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Activist Musician Accelerator

A ground-breaking collaboration among activist artists, social service organizations and community organizations to deepen the impact of innovative, music-driven programming - the first incubator of its kind for social change musicians and their communities.

For Musical Activists
Are you an artist with an idea for changing your community through music?
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For Community Partners
Are you looking for creative, solution-oriented ways to revitalize your community?
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For Supporters
Are you a supporter ready to activate new generations of musical change agents in service to our communities?
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“Music opens the heart so the mind can learn.”

Music to Life founder, Noel Paul Stookey

Voices of Musical Activism

Music2Life House Concert Oct25
Accelerating Change House Concert: Oct. 25, 2020
Empowering Rural Youth We invite you to a virtual evening with: EmZ, DJ Sean and GeNreal DATE: Sunday, October 25, 2020 TIME: 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET ARTIST: Em Z ARTIST: DJ Sean ...
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Emilia Dahlin, Myles Bullen and Noel Paul Stookey
Accelerating Change House Concert: Sept. 13, 2020
The Art of Belonging DATE: Sunday, September 13, 2020 TIME: 5pm PT / 7pm CT / 8pm ET Learn more about the artist/activists from this performance: Emilia Dahlin, Myles Bullen and Noel ...
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Gina Chavez: Uplifting Oppressed Women in Latin America
Gina Chavez: Uplifting Oppressed Women in Latin America
Music and social activism have intertwined throughout Gina Chavez’s career as a Latinx bilingual folk-pop singer. Gina began writing music while living in Argentina. Later she spent eight mo...
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Tem Blessed: Inspiring Youth to Fight for a Just & Healthy Planet
Tem Blessed: Inspiring Youth to Fight for a Just & Healthy Planet
“Life, Liberation, and Hip Hop culture: this is why I make music. It’s more than music to me; it’s a movement. I make art to shine light and fulfill my purpose on this planet.” Born in We...
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Naima Shalhoub: Dignity and Meaning for Women in Prison
Naima Shalhoub: Dignity and Meaning for Women in Prison
Naima Shalhoub is a Lebanese American vocalist, songwriter, and educator for social justice. A former educator in the public school system, Naima spent a year facilitating weekly “Music and ...
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Emilia Dahlin: Facilitating the Voices of Immigrant Mothers
Emilia Dahlin: Facilitating the Voices of Immigrant Mothers
Photo: Lauryn Hottinger If a picture paints a thousand words, it can also forever change a life. That’s what happened to musician Emilia Dahlin when she saw the starkly haunting images o...
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Myles Bullen: Musical Healing Beyond Prison Walls
Myles Bullen: Musical Healing Beyond Prison Walls
Creativity, connection and community... That's what encompasses the work of Myles Bullen, a Native American musician, poet and performer from Portland, Maine—and one of Music to Life's No...
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Each Accelerator’s ROI (Return on Investment) is measured through

Community Impact

Accelerator projects typically influence thousands of people in one or more of the following action areas:

Galvanize Supporters
Raise Awareness
Support Vulnerable Populations

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