Existence is Resistance
Topical songs from all eras together with some beautiful Palestinian music.
Protesting war & the inhumane behavior of a cabal of corrupt Israel-centric heads of government. A cry for peace and a return to the charter of human rights under a relevant & influencial federated international organisation with real powers. We condemn the normalisation of genocide, child murder (& child abuse for that matter - Epstein), double-tap strikes, carpet bombing of cities & hospitals, killing of journalists and a host of other atrocities. We must work towards a return to some kind of moral order, press for a fair, equitable reconstruction and fight for a fairer society and a more sustainable world.
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Illustrations from the Middle East Children’s Alliance art tour
Cover art image by Ghazal Fatollahi. Thank you.
Songs about the genocide in Gaza back to back with music by several Palestinian artists. Wea'younha by Sanaa Moussa is especially beautiful. Rim Banna, Le Trio Joubran, Hosam Hayek and Jowan Safadi get some great grooves going. Sounds of the Levant. Hundred Year Hunger by Billy Bragg is inspired by E. Mark Windle's book of the same title which charts the history of the zionist terror and land appropiation. Braggs sings the chorus in Arabic in solidarity. Gaza is Calling is by Canadian artist Mustafa. The irrepressible Joan Baez comes with topical song Lebanon, relevant today as ever, and a powerful rendition of the Arabic wedding song Jaria Hamuda.
El Pimiento by Victor Jara is a timeless classic. The fact that Thatcher-Reagan songs are still relevant now is a sad indication of how little we're achieved (or how much we've regressed even) over four decades and tell of the roots of the neo-liberal realism that's been imposed on the people. Ewan MacColl & Peggy Seeger bemoan the privatisation of everything while Christie Moore evokes the names of great union leaders. Leon Rosselson asks the leaders of nations to Consider the Majority and takes general aim at the establishment and MI5. The McCalmans take the piss with Parade, a march celebrating the billionaires setting off to fight on the front lines, but War Outside, is a more serious a song about people switching off from the world outside, ignoring issues of war and refugees. Counter-war songs dominate. American freedom fighting songwriter & guitarist David Rovics did a superb LP about Gaza; Notes From A Holocaust in 2024: 22 tracks centred on the oppression & genocide. From the Jordan River to the Mediterranean Sea is anthemic while Just Like the Nazis Did reveals uncomfortable truths. Hear the full album on his bandcamp it really strikes a chord. Also featuring Bob Dylan's two greatest ever anti-war songs. Peace balladeers Pete Seeger and Phil Ochs are here too. Maggie Holland is well known for musical activism and her acapella Perfumes of Arabia became a peace movement classic. The Subhumans and Inner City Unit bring a little edginess to proceedings and can anyone spot any stray Crass samples? Pink Floyd and Roy Harper leave us Comfortably Numb.
We end on a wistful, sad note as Joan Baez & David Roviks both lament the state of humanity after years of corrupt leadership while dreaming of Another World. Imagine how it might have been Without Henry Kissinger (or Dick Cheney or Pete Hegseth for that matter). Sure, nanny state oppression is nothing new but it's been cranked up a few score notches recently. Brothers and sisters, the billionaire meglomaniacs are bringing in a new era of instability, repression and surveillance. We must oppose them continually on every front. We cannot let them get away with DEHUMANISING PEOPLE'S LIVES!
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