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NEW from Syracuse Cultural Workers publishing
Good Chants for a Lively Protest
Good Chants is an essential pocket-sized song and chant book, perfect for your next protest. It has all the tools you need to inspire action and create community through song - right at your fingertips! Collected by Ruth Goldbaum, this collection includes some of the best rally chants and zipper songs around.
THE 9x12 LEADER'S EDITION IS CURRENTLY ON BACKORDER. SHIPMENTS MAY TAKE UP TO 3-4 WEEKS. (Note: The 7x10 format of this book is back in stock in good quantity.) Words, guitar chords & sources to 1200 songs (under 2 cents a song in 7x10 format!). All the songs you need for years of great singing! The "15th Anniversary Edition" has many corrections and an easier-to-read index. The book is printed in two formats (both are spiral bound and lie flat): "Standard" 7x10 format and a larger 9x12 format ("Leader's Edition" with 15% larger print).
This package includes 5 copies of the 6x9 staple-bound format of If I Had a Hammer: The Pete Seeger Singalong Songbook plus a copy of the 8x11 spiral format of the same book.
The Quaker Spiritual Journey. Describes 10 elements of the journey with extensive quotes from both early & modern Friends. 228 pp., Inner Light Books, 2016.
The Elements of the Journey:
Awakening
Convincement
Faithfulness
No More Lies or Democracy Dies!
This sticker from Syracuse Cultural Workers has just the right message for today. And it aligns perfectly with our songbook mission to stand for truth and justice through song. Keep singing. Keep hope alive. The emperor is naked today-o!
note: 4 inch diameter circle
This 2015 sequel to Rise Up Singing contains words & chords to 1200 different songs than those in Rise Up Singing. It comes in 2 spiral-bound formats: 7.5"x10" and 9"x12". (Select the format you prefer by clicking on 1 of the 2 options below).
10 copies of the 6x9 staple-bound format of If I Had a Hammer: The Seeger Singalong Songbook plus two copies of the 8x11 spiral-bound version of the same book. Great for small gatherings of family or friends. 48% off list price of $105.
Describes detailed instructions for ongoing small groups designed to help members of a faith community support each others' spiritual gifts and ministries. 109 pp., Inward Light Books, 2019.
Poster art by Favianna Rodriguez. Each month showcases different poster art. This is a perpetual calendar and can be used year after year to note birthdays, anniversaries, messages of empowerment & self care, celebrations, and more! Created in celebration of the 100th anniversary of International Women's Day the birthdays/foundings of 100+ radical women and organizations are noted.
This 2015 sequel to Rise Up Singing contains words & chords to 1200 different songs than those in Rise Up Singing. It comes in 2 spiral-bound formats: 7.5"x10" and 9"x12". (Select the format you prefer by clicking on 1 of the 2 options below).
Buying our songbooks directly from us supports our work! We also sell 3 of Annie's CDs and over 20 Pete Seeger CDs.