere To Go – Melissa Etheridge
Troubadours – Van Morrison
Still Remember – Indigenous
We Are the Children – Nobuko Miyamoto, feat. Derek Nakamoto
All Along the Watchtower – Playing for Change, feat. Warren Haynes, Cyril Neville, Ivan Neville & John Cruz
A Song For You – Leon Russell
Goin’ Back to New Orleans – Dr. John
Filed under Albuquerque, Antiracism, Exercise, Music, New Mexico, playlist
Pardon Ravi Ragbir
✍🏽 I just signed the petition for a Presidential #Pardon for Ravi Ragbir!
Ravi has spent decades fighting for justice and keeping families together—now he needs our support.
Join me in urging President Biden to do the right thing. Sign the petition today! 🖊️✨
👉🏽 Sign here: https://bit.ly/raviragbir
#istandwithravi
#keepravihome
Filed under Antiracism, Friends, Human Rights
Along the Graybeard Trail 