Events

Events at which Raised Voices have sung are shown below.
Future and more recent events are shown on the Home page.

2022

8 Dec: Busking at Bond Street Station for Health Poverty Action
19 Nov: at the protest organised by CND to stop USA nukes coming to Lakenheath.
12 Nov: at the COP27 Coalition's London march, starting with a protest outside the Shell building near the London Eye.
5 Nov: at the People's Assembly National Demonstration calling for an end to the many crises caused by the government prioritising profit over people.
4 Nov: protest against the Energy Charter Treaty which allows UK companies to sue other countries for hundreds of millions of pounds if they ban fracking or other climate-wrecking fossil fuel mining. Event organised by Friends of the Earth, War on Want and Global Justice Now.

Raised Voices singing at Exit the ECT event. Photo by Andrea Domeniconi.

5 Sept: singing to protest against the UK government's proposal to fly refugees to Rwanda outside the Royal Courts of Justice. Event organised by Stand Up To Racism, Care4Calais and the TUC.
26 August: singing at the Stop Jackdaw! 'die-in' that FossilFreeLondon organised as a memorial to those who have suffered from Shell's actions around the world and as a protest against the government's approval of Shell's Jackdaw oil field.
18 July: singing in support of Campaign Against Arms Trade's and Action for Peace group's protest against the Farnborough International Airshow.
25 June: at the Day of Action for Peace in Ukraine, organised by Stop the War and CND, who were demanding peace and de-escalation in Ukraine, no NATO expansion, and withdrawal of Russian troops.

Raised Voices at Stop Jackdaw protest. Photo by Pascal Hartig

18 June: at the TUC rally and march to protest about the rising cost of living, stand up for the causes we believe in, and to Demand Better from the government.
7 June: March on the Met, in memory of Bibaa Henry and Nicole Smallman, two years after they were tragically murdered. Police failed to respond when they went missing, then officers took ‘selfies’ with their bodies. Raised Voices joined those rallying at the beginning of the march to sing “Say Their Names”, a song dedicated to Bibaa’s and Nicole’s memory.
21 May: at CND's Stop USA nukes coming to Lakenheath. RAF Lakenheath is a US Air Force base in Suffolk, which is expected to be the British site to host USA nuclear weapons.
15 May: Raised Voices sang at Conscientious Objectors Day, the first in-person ceremony since 2019. Held in Tavistock Square, it commemorates, "men and women conscientious objectors all over the world and in every age".
14 May: at the National Demonstration and March "End Apartheid -- Free Palestine", protesting against 74 years of Nakba (the catastrophe).
7 May: Raised Voices sang at Highbury and Islington station in support of the International Day of Action for Peace in Ukraine, called by the Stop the War Coalition.
9 April: at the march from Hyde Park towards Trafalgar Square organised by Extinction Rebellion to persuade governments to act on the Climate and Ecological Emergency.
26 March: at the Campaign Against Arm Trade's Vigil for Yemen, in protest against the UK sending arms to Saudi which are being used against Yemen.
19 March: Raised Voices and Well Red choir sang at the TUC March Against Racism and UN Anti-Racism Day National Demo.
26 February: at the SOS NHS National Day of Action to support their demand for emergency funds for the NHS in order to save lives now, a fully publicly owned NHS to guarantee free healthcare for future generations and fair pay for all NHS staff.
21 February: Members of Raised Voices sang at the demo against the Nationality and Borders Bill.
12 February: Raised Voices sang at two demos.
- At 12 noon, the Stop the War protest against the war in Yemen and the UK's support for and supplying of arms to Saudi Arabia.
- At 1pm, the People's Assembly demo protesting the Cost of Living Crisis.
15 January: Raised Voices sang for the Right to Protest at the KillTheBill demo against the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill which was (and now is) an attack on our right to protest.

2021

7 Dec: supporting Friends of the Earth, who took the UK government to court over its proposed $1billion funding for a huge gas project in Mozambique. Mozambique needs green investment, not fossil fuel funding.

