Protest in Harmony
...is an Edinburgh-based radical singing group.
We meet one Saturday each month to learn songs of freedom and struggle from around the world. All are welcome.
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Category Archives: Street singing
Events we participated in over the past year
17th June: Women’s International League for Peace and Freedom at the Mound 23–25th June : Street Choirs in Leicester 29th June: North Edinburgh women singing at the City Chambers to protest benefit cuts 1st July: React Ceilidh to support refugees 8th July: … Continue reading
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More street singing
Protest in Harmony singing ‘Refugees are Welcome here’ at the Scottish Green Party event outside Parliament in June to show support for staying in EU just before the Parliamentary debate. Some of us were able to be at the vigil … Continue reading
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Street Choirs Festival, Leicester, 2016
What a wonderful time we had in Leicester for the weekend of the Street Choirs Festival. 30 choirs, the vast majority being politically engaged, gathered for a fabulous concert given by local musicians and comedians, a great massed sing … Continue reading
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Campaign Against the Arms Trade
On 12 December around 35 of us braved the cold to take part in our annual fundraising sing for the Campaign against the Arms trade. Ably encouraged by our inspirational song leaders, we sang a very satisfying medley of … Continue reading
We Speak Earth
Members of Protest in Harmony joined singers from the Open Community Singing Group, Portobello Community Choir and Wildfire to sing a Sami Yoik, We Speak Earth, in support of the Sami community which will be devastated by the increasing effects … Continue reading
Body Bags on Portobello Beach
About 15 singers joined Amnesty campaigners as they launched the “Don’t Let Them Drown” campaign on Sunday 26th April. Volunteers zipped themselves into body bags on Portobello beach to highlight “the UK’s shameful response to the rapidly escalating migrant crisis in … Continue reading
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International Workers’ Memorial Day
International Workers’ Memorial Day 28th April 2015 Protest in Harmony is proud to be part of this moving ceremony which is held annually at the Workers’ Memorial Day Tree in Princes Street Gardens. We join with politicians, trade unionists, workers and … Continue reading
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Buy Nothing Day video
Here’s a video of the singing for Buy Nothing Day: Thanks to Daniel Killeen for this!
Buy Nothing Day
On November 27th, Protest in Harmony members celebrated Buy Nothing Day with street singing in central Edinburgh. Here are some photos: (Photos by Jane Lewis)