Let My People Go

Last month, Brooklyn Community Bail Fund, Jews For Racial & Economic Justice, Never Again Action, New Sanctuary Coalition, and the New York Immigrant Freedom Fund joined forces to launch the Let My People Go campaign, to bail people out of jail and immigration detention, and demand that Governor Cuomo and Mayor de Blasio #FreeThemAll. Just in time for the first night of Passover, nine musicians and over thirty singers came together to set our demands to music. The ensemble features Black Jews and other Jews of Color, professional singers and passionate amateurs, and people from every background — all united in outrage over the government’s indifference to the lives of incarcerated New Yorkers. Bailing people out of ICE detention: https://nyimmigrantfreedom.org/let-my-people-go/ Bailing people out of Rikers and New York City jails: https://www.covidbailout.org/ Special thank you to Akeem Browder and the Kalief Browder Foundation: https://www.kaliefbrowderfoundation.com/ Video Credits: Ganessa James - Guitar Michael Winograd - Clarinet Tova Harris - Violin David Lusterman - Cello Chanell Crichlow - Tuba & Flugabone Jackie Coleman - Trumpet Emma Alabaster - Upright Bass Leo Ferguson - Drums & Percussion Marques Hollie - Featured vocalist Emma Alabaster - Vocal Arranging Leo Ferguson - Arranging & Production Lyrics adapted by Mare Berger, Emma Alabaster, Leo Ferguson, and Alicia Raquel Bauman Morales Video edited by Drew Dickler Directed by Emma Alabaster & Leo Ferguson Additional thanks to Katie Schaffer, Sophie Ellman-Golan