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Using Our Voices in Song for Freedom’s Sake - Benjamin Mertz - C0614
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Benjamin Mertz is a bi-racial man who is the Director of Diversity & Inclusion for the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute (BECI). He serves on the board of directors of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and is the founder and director of the Joyful Noise! Gospel Singers. He’s a composer, performer, and song leader who specializes in the music of the Black Spiritual tradition and is a human rights and racial justice activist. When not performing music he writes and speaks on issues of racial justice, economic justice and Black History, and he works on creating interfaith and interracial alliances. He can often be found leading songs at benefit concerts, vigils, protest actions, sacred services, and workshops. His albums include: Climbing Up the Mountain (Benjamin Mertz 2019) and I Dream: Joyful Noise! Gospel Singers (Joyful Noise! Gospel Singers 2020)
Interview Date: 5/13/2024 Tags: Benjamin Mertz, Civil Rights music, oral tradition, protest events, San Quentin prison, musical benefits, Alabama freedom singers, Sister Mamie Brown, Pete Seeger, Malvina Reynolds, Music, Social Change/Politics
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Benjamin Mertz is a bi-racial man who is the Director of Diversity & Inclusion for the Berkeley Executive Coaching Institute (BECI). He serves on the board of directors of the Interfaith Movement for Human Integrity and is the founder and director of the Joyful Noise! Gospel Singers. He’s a composer, performer, and song leader who specializes in the music of the Black Spiritual tradition and is a human rights and racial justice activist. When not performing music he writes and speaks on issues of racial justice, economic justice and Black History, and he works on creating interfaith and interracial alliances. He can often be found leading songs at benefit concerts, vigils, protest actions, sacred services, and workshops. His albums include: Climbing Up the Mountain (Benjamin Mertz 2019) and I Dream: Joyful Noise! Gospel Singers (Joyful Noise! Gospel Singers 2020)
Interview Date: 5/13/2024 Tags: Benjamin Mertz, Civil Rights music, oral tradition, protest events, San Quentin prison, musical benefits, Alabama freedom singers, Sister Mamie Brown, Pete Seeger, Malvina Reynolds, Music, Social Change/Politics
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