‘We always have to believe that ultimately, we will be able to change the world’
In an interview at the Royal Festival Hall in 2017, the academic, writer and activist Angela Davis spoke about envisioning the future within the context of racism and discrimination.
The protests in the US and the UK about the death of George Floyd, police brutality and the wider issues of institutionalised racism and injustice in our society highlight how much conversations like this need to be heard.
The Southbank Centre stands in support and solidarity with our staff, our artists and all communities who are voicing their anguish and anger at the moment.
More than ever, we need to listen to the artists, thinkers and changemakers who contemplate the central problems of our times and imagine something different and better.
A Change is Gonna Come: Powerful Protest Songs
Public Enemy, Sam Cooke, Gil Scott-Heron: open your ears to a mighty selection of protest songs past and present. Our playlists were curated in 2018 by performers at a concert of music for human rights at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
Make tracks
Plug in for toe-tapping music
Missing the sweet sound of your colleagues’ voices? Try one of our playlists to fill the silence or to accompany your lunchtime dance around the room. We’ve got mixtapes hand-picked by Joan As Police Woman, Marius Neset and Susheela Raman, to name a few.
Lend us an ear
Learn something new with our podcasts
Our podcast series features conversations with great writers, comedians, thinkers and musicians. Consider women on the page with Roxane Gay, spend an evening with Roger Daltrey or mull mental health and creativity with Matt Haig and Jordan Stephens.
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