We created the Four Roads to Freedom project as a joyous reminder that people don’t just cry out for social justice. We can sing out, too.

In concert and conversations, Four Roads to Freedom brings our community together to explore four powerful movements for justice and equality across cultures and history.

• Black Civil Rights anthems rooted in the legacy of slavery and the ongoing struggle for racial justice
• Irish rebel music expressing resistance and the fight for independence
• South American Nueva Canción, confronting dictatorship and political repression
• Yiddish labor songs born from early 20th-century worker movements, including the tragedy of the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory fire

Discover how music has served as a voice for dignity, resistance, and hope throughout history—and how those struggles continue to resonate today.

Detailed information about the musicians, movements, and educational programming can be found HERE.

SPONSORS

TRAILBLAZER
Beveridge Family Foundation
Cohen Musicant Family Fund
Markham-Nathan Fund for Social Justice

PATHFINDER
DA Sullivan
Harold Grinspoon Foundation
Jewish Federation of Western Massachusetts
Robyn Newhouse Charitable Fund

ADVOCATE
Davis Financial Group
Greenfield Savings Bank
Northampton Arts Council

PARTNER
Beit Ahavah
BOMBYX Center for Arts & Equity
Congregation B'nai Israel
David Ruggles Center for History & Education
First Churches
Florence Congregational Church
Haydenville Congregational Church
Hispanic American Library
Jewish Community Center of Springfield
Unitarian Society of Northampton and Florence
Yiddish Book Center

+++JOIN US FOR A WEEK OF EVENTS+++

Our Voices, Our Stories
Celebrating 30 years of Queer Activism in the Valley
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 15
7:30 - 9:30 PM
First Churches of Northampton, Northampton, MA
Register at https://www.firstchurches.org/

Spanish Language Family Concert
with Nicolas Emden
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Hispanic American Library, Springfield, MA
Register at https://www.hispanicamericanlibrary.org/

PRE-CONCERT VOTER REGISTRATION
Register to vote for the November Elections
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 17
6:00-7:00 pm
Bombyx Center for Arts & Equity, Florence, MA

Exploring the Yiddish World Guided Tours
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
11:00 AM  &  1:00PM
Yiddish Book Center, Amherst,  MA
Learn more at: https://www.yiddishbookcenter.org/

Supporting Trans and Gender Expansive Community Members
with TranslateGender
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
11:30-1:00 pm
Unitarian Society of Northampton & Florence, Northampton, MA
Learn more at: https://uunorthampton.org/

Historic Underground Railroad Tour of Northampton
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 18
1:00 - 3:00 PM
David Ruggles Center, Northampton, MA
Register at: https://davidrugglescenter.org/