##THURSDAY * APRIL 15 * 7:30PM
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UMass Campus Center * Room 904
We are told that music and politics have nothing to do with one another, that artists can only entertain and politicking is best left to the politicians. History is full of examples of musicians who dared to stand up and allied themselves with struggles against oppression and exploitation.
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From Billie Holiday to the Clash, from Public Enemy to M.I.A., the evolution of music cannot be separated from the fight for liberation. What does this mean for us today in an era of economic crisis and inequality?
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with Alexander Billet, music journalist and activist, contributor to Z Magazine, SocialistWorker.org, New Politics and the International Socialist Review.
Check out Alex's blog, Rebel Frequencies.
