Author: Julia Peristerakis
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Julia Peristerakis is Curator, Social movements and change. She oversees the Actions Count and Inspiring Change galleries and has curated several temporary exhibitions.
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Face the music: Canadian musicians and human rights
By Julia Peristerakis
Music is a universal language that transcends geographic and cultural barriers. Music moves us in a way that words alone cannot. But it can do much more than evoke emotion.
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![A woman sitting on a chair with hands clasped looks thoughtfully ahead, as if answering a question.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.49%2C0.14%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2020-10/Jody-Williams-CMHR-Credit-CMHR-Aaron-Cohen.jpg?itok=BfD65oLo)
![Six teenagers and a middle-aged woman stand with their arms around each other and are smiling for the camera. They are all wearing pink shirts.](/sites/prod/files/styles/crop%5Bwidth%5D%3D256%26crop%5Bheight%5D%3D171%26crop%5Bfp%5D%3D0.51%2C0.15%26convert%5Bextension%5D%3Djpeg/public/2019-02/sb-Pink-7Oaks-Mar7.jpg?itok=zn2QN0i9)