Category Archives: arts inspiring activism

Music Stirs Public Movements and Special Private Moments

Posted on September 23, 2016 by elisefrancesmiller

Does music play the same role as the visual arts or literature in inspiring social or political action? Listen to “Do You Hear The People Sing” from Les Miserables [press “Skip Ad”!]. We can barely hear the lyrics, but as … Continue reading →

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The Radical View – How Art’s Possibilities Changed America (reprise)

Posted on September 9, 2016 by elisefrancesmiller

[Note: The following is excerpted and updated from my Nov. 2012 blog of the same title–one followed by more readers than any other that year. Please read on to find out why I was inspired to repeat this subject by … Continue reading →

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Art can change minds, inspire action

Posted on August 5, 2016 by elisefrancesmiller

During a discussion at the World Fellowship Center, the family camp devoted to social justice, environment, and peace which I attended last month, I heard one decades-long camper complain that she felt the program had become “lightweight.” “We used to … Continue reading →

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