Holly Near may have begun her career as an actor on TV shows like
The Mod Squad, but her most notable work has been that of humanitarian. In addition to her countless original protest songs, Holly is an extraordinary advocate for both the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the National Organization of Women (NOW). She was nominated one of 1000 women for the Nobel peace prize. A good portion of
her Web site is dedicated to activist resources and information about her humanitarian work.
The Peace Movement
One of Holly's earliest performances was at a VFW-sponsored event, and by the time she was in high school, she was singing with the Freedom Singers, a group of folksingers inspired by
the Weavers. She toured the Pacific with Jane Fonda in 1971, supporting the movement of GIs against the war. By the mid-70s, Holly was touring the country, singing in union halls, performing her feminist and anti-war folk songs, which she also recorded on her own independent record label.
People's Rights
Well before the women's singer/songwriter boom of the 1990s, Holly Near was singing out for women's rights, civil rights, the rights of the American worker and the American farmer, LGBT rights, and peace in the face of an unpopular war.
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