Playing for Change

Playing For Change: Building Schools, One Soulful Note at a Time

Kristi York Wooten | Posted 05.02.2012

Read More: Entertainment News, Playing for Change, Mark Johnson, Grandpa Elliott, World Music, Playing for Change Music, Playing for Change Foundation, World Music Tour, Video, Impact News
Kristi York Wooten

Hyped since its 2004 launch and now in the midst of an expansive international tour, Playing For Change is proving to be so much more than a cover band with multinational cred.

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Make Every Day International Peace Day: At Home or at School

Homa Sabet Tavangar | Posted 11.21.2011

Read More: Red Grammer, Jane Goodall, Education, United Nations, Google Earth, Roots and Shoots, United Nations Association, Dan Zanes, Raising Global Citizens, Parenting, Playing for Change, International Peace Day, Peace, Global Citizens, Parents, Parents News
Homa Sabet Tavangar

How can we create a sense of International Peace Day every day? It takes work, and mindful effort, but it doesn't have to be complicated.

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No, They Are the World

Michal Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Playing-for-Change-Stand-by-Me, Playing for Change, Mark Johnson, Womex, Peace Through Music, Christoph Borkowsky, World News
Michal Shapiro

Playing for Change is not just about making pretty videos. It's about connecting a global community where access to medicine, education, and mutual respect are a given.

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From the Street to Starbucks and Back Again

Norman Lear | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Starbucks, All You Need Is Love, Playing for Change Stand by Me, Playing for Change, Playing for Change DVD, (RED), Impact News
Norman Lear

Today, Starbucks is conducting a live, world-wide sing-along that will span across multiple countries, languages and time zones, featuring artists from around the world singing "All You Need Is Love."

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Jo Versus the Zombies: A Burlesque Fight for Healthcare

Karen Dalton-Beninato | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: New Orleans, Clockwork Elvis, Burlesque, Howlin' Wolf, Blue Dog Democrats, Playing for Change, House of Representatives, Health; Health Care; Health Insurance; Universal Healthcare; Barack Obama; John Mccain; British Healthcare; David Cameron; Hillary Clinton; Mandates; Premiums; Uninsured Millions; United Kingdom; London; Healthcare Reform, Style News
Karen Dalton-Beninato

In one of the last civilized nations to deny universal health care to its citizens, just because we can put on a show, does not mean we should have to.

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10 Ways to Change the World Through Social Media

Max Gladwell | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: White House, Twitter, Social Networking, POSSIBLE TAGS: Social Media, #Greenq, Drupal, recovery.gov, Causecast, Green Living, Playing for Change, Facebook, Ecomonday, Zumbox, Salaam Garage, Rob Reed, Charity Water, Iphone, Green Social Networking, Socialyell, Twestival, Creative Citizen, Social Actions, Max Gladwell, #Ecomonday, 3rd Whale, Myspace, Tweetsgiving, Poprule, Ruby on Rails, Media News
Max Gladwell

Our children will inherit a world profoundly changed by the combination of technology and humanity that is social media.

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Small Good News: Get Up, Stand Up: Mobilizing To A Global Beat

Karen Stabiner | Posted 11.17.2011

Read More: All for Good, Playing for Change, The Giving Life, Small Good News, Healthy Living News
Karen Stabiner

Okay, Susan Boyle has reminded us that you do not need to look beautiful to sound beautiful, and research says that music makes us happy, but we are i...

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HuffPost Reviews: Bob Dylan - Together Through Life / Playing For Change - Songs Around The World

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Americana, Windham Hill, The Huffington Post, New York City Subway, Bono, Native Americans, Grateful Dead, Donny Herron, Sun Records, Higher Octave, Dublin Ireland, Mark Johnson, David Hildago, Blues Rock, The Buena Vista Social Club, George Recile, Oliver Dahan, Reggae, Six Flags, Carmine Street, Monks, Chess Records, Standing in the Shadows of Motown, The Knitting Factory, Willie Dixon, Playing for Change, Bob Dylan, Blues, Los Angeles, New York, Keb' Mo', Roger Ridley, Hulu, World Music, Jackson Browne, New Age, Robert Hunter, The Band, Mike Campbell, Tony Garnier, Soca, Narada, Himalayan, Bob Dylan Review, Huffpost Review, Music Review, Entertainment News
Mike Ragogna

Together Through Life is a tonic whose pace is moderate, music is organic, lyrics are intelligent, and feel is refreshingly human.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Mike Ragogna

Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

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Figuring Out How To Play For "Change"

Jonathan Walls | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: TFF 2008, Tff, Tribeca Film Festival, Playing for Change, Tribeca Film Festival 2008, Entertainment News
Jonathan Walls

To ponder our path is overwhelming, but when I simplify its core, I realize we are all still humans being and we are all one.

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