Feel free to suggest songs by emailing socialjusticesonglist@gmail.com. The 2024-2025 theme for this list is No Peace, No Justice! The views which these songs reflect are my personal views and those of those who suggested them. The best way to listen is Shuffle. Song suggestions welcome. To see if your song is already here: 1. On the right side, pull down the scroll bar once.2. If you see a revolving circle, it is processing.3. Repeat step 1 until it stays down. 4. Then, press Control/F to search for your song.Suggest any song relevant to your social justice vision, for instance, for "trying to get up that great big hill of hope, for a destination" (What's Up, by 4 Non Blondes), or, in other words, "Won't you help to singThese songs of freedom?"- Bob Marley, Redemption SongRemember, as the late Harry Belafonte said, "When the movement is strong, the music is strong."This is not a place for songs that hurt anyone's feelings, or that are objectively or subjectively discriminatory. The list is perhaps weighted in favor of "kinder, gentler" songs as opposed to angrier expressions of opposition to social injustice. Chris Kolb said "turn your anger into resolve," an Ann Arbor rally and vigil following the murder of Matthew Shepard, repeating again, "Turn your anger into resolve." That resolve led to hate crime legislation across the country. Along the way to such social change, music helps! This list does contain controversial and adult content, and even potentially inflammatory expressions. Such songs may be included if the song has artistic, political or educational value.This list may reflect generationally-linked musical preferences, and is certainly not yet adequately multinational and multi-lingual. (For that, see Playing for Change | Song Around the World.)What is social justice? In a just and democratic global civilization, humanity has successfully addressed our basic human needs for physical health and autonomy, including our psychological needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy, which are necessary for optimal physiological and mental health, well-being and social participation. In such a globally just world, humankind has also devised fair and just ways of minimizing non-systematic individual acts that cause mental and physical harm, suffering, and death. We have learned to respond justly when this happens, in order to prevent further such acts, and to provide restorative justice to those affected by such acts.Social justice requires the realization of a society in which human thriving and human liberation flourish and human rights are ensured. In such a society, "upstream" at the tributaries of the river of our human civilization, we done primary prevention to minimize systemic human injustice, by dismantling its structural sources (oppression, mechanistic dehumanization, and exploitation). Or we have at least prevented them from producing systematic inequality in opportunities to access satisfiers of our human needs. When such inequalities do exist, we have done secondary prevention "midstream" to rectify those inequalities in access, thus seeking to prevent wrongfully or otherwise unmet human needs. Such unmet human need—without further "downstream" prevention—produce serious harm and unnecessary suffering.At each of these 3 opportunities for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of human injustice, we must act to prevent "inaction in the face of need" (see Camara Phyllis Jones, 2000, https://tinyurl.com/Jones2000OnRacism).What does social justice mean to you? Social justice as a concept is not "owned" by any one particular political point of view. In my profession, we do not discrminate. I am thankful for the Theory of Human Need and Self-Determination Theory, and the work of Gillian Brock on Global Social Justice, as discussed in my "A needs-based partial theory of human injustice: Oppression, Dehumanization, Exploitation, and Systematic Inequality in Opportunities to Address Human Needs," (Dover, 2019, available freely at Humanity & Society at https://www.tinyurl.com/humanliberation and most recent 2023 work: www.tinyurl.com/humanneedsoverview.Unfortunately, I can't save this song (open to kids): If it Were Up to Me by the Advocacy Collective: https://youtu.be/-ydROUwtc3c and her At Least It's Not Terrorism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXiXxY6_pJcThanks to Birkhead-Flight for her music & justice song list: https://www.youtube.com/@butdarlingssongs1218 & Jone Lewis for permission to draw on Music for the Resistance Song List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhjRRDCdAOY88iZTJLSs4ml3UY and to Paul Rowe. Thank you so much to those who over the years have suggested songs which, to them, speak of social justice. For more discussion of this list, see my free substack: https://michaelalandover.substack.com/p/social-justice-song-list-1c1
