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Reflections at the 
Intersection of Great Music
​and Social Change

No More - In Support of Palestine

6/13/2024

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By Jonathan Bristow
"I know we've come a long way,
We're changing day to day, but tell me
Where do the children play?" - Yusuf Cat Stevens
Protester waving Palestinian flag
No more, no more, no more! 😭

No more death.

No more destruction.

No more babies dying.

No more genocide.

No more occupation.

No more war crimes. 

No more funding.

No more weapons.
We join the millions across the world crying out: No more. ✊

The millions crying out: #Ceasefire

The millions crying out: #FreePalestine 🇵🇸

Until there is no more death, no more destruction, no more genocide and no more occupation, we'll keep spinning tunes from our No More playlist in regular rotation.

Music is critical in the fight.

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We believe conscious radio has the power to help make a difference, to change hearts and minds. And so we'll continue our work centering songs and artists that cry out for justice, for love, and for all murder, hate and oppression to cease. 

We stand with Palestine. 🍉

We call for a #ceasefire in Gaza.

But in our anger, our outrage, let us not return hate with hate. 🙏
As we stand together, may we continue to call for the release of hostages. To hold close beloved Israeli families devastated by the terrorist attack on Oct. 7th, alongside the hundreds of thousands of beloved Palestinians and their families ravaged, murdered, displaced and utterly decimated by the ongoing genocide in Gaza and occupied Palestine.

No hate.

Only love. 💜

Only cries for justice.

We stand together. One love. One life. One humanity. 🫶

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utterly decimated by the ongoing genocide in Gaza and occupied Palestine?

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    Jonathan is a queer, recovering pastor, dreamer, seeker, and amplifier in the middle of the mess. Stepping into a lifelong dream in 2021, he created Ascent Radio to offer music lovers a handcrafted radio platform at the intersection of great music and social change. Jonathan lives and breathes music, and believes fiercely in the power of music to draw us together and inspire us toward a better world!

    Alongside his work as the Founder and Director of Ascent, he is a freelance writer, and is author of the blog, Finding Jonathan, where he reflects on his journey of simultaneously losing and finding himself all at once, living through trauma, and learning to love and embrace who he is.

    As a sayer of the words, Jonathan writes content for socially conscious brands, artists and industry professionals. To connect with him about writing on a project that needs beautiful words, connect with him over on his LinkedIn profile, or email at: [email protected]!

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