Freedom Singers - Gonna Take Us All

Who We Are

Music has always been a vital component of social change. In the 50’s and 60’s singing played a large part in the social justice movement. The mission of our group is to bring songs back to our current rallies, marches and other events in support of peace, environmental, political, racial and social justice issues. Our goal is to resurrect Jon Fromer's Freedom Song Network which for a quarter of a century raised their voices for justice and freedom. We sing songs that people can sing along with us.

HOW WE WILL ACCOMPLISH OUR GOALS

Members of our group will attend San Francisco Bay Area events that promote a healthy, safe, equitable world to sing songs suitable for all attending to join in. We are all volunteers and there will be no charge for our appearance at the events.

We welcome anyone who wants to simply sing, can play a musical instrument or help with coordination. Please contact us (see contact info below) to be added to our list of members or if you want us to perform at one of your organization's events.

OUR NEXT EVENTS

Seniors of Peace sing-a-longs the 4th Friday of each month from 4 - 5pm at the corner of Miller and Camino Alto in Mill Valley

Freedom Singer Wayne Lechner sing-a-longs every Saturday from 1 - 3pm at the Santa Venetia Post Office (corner of Civic Center drive and North San Pedro Road) to make the public aware of our issues and the need to ACT NOW! Wayne will lead us with his guitar in the old Pete Seeger type songs from the 60's for social justice, peace and our environment. If you want to join often or on occasion please email Marilyn Price mprice@the-acorn.com and I will get you in touch with Wayne. Remember every action we do is important!

VIDEOS OF OUR PAST EVENTS

Click on the events listed below to go to the links

11/18/17 Mill Valley Community Action Network's Anniversary Event Video by Fabrice Florin

7/26/17 Reed Fromer leading us in Song at the Redwoods Retirement Community Video by Fabrice Florin

1/14/18 Democracy Cafe event 360° video created by Gary Yost. To look all around, swipe the video while it plays

2/18/18 2/18/18 Demo Cafe Youth in Action video created by Phyllis Florin

5/28/18 Democracy Cafe's Art Float at the Mill Valley Memorial Day Parade

9/27/18 Freedom Singers singing at one of our member's Sukkot dinner

9/15/18 Freedom Singers perform at Environmental Conference attended by 700 people called "Getting to Paris Without Stopping In Washington" Listen to us sing This Little Light of Mine and Soon and Very Soon (filmed by Fabrice Florin)

12/9/18 Freedom Singers perform at Resilient Neighborhoods and Sustainable San Rafael holiday party. (the 5 videos below were filmed by Fabrice Florin.)

• One Small Planet • While Light Christmas • This Land is Your Land • We Shall Overcome • Blowin’ in the Wind

9/8/2019 Freedom Singers perform at Resilient Neighborhoods Party Benefit (Video by Fabrice Florin - GreenChange.net) Also watch Flemish Artists sing this song and learn more about this popular climate anthem, which was first released in Belgium and has now been sung by tens of thousands around the world HERE

12/17/19 Freedom Singers singing at Trump Impeachment Rally

4/24/22 Freedom Singers full 12 minute video of us at Green Change's Earth 2050 event HERE

4/24/22 Freedom Singers practicing at Green Change's Earth 2050 event HERE

4/24/22 Freedom singers perform at Green Change's Earth 2050 event Sing for the Climate Medley 1 Medley 2

3-21-23 Freedom Singers at Third Act's 3-21-23 Stop Dirty Banking Wells Fargo rally singing God Bless America HERE and Oily Banker Stop Polluting Me HERE

4-23-23 Freedom Singers singing at Earth Day 2023 in Mill Valley HERE Kevin Morrison begins with an introduction to Earth Day activities while we are on the stage with him and then introduces us at 5 minutes into the video. We sing for about 16 minutes.

9-17-23 Freedom Singers at the Mill Valley Cafe and Bookstore Depot in support of March to End Fossil Fuels in New York HERE

12-5-24 Freedom Singers sing-along at the Mill Valley Cafe and Bookstore Depot HERE

1-18-25 Freedom Singers sing-along at People's March Rally at San Rafael City Plaza (view 3 short videos of us leading all in song Video 1 Video2 Video 3

5-1-25 Freedom Singers singing Solidarity Forever at May Day event in San Rafael HERE

9-4-25 Freedom Singers singing This Land is Your Land This Land at our in person get together HERE

9-4-25 Freedom Singers singing We Shall Overcome at our in person get together HERE

9-21-25 Freedom Singers singing part of We Shall Overcome on Sun Day 9-21-25 HERE