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WOMEN, SONG and the LABOR MOVEMENT, Part V: "HOW I GOT OVER"

 

 

John Steinbeck said, “We learn a great deal about people by listening to their music. Listen to their songs, for into the songs go the anger, fears and frustrations, the hopes and aspirations.”

 

I have created a series of videos that highlight the role of women in the labor movement. Each video portrays an event and includes a song that is related to the event or to the labor movement in general.  

 

The subjects of this video, the fifth in the series, are the first woman on the cover of Time Magazine, Addie Wyatt, and the song “How I Got Over.”  In addition to Addie’s work in the labor and women’s movements, Addie was deeply committed to the Civil Rights’ movement. She helped organize the 1963 March on Washington, which celebrates it’s fiftieth anniversary on August 28th.  

 

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AWoW MULTICULTURAL SPECTACULAR AT LEHMAN COLLEGE

Koro
Koro

On April 25, 7PM, Artists Without Walls, in conjunction with the Irish, Mexican and African-American communities of Lehman College, will be be presenting an outstanding blend of multi-cultural entertainment at Lehman.

Annette Homann
Annette Homann

 

Performers from Africa, Europe, the Caribbean and the United States will be coming together–some will be performing together–during AWoW’s second visit to Lehman. Last November AWoW brought it’s multicultural show to Lehman and performed in front of a standing room only crowd. 

 

Owen and Moley O Suilleabhain
Owen and Moley O Suilleabhain

Included in this year’s performance will be Nigerian spoken word artist, Koro, Irish singers and composers Owen and Moley O’Suilleabhain, Irish playwright Seamus Scanlon, German violinist Annette Homann, and Costa Rican dancer and choreographer Xio Evans.

 

Billy Barrett
Billy Barrett

 

 

Plenty of local talent will be participating, as well. Writer Billy Barrett, jazz artist Antoinette Montague, singer/songwriters Salina Sias and Honor Finnegan, and chanteuse and accordionist Marni Rice will all be hand. It promises to be a spectacular evening of entertainment. 

 

For more info you can follow this blog–we’ll be posting updates–or write to info@artistswithoutwalls.com