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community-based development

Pete Seeger’s lessons for we who sing, and we who stand nearby

(Pete Seeger at the Great Hudson River Revival, 2011)    (Post title comes from Seeger’s song, “To My Old Brown Earth”) Last Monday morning sometime after six, I heard the radio talking about Pete Seeger’s career and said aloud, “Oh, no.” Throughout the day and week I read many tributes and memorials in the news… Read More →

Filed Under: NC Field, Theory in Practice, Uncategorized Tagged With: activism, community-based development, environmental stewardship, folk music, Folk Revival, health, Pete Seeger, traditional culture

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