Feel free to suggest songs by emailing socialjusticesonglist@gmail.com. The 2024-2025 theme for this list is No Peace, No Justice! The views which these songs reflect are my personal views and those of those who suggested them. The best way to listen is Shuffle. Song suggestions welcome. To see if your song is already here: 1. On the right side, pull down the scroll bar once.2. If you see a revolving circle, it is processing.3. Repeat step 1 until it stays down. 4. Then, press Control/F to search for your song.Suggest any song relevant to your social justice vision, for instance, for "trying to get up that great big hill of hope, for a destination" (What's Up, by 4 Non Blondes), or, in other words, "Won't you help to singThese songs of freedom?"- Bob Marley, Redemption SongRemember, as the late Harry Belafonte said, "When the movement is strong, the music is strong."This is not a place for songs that hurt anyone's feelings, or that are objectively or subjectively discriminatory. The list is perhaps weighted in favor of "kinder, gentler" songs as opposed to angrier expressions of opposition to social injustice. Chris Kolb said "turn your anger into resolve," an Ann Arbor rally and vigil following the murder of Matthew Shepard, repeating again, "Turn your anger into resolve." That resolve led to hate crime legislation across the country. Along the way to such social change, music helps! This list does contain controversial and adult content, and even potentially inflammatory expressions. Such songs may be included if the song has artistic, political or educational value.This list may reflect generationally-linked musical preferences, and is certainly not yet adequately multinational and multi-lingual. (For that, see Playing for Change | Song Around the World.)What is social justice? In a just and democratic global civilization, humanity has successfully addressed our basic human needs for physical health and autonomy, including our psychological needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy, which are necessary for optimal physiological and mental health, well-being and social participation. In such a globally just world, humankind has also devised fair and just ways of minimizing non-systematic individual acts that cause mental and physical harm, suffering, and death. We have learned to respond justly when this happens, in order to prevent further such acts, and to provide restorative justice to those affected by such acts.Social justice requires the realization of a society in which human thriving and human liberation flourish and human rights are ensured. In such a society, "upstream" at the tributaries of the river of our human civilization, we done primary prevention to minimize systemic human injustice, by dismantling its structural sources (oppression, mechanistic dehumanization, and exploitation). Or we have at least prevented them from producing systematic inequality in opportunities to access satisfiers of our human needs. When such inequalities do exist, we have done secondary prevention "midstream" to rectify those inequalities in access, thus seeking to prevent wrongfully or otherwise unmet human needs. Such unmet human need—without further "downstream" prevention—produce serious harm and unnecessary suffering.At each of these 3 opportunities for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of human injustice, we must act to prevent "inaction in the face of need" (see Camara Phyllis Jones, 2000, https://tinyurl.com/Jones2000OnRacism... does social justice mean to you? Social justice as a concept is not "owned" by any one particular political point of view. In my profession, we do not discrminate. I am thankful for the Theory of Human Need and Self-Determination Theory, and the work of Gillian Brock on Global Social Justice, as discussed in my "A needs-based partial theory of human injustice: Oppression, Dehumanization, Exploitation, and Systematic Inequality in Opportunities to Address Human Needs," (Dover, 2019, available freely at Humanity & Society at https://www.tinyurl.com/humanliberation and most recent 2023 work: www.tinyurl.com/humanneedsoverview.Unfortunately, I can't save this song (open to kids): If it Were Up to Me by the Advocacy Collective: https://youtu.be/-ydROUwtc3c and her At Least It's Not Terrorism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXiXx...Thanks to Birkhead-Flight for her music & justice song list: https://www.youtube.com/@butdarlingss... & Jone Lewis for permission to draw on Music for the Resistance Song List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list... and to Paul Rowe. Thank you so much to those who over the years have suggested songs which, to them, speak of social justice. For more discussion of this list, see my free substack: https://michaelalandover.substack.com...
