Protest Playlist
Music motivates! Get pumped to protest with a playlist of music that inspires you and makes you feel bold and determined. Curate a playlist of songs that help you feel hope when despair clouds your vision. Consciously incorporate music into your resilience and determination.
How to do it:
Do you have a “cleaning music” playlist? Create a resistance playlist! What music makes you feel like moving? Makes you feel brave or rebellious? Put it all on a playlist, hit shuffle, and listen while you’re working on your protest signs, a resistance persona, or just going about your day!
Some platforms will let you make shared playlists so you can learn new songs from friends – invite them to help you put together the playlist!
While you’re at it, consider dumping Spotify. There are many great reasons to ditch it including ICE advertising. Switch to Tidal , Qoboz , Bandcamp or other ethical options. (Dump Spotify)
If there are newer/lesser-known artists on your list, give them a boost by sharing their songs on social media, leaving reviews, or tipping/buying merch on their web site.
Inspiration:
Tidal
YouTube, Apple, etc.
- Rolling Stone’s 100 Best Protest Songs
- Paste Magazine’s Top 50 Protest Songs
- Tom Morello (Rage Against the Machine) has a “Fuck Ice” Playlist on Youtube and Spotify.
- Bandcamp list of songs
- YouTube’s protest playlist
- Apple Music’s protest playlist
- Spotify playlist
From friends of Simple Resistance:
“If you don’t like rap, cholo goth, songs that aren’t completely in English or Grrl-influenced rage anthems, this isn’t for you.” Leann’s list
Bear’s folk-centric but diverse list.
If music is your jam, how about making it the core of your resistance? Singing Resistance has hundreds of chapters nationwide. Join on, or learn the songbook and just start singing!
