the Painting Activist

Here’s musical form of art-meets-activism you should know about:

“Instant Karma: The Amnesty International Campaign to Save Darfur,” the new global “Make Some Noise” project from Amnesty International, seeks to mobilize millions around the urgent catastrophe in Darfur, Sudan. It combines the power of John Lennon’s music recorded by some of the world’s best-known artists, together with cutting-edge forms of instant activism enabled by Internet and mobile technologies…

Yoko Ono generously granted rights to John Lennon’s entire solo songbook to Amnesty International…to use as the centerpiece of this project and to inspire and invigorate a new generation of human rights activists…

More than 50 musical artists, including U2, Christina Aguilera, Lenny Kravitz, Green Day, Ben Harper, and Aerosmith, have joined this international effort that combines John Lennon music, technology, and human rights activism.

I found the album on Rhapsody today and had to share it with you.  If you’re interested in buying it, here’s a link to the cd at Amazon.