Help requested with protest songs

[Rachel Gurevitz <rgurevit...>]

Hi all,

I am writing with a request for your assistance to help me with a list of
songs.  I've been asked to run a workshop at a Jewish conference to
commemorate the UN Declaration of Human rights.  They would like a session
on protest songs associated with various human rights issues over the past
50 years or so.  I have to admit, other than 'We shall overcome' I am a bit
stumped.  I'm sure that as suggestions come in I'll be kicking myself with
'of course! why didn't I think of that!', but in the mean time, your
suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

These could be songs which were actively sung at particular times or for
particular causes, or they could be other songs that happen to deal with
human rights issues in their content.  They don't have to be Jewish, and
they can be in any language (although I guess that English will be the most
helpful).

It would be really helpful if you could send me a title and the original
singer/writer (and if possible the album I might find it on).  If any of
you can think of a particularly good collection of protest songs, that
would also be great (and if anyone has words/songsheets which they would be
willing to pull out for me, I'll be at Hava Nashira in a couple of weeks).

To help spark off some ideas, here are some of the key article themes in
the declaration on human rights:

All humans are born free and equal; equal rights regardless of race,
colour, sex, language, religion, politics etc.; no slavery; no torture; no
arbitrary arrest; freedom of movement and residence within the borders of
their own state; the right to asylum; freedom of thought and religion;
freedom of expression; right to peaceful assembly; right to equal pay for
work; rights to an adequate standard of heath, food, clothing, housing,
medical care and social services; right to education.

Many thanks,

Rachel Gurevitz