Social Justice Songs
Here are links to the lyrics for songs with social justice themes. In order to listen to them, just do a quick YouTube search for the title and artist.
Featured Song: Figureheads--Social Justice
Video Link
Figureheads--Good Friends video link
John Legend--Glory
Bars and Melody--Hopeful Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Rf5qDuq7M (this is the Britian's got talent episode with two young performers who sing about bullying.
Little Mix--Wings
Fifth Harmony--Brave, Honest, Beautiful
Michael Jackson--Man in the Mirror
Midnight Oil--Dreamworld
Midnight Oil--Bed Are Burning
Andra Day--Rise Up
Matisyahu--One Day
Knann--Wavin' Flag
Black Eyed Peas--Where is the Love
Bob Dylan--Blowin in the Wind
Bob Marley--Get Up, Stand Up
Cat Stevens--Peace Train
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Fortunate Son
Crosby Stills Nash & Young--Ohio
Feed the World--Do They Know Its Christmas?
John Lennon--Give Peace a Chance
John Lennon--Imagine
Pentatonix--Imagine
Katy Perry--Roar
Macklemore--Same Love
Marvin Gaye--What's Going On
Peter Gabriel--Biko (this song is about Steve Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activitist who was tortured and killed while in police custody)
Prince--When Will We Be Paid
Sam Cooke--A Change is Gonna Come
Sara Bareilles--Brave
Sly and the Family Stone--Everyday People
Stevie Wonder--Black Man
Stevie Wonder--Living for the City
Taylor Swift--Mean
Tim McGraw--One of These Days
The Specials--Nelson Mandela
The Temptations--Ball of Confusion
Jimmy Cliff--Wonderful World
Featured Song: Figureheads--Social Justice
Video Link
Figureheads--Good Friends video link
John Legend--Glory
Bars and Melody--Hopeful Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g3Rf5qDuq7M (this is the Britian's got talent episode with two young performers who sing about bullying.
Little Mix--Wings
Fifth Harmony--Brave, Honest, Beautiful
Michael Jackson--Man in the Mirror
Midnight Oil--Dreamworld
Midnight Oil--Bed Are Burning
Andra Day--Rise Up
Matisyahu--One Day
Knann--Wavin' Flag
Black Eyed Peas--Where is the Love
Bob Dylan--Blowin in the Wind
Bob Marley--Get Up, Stand Up
Cat Stevens--Peace Train
Creedence Clearwater Revival--Fortunate Son
Crosby Stills Nash & Young--Ohio
Feed the World--Do They Know Its Christmas?
John Lennon--Give Peace a Chance
John Lennon--Imagine
Pentatonix--Imagine
Katy Perry--Roar
Macklemore--Same Love
Marvin Gaye--What's Going On
Peter Gabriel--Biko (this song is about Steve Biko, a South African anti-apartheid activitist who was tortured and killed while in police custody)
Prince--When Will We Be Paid
Sam Cooke--A Change is Gonna Come
Sara Bareilles--Brave
Sly and the Family Stone--Everyday People
Stevie Wonder--Black Man
Stevie Wonder--Living for the City
Taylor Swift--Mean
Tim McGraw--One of These Days
The Specials--Nelson Mandela
The Temptations--Ball of Confusion
Jimmy Cliff--Wonderful World
Social Justice Links
http://youthactivismproject.org/success-stories/ Stories, blog, information on student activism
https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/ Stories, videos, blog, ideas
http://www.dailygood.org/cat/everydayheroes/ Stories of everyday heroes
http://www.kindspring.org/ Stories and ideas for simple kindnesses
http://www.cnn.com/specials/cnn-heroes CNN Everyday heroes. Videos and articles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZZTjm1GoKs 30-minute documentary about a Wisconsin student who was viciously bullied because of his sexual orientation. He then took his abusers to court.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmiaDNq79Uc Short video of a transgendered girl and her story. Mr. Kruska showed this in class.
https://www.randomactsofkindness.org/ Stories, videos, blog, ideas
http://www.dailygood.org/cat/everydayheroes/ Stories of everyday heroes
http://www.kindspring.org/ Stories and ideas for simple kindnesses
http://www.cnn.com/specials/cnn-heroes CNN Everyday heroes. Videos and articles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZZTjm1GoKs 30-minute documentary about a Wisconsin student who was viciously bullied because of his sexual orientation. He then took his abusers to court.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lmiaDNq79Uc Short video of a transgendered girl and her story. Mr. Kruska showed this in class.