Feel free to suggest songs by emailing socialjusticesonglist@gmail.com. The 2024-2025 theme for this list is No Peace, No Justice! The views which these songs reflect are my personal views and those of those who suggested them. The best way to listen is Shuffle. Song suggestions welcome. To see if your song is already here: 1. On the right side, pull down the scroll bar once.2. If you see a revolving circle, it is processing.3. Repeat step 1 until it stays down. 4. Then, press Control/F to search for your song.Suggest any song relevant to your social justice vision, for instance, for "trying to get up that great big hill of hope, for a destination" (What's Up, by 4 Non Blondes), or, in other words, "Won't you help to singThese songs of freedom?"- Bob Marley, Redemption SongRemember, as the late Harry Belafonte said, "When the movement is strong, the music is strong."This is not a place for songs that hurt anyone's feelings, or that are objectively or subjectively discriminatory. The list is perhaps weighted in favor of "kinder, gentler" songs as opposed to angrier expressions of opposition to social injustice. Chris Kolb said "turn your anger into resolve," an Ann Arbor rally and vigil following the murder of Matthew Shepard, repeating again, "Turn your anger into resolve." That resolve led to hate crime legislation across the country. Along the way to such social change, music helps! This list does contain controversial and adult content, and even potentially inflammatory expressions. Such songs may be included if the song has artistic, political or educational value.This list may reflect generationally-linked musical preferences, and is certainly not yet adequately multinational and multi-lingual. (For that, see Playing for Change | Song Around the World.)What is social justice? In a just and democratic global civilization, humanity has successfully addressed our basic human needs for physical health and autonomy, including our psychological needs for relatedness, competence, and autonomy, which are necessary for optimal physiological and mental health, well-being and social participation. In such a globally just world, humankind has also devised fair and just ways of minimizing non-systematic individual acts that cause mental and physical harm, suffering, and death. We have learned to respond justly when this happens, in order to prevent further such acts, and to provide restorative justice to those affected by such acts.Social justice requires the realization of a society in which human thriving and human liberation flourish and human rights are ensured. In such a society, "upstream" at the tributaries of the river of our human civilization, we done primary prevention to minimize systemic human injustice, by dismantling its structural sources (oppression, mechanistic dehumanization, and exploitation). Or we have at least prevented them from producing systematic inequality in opportunities to access satisfiers of our human needs. When such inequalities do exist, we have done secondary prevention "midstream" to rectify those inequalities in access, thus seeking to prevent wrongfully or otherwise unmet human needs. Such unmet human need—without further "downstream" prevention—produce serious harm and unnecessary suffering.At each of these 3 opportunities for primary, secondary and tertiary prevention of human injustice, we must act to prevent "inaction in the face of need" (see Camara Phyllis Jones, 2000, https://tinyurl.com/Jones2000OnRacism).What does social justice mean to you? Social justice as a concept is not "owned" by any one particular political point of view. In my profession, we do not discrminate. I am thankful for the Theory of Human Need and Self-Determination Theory, and the work of Gillian Brock on Global Social Justice, as discussed in my "A needs-based partial theory of human injustice: Oppression, Dehumanization, Exploitation, and Systematic Inequality in Opportunities to Address Human Needs," (Dover, 2019, available freely at Humanity & Society at https://www.tinyurl.com/humanliberation and most recent 2023 work: www.tinyurl.com/humanneedsoverview.Unfortunately, I can't save this song (open to kids): If it Were Up to Me by the Advocacy Collective: https://youtu.be/-ydROUwtc3c and her At Least It's Not Terrorism: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rXiXxY6_pJcThanks to Birkhead-Flight for her music & justice song list: https://www.youtube.com/@butdarlingssongs1218 & Jone Lewis for permission to draw on Music for the Resistance Song List: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLhjRRDCdAOY88iZTJLSs4ml3UY and to Paul Rowe. Thank you so much to those who over the years have suggested songs which, to them, speak of social justice. For more discussion of this list, see my free substack: https://michaelalandover.substack.com/p/social-justice-song-list-1c1