Raised Voices singing at Hiroshima Day 2021

6 November: Raised Voices joined the Global Day of Action for Climate Justice, coinciding with the mid-point of COP26 in Glasgow, and sang a selection of songs about the climate emergency.
23 October: Members of Raised Voices sang at the South Bank in support of The Walk, an innovative public art project bringing together artists, community groups and humanitarian organisations. The Walk features 'Little Amal' a 3.5 metre tall puppet of a young refugee girl, representing all displaced children.
18 September: Climate Action Songs - workshop and performance at Victoria Tower Gardens, Millbank, as part of Great Big Green Week.
29 August: Members of Raised Voices sang at “A celebration of Camden – Abu Dis links” at the Calthorpe Project, Gray’s Inn Road.
6 August: Raised Voices sang at the Hiroshima Memorial Day in Tavistock Square. Click here for the online recording of the event.
26 June: Supporting the People’s Assembly National Demonstration: “The Tories Must GO! – After Covid Demand A New Normal”. We joined the “Nurses not Nukes” bloc.
12 June: Singing at the Stop Arming Israel rally in Whitehall, called by PSC, supported by Stop the War.
22 May: Raised Voices sang at the National Demo for Palestine, marching from Victoria Embankment to Hyde Park.
15 May: March for Palestine - we sang at this huge demo called by PSC, supported by Stop the War, CND and others, to commemorate Nakba Day and also in response to the Israeli bombing of Gaza in the previous few days, and to the evictions in Sheikh Jarrah.
15 May: A video of Raised Voices singing "Who Do They Think They Are?", which was shown at the online Conscientious Objectors Day.
11 May: Singing at Emergency Protest for Sheikh Jarrah, organised by PSC, Stop the War and other organisations to protest against the evictions of Palestinian families from their homes in Sheikh Jarrah in occupied Jerusalem.
1 May: Protest against the Police, Crime, Sentencing & Courts Bill (Kill the Bill National Day of Action). This bill would give the police powers to ban protests based on lowered thresholds around risk of noise or disruption, and proposes severe new penalties.

2020

23 Aug: Five of us sang at a small Black Lives Matter demonstration in Perivale in August 2020 on Slavery Remembrance Day (the organisers ensured that it was Covid-safe with masks and distancing).
18 Jul: A few of us sang in support of an XR campaign for Hammersmith Bridge to be designated car-free when it reopens (the organisers ensured that it was Covid-safe with masks and distancing).
13 Mar: Singing in support of the University College Union - UCL branch in their strike action.
7 Mar: Raised Voices own memorial for Cynthia. Photos and videos of the event can be seen here.
14 Feb: Supporting the UK Student Climate Network (UKSCN) in their climate strike.
4 Jan: Singing at Celebrating Cynthia, a memorial event for Cynthia Cockburn - peace activist, writer and longtime Raised Voices member, who died in 2019.

2019

Raised Voices singing with Extinction Rebellion in April 2019 at Waterloo Bridge

29 Nov: Singing at the General Climate Strike by UKSCN, London
7–12 Oct: Various singing events with International Rebellion for XR, London
20 Sep: Joining the Global Day Climate Strike, London
4/7 Sep: Singing against the DSEI Arms Trade Fair and in support of the Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, London
6 Aug: Singing at Hiroshima Day, London
4 Jun: Protesting the UK state visit of Donald Trump, London
15 May: Singing with others at the International Conscientious Objectors day at Tavistock Sq., London
15 Apr: Participating in the International Rebellion Day of Extinction Rebellion, London
30 Mar: Performing at an event at the Café Palestina, London
23 Mar: Put it to the People march campaigning for a final vote by the country on the Brexit deal, London
Listen to the American Public Media podcast about us at the demo.
11 Mar: Supporting FoE and others at the Royal Courts of Justice against the third runway at Heathrow, London
22 Feb: Fracking protest at Centrica's HQ, London, with Reclaim the Power and Fuel Poverty Action Group
14 Feb: Busking in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians at Highbury & Islington tube station, London

2018

1 Dec: Singing against the Together for Climate Justice rally in London, UK, ahead of the UN climate talks held in Katowice, Poland

American Public Media reporting on RV performing at Put It To The People march in March 2019 (Click to listen)

