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Young Musicians for Social Justice

Young Musicians for Social Justice

By Young Musicians for Social Justice

Young Musicians for Social Justice is a new society based at the University of Leeds, UK, which aims to advocate for the use of music to provide sustainable social justice solutions. We talk with notable scientists, practitioners and musicians who have generously given their time to share their thoughts on the question: "What is the role of music in bringing about social justice?"

Trigger Warning: There will be some engagement with and discussion of sensitive topics which may affect those with lived experiences of any form of prejudice, discrimination or difficulty.
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Capitalist Blues: Challenging the dominant narratives of sex work through the arts

Young Musicians for Social Justice Jun 04, 2021

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LUUMIC: Bringing the student and wider communities of Leeds together through music

LUUMIC: Bringing the student and wider communities of Leeds together through music

This week, Rebecca chats with Emily Dodd and Jacob Wiles from LUUMIC, which stands for Leeds University Union Music Impact in the Community. Emily and Jacob were both on the committee for LUUMIC during the 2020/2021 academic year. We talk about the principles and structure of LUUMIC, how they adapted during the Covid-19 pandemic, and the importance of music for mental well-being amongst students. 

Audio transcripts will be uploaded on to the podcast a few days late. We apologise for anyone who is affected by this, and we thank you for your patience. 

https://www.luu.org.uk/clubs-and-societies/browse-clubs-and-societies/music-impact-in-the-community-luumic/

https://www.facebook.com/luumusicimpactinthecommunity/

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Heart n Soul: Believing in the powers and talents of people with learning disabilities

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Seeing the World Differently: Using music to challenge perceptions inside and outside of the music industry
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Capitalist Blues: Challenging the dominant narratives of sex work through the arts
Jun 04, 202101:11:38
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Bars Beyond Bars: The Art of Decarceration

Bars Beyond Bars: The Art of Decarceration

We are super excited to share our final episode of Series 1! In this episode we chat with Bryonn Bain and Claudia Peña about the relationship between the arts and decarceration movements in the USA. We learn about the Blackout Arts Collective, For Freedoms, the UCLA Centre for Justice, and Bryonn’s ‘Lyrics from Lockdown’ performance. This episode explores the value of lived experience and debates how artists might approach social justice issues. We also get an exciting premiere of their new track with Maya Jupiter (and soon to be movement video) ‘For the Love of Money’. Thank you so much for listening to our first season! Stay tuned because we cannot wait to share season 2 with you all.

This episode has a trigger warning for conversations about incarceration.


For the Love of Money

Written and performed by Bryonn Bain

Featuring Maya Jupiter, Teresa Reynolds and K. Bain

Music by Eliot Bohr ~ featuring Isaiah Gage on cello

Mixed by Csik

Mastered at CDM Studios

Music (Movement) Video coming this summer — directed by Claudia Peña

In collab with For Freedoms


Claudia Peña: https://law.ucla.edu/faculty/faculty-profiles/claudia-l-pena

Bryonn Bain: https://afam.ucla.edu/bryonn-bain/

https://www.bryonn.com/

Lyrics from Lockdown: Lyrics from lockdown | Bryonn Bain | TEDxIronwoodStatePrison

For Freedoms: https://forfreedoms.org/

UCLA Prison Education Program: https://prisoneduprogram.ucla.edu/


Transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/14KyzciHb_yYY4C7AFhd5QTcum0yGvu2N8dv4vdV4tg8/edit?usp=sharing

Large text transcript: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TK-kNEckeVo3DSW1GYw4I_btv5I_U7ep7Pvk4HABF-Q/edit?usp=sharing

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