Music for change

Ray Bailey and Michael Casimir

These are the reasons why we are aginst the traffic of men-body, as followeth:

There is a saying, that we should do to all men
like as we will be done ourselves;
making no difference of what generation, descent, or color they are.

And those who steal or rob men,
and those who buy or purchase them,
are they not all alike?

Here is liberty of conscience,
which is right and reasonable;
here ought to be likewise liberty of the body,
except of evildoers.

If once these slaves
(which they say are so wicked and stubborn men)
should join themselves fight for their freedom,
and handle their masters and mistresses,
as they did handle them before;
will these masters and mistresses take the sword at hand
and war against these poor slaves, like, as we are able to believe,
some will not refuse to do?

To the end we shall be satisfied on this point,
and satisfy likewise our good friends and acquaintances
in our native country, to whom it is a terror,
or fearful thing, that men should be handled so
in Pennsylvania.

Abortion: Kathryn Moran and Nadirah Waites
 
  Verse 1

That of God in everyone shows our respect
For human life
So women who want to abort their babies
Is hard to agree is right

Verse 2

But we ask you not to discriminate or
To refuse to help them out
Don’t judge these women for you don’t know
How they feel or what their situation is about

Chorus

And as friends in this world we are torn
Between two ideas
Women have a right to a personal choice
But what about the rights of those without a voice?

Verse 3

Overall these women must never be forced
The decision is only hers
The government must never make a legal rule
On either of these views

Chorus

And as friends in this world we are torn
Between two ideas
Women have a right to a personal choice
But what about the rights of those without a voice?
 

Monica Butler and Carolyn Vahey

their struggles wont be undone
a culture of peace will never come
and in the end no one will have won
a war of hate has just begun

as friends we must take a stand
we need to prevent the wrong doings of man
this is not how justice should be found
soon enough there will be no sound

when everything is said and done
no one will be here to clean up the mess
the lives lossed are already to many to count
the question we must ask is when will we realize this war is our demise?

their struggles wont be undone
a culture of peace will never come
and in the end no one will have won
a war of hate has just begun

and now we sit here waiting to decide
how the rest of the world will reside
this hate has spread throughout the land
and the answers to why it is happening is what we are asking for in demand

their struggles wont be undone
a culture of peace will never come
and in the end no one will have won
a war of hate has just begun

Ross Slutsky and Jeff Naids
Gambling is bad. 

Increasing the crime,
The loss of money is mad
Running lives all the time
Gambling is sad.

Tearing families apart,
All the death in our city
Shooting vice through the heart

Chorous:
2x

No need for thugs and for drugs
All we need is some love
A little help from each other
Gambling’s killing a brother

Bringing G-town down
The community’s defeat
All these changes can’t come round
No more women of the street
Taking gambling down
Yeah were 400 strong
We know Trump is a clown
No more problems for long

Chorous:
2x

Some choose lives full of vice
But were making a choice
Saying G-town for life
And you’re hearing our voice

Chorous:
1x

Kyrie Georgiou and Jeff Calhoun

A: Taking an eye for an eye, or a hand off a thief

     It’s horrendous and strictly not our belief

     It’s only debasing our community

    When the judge agrees with the death penalty.

Chorus: The government should do something about this

             But vengeance on a murderer is not justice

             We deny no matter how bad the strife

              To take away another human’s life.

A: Being locked up might be their end

     But you’ll still be able to see their faces again

     Life in prison will never feel right

     But alas you’ll see the morning light again.

Chorus

C: Everyone’s got the light.

Chorus

Alex Weiss and Khaaleedah Smith

Verse #1:
We the Friends’ Peace Testimony is based upon the sacredness of each individual and the unity of all; there is that of God in all people.??Our country’s strength is founded upon the right to freedom of speech, religion, and peaceable assembly.
Verse#2:
We the Friends participated in the founding of this nation. When we gather peacefully to act upon our beliefs according to our consciences
Chorus:
We believe that we are being spied upon because our religious convictions include advocating for nonviolent solutions to conflict.
Verse #3:
Freedom of religion is the primary reason that Friends and other groups emigrated to this country. In this spirit, we cannot and will not in right conscience surrender our religious beliefs.
Chorus:
We believe that we are being spied upon because our religious convictions include advocating for nonviolent solutions to conflict.
Chorus:
We believe that we are being spied upon because our religious convictions include advocating for nonviolent solutions to conflict.