17 Nov: Singing against racism and fascism at the Nation Unity demonstration in London, UK
20 Oct: Singing at the March for the People's Vote on Brexit, London, UK
11 Oct: Singing in support of the Let Communities Decide campaign against fracking in London, UK
10 Oct: Singing at the book Launch “Singing for our Lives”, London, UK
22 Sep: Women's Hall Community Festival celebrating the East London Federation of Suffragettes, London, UK
8 Sep: Singing at the occasion of the Rise up for the Climate march, London, UK
6 Aug: Singing at Hiroshima Day, London, UK
13 Jul: Singing with other campaign choirs as a big choir to protest the visit of Donald Trump, London, UK
29–30 Jun: Singing with many other choirs at National Street Choirs Festival in Brighton, UK
22 Jun: Singing our “refugees welcome” songs at the book launch of “Looking to London: Stories of War, Escape and Asylum”

Raised Voices busking to raise funds for Medical Aid for Palestinians in 2019.

15 May: Singing with others at the International Conscientious Objectors Day, London
16 Apr: Singing against Military Intervention in Syria, Parliament Square, London
23/24 Mar: Workshop and performance around the Camden Abu Dis Friendship Association's (CADFA's) event titled “Palestinian Women Speak Out: Women and youth in Palestine now”
11 Mar: Fukushima Anniversary March, London
3 Feb: Raised Voices participated in the People's Assembly's NHS in Crisis March, London
29 Jan: Raised Voices sang at the launch of the Index on Censorship’s magazine, What Price Protest?, London
25 Jan: Raised Voices sang songs about Palestine at the Café Palestina’s official opening celebration, North London

2017

Raised Voices singing at the People's Assembly Anti-Austerity demo in Apr 2016.

7 Dec: Busking in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians at Wembley tube station, London
4+7 Nov: Supporting a national march on 4 Nov at the centenary of the Balfour Declaration to demand justice and equal rights for Palestinians and singing in protest at the celebration of the Balfour Declaration on 7 Nov at the Royal Albert Hall, London
14 Oct: Performing at the book launch of “Looking to London: Stories of War, Escape and Asylum”, SOAS, London
9 Sep: Singing at the blockade of the biennial UK Arms Trade Fair, London
6 Aug: Performing two songs at Hiroshima Day commemorations, London
20 Jul: Busking in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians at Highbury & Islington tube station, London
23–25 Jun: Singing with 48 other choirs at National Street Choirs Festival in Kendal, UK
22 Apr: March for Science, London
8 Apr: Singing at the AGM of the Women's International League for Peace and Freedom (WILPF)
30 Mar: Performance of a collection of protest songs at “Radical Voices Aloud” at the University of London
4 Mar: Our NHS demo in London
21 Jan: Womens' March on London

2016

Raised Voices singing at a 38Degrees NHS event

Raised Voices at a 38Degrees NHS event in 2015.

8 Dec: Busking in support of Medical Aid for Palestinians at Earl's Court tube station, London
2 Dec: Bringing political song to the South Bank Centre's Winter Festival, London
29 Oct: Demo against fracking with Friends of the Earth at Barclays Bank branches in London
17 Sep: Demo to welcome refugees and stand up to racism, London
25 Aug: Busking at Angel tube station, London
8 Aug: Singing at the Hiroshima-Nagaski fast, London
6 Aug: Singing at Hiroshima Day, London
18 Jul: Stop Trident demox , London
16 Jul: Anti-Austerity demo, London
24-26 Jun: Street Choirs Festival in Leicester
18 Jun: Kill the Housing bill demo, London
15 May: Singing with others at the International Conscientious Objectors Day, Tavistock Squre, London
8 May: Backwards March by the Campaign against Climate Change, London
16 Apr: Anti-Austerity demo by the People's Assembly, London
19 Mar: National Stand Up To Racism demo, London
13 Mar: Housing bill demo
12 Mar: Joe Hill workshop, Sheffield
27 Feb: Stop Trident demo by Campaign for Nuclear Disarmament, London
30 Jan: Housing demo