Images of protests from literally around the whole world fill the screen in the new lyric video for I Believe We Will Win by Valerie Orth. People can be seen protesting the murder of Marielle Franco in Brazil, protesting Chinese authoritarian government officials in Hong Kong and teachers protesting the lack of empathy from law makers in the Unites States.
Besides the music, Valerie is an educator and an activist who co-leads Beats By Girlz as well as producing the League Of Badass Women podcast. According to an article from 2010 Valerie’s background was in activism before music: “She campaigned for a women’s studies department at Tufts, organized singer-songwriter benefits, and attended rallies for fair trade and environmental justice. After graduating, Orth took a job with Green Core, then moved to San Francisco and became a labor organizer for Global Exchange. She challenged corporate behemoths like Proctor & Gamble, joined the fight for fair-trade coffee, and traveled to China to consolidate worker support. She led the effort to pass San Francisco’s anti-sweatshop law in 2005.”
For this song Valerie gathered 30 artists and activists to help chant the words “I belive we will win” in 15 languages. I Believe We Will Win is part of Valerie’s upcoming album Rabbit Hole which will be released on December 4th, 2020.
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