Get Up, Stand Up

Who it's for

Written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, it's a call to stand up for your rights rather than accept oppression or wait for a better world later.

Feelings it meets

• Oppression
• Racism
• Self-Worth

What it is

"Get Up, Stand Up" is a reggae song written by Bob Marley and Peter Tosh, first released on The Wailers' 1973 album Burnin'. Marley reportedly wrote it while touring Haiti, moved by the poverty he saw there. It became a regular concert closer and was the last song Marley performed on stage, in 1980.

Where to find it

All major streaming services.

Before you start

Age: All ages

Under a government which imprisons any unjustly, the true place for a just man is also a prison.Henry David Thoreau, On the Duty of Civil Disobedience