By Jessica Baron | Executive Director
Greetings, Project Supporters!
I am excited to bring you up to date with the production of our songbook for hope, help, healing and comfort. In response to a series of brutal murders of unarmed Black Americans by police, our society has clearly entered into a time in which many citizens are sharing stories of suffering and loss as the direct result of racism and racial profiling. This is hard for any of us who understand the personal and social devastation these losses are causing. But for children, this violence is particularly hard to process.
GITC's answer is to add songs of resilience and empowerment to the collection as tools to aid the peaceful expression of a desire for racial reckoning in our society, Songs have a long history of supporting nonviolent protest for the cause of social justice. We have also begun offering teaching artist residencies that include these songs- and their history- as a part of musical learning.!
The songbook will be available for free as an online document with accompanying recordings and videos so anyone with access to a computer or smartphone will be able to learn to sing the songs, making a difference for teachers and students everywhere. These songs will stay with students in their memories throughout life, to be sung whenever challenges are great. You are making this possible.
In the meantime, please visit our blog pages listed below in links to learn more about how GITC music in helping to include all students and is addressing the important topic of social justice.
We are thankful you continue to empower us to make it possible. You are love in action, and we are pleased to be your messengers.
With love, hope, help and healing,
Jess
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