New song by @shannonmchargsongs.bsky.social

This is the story of a federal employee who is from an immigrant family. She went through a lot of trauma and drama with being fired and unfired all while her son was being questioned about his citizenship.

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This was a thoughtful conversation digging into the work Ami Yares and Shannon have been doing to share the stories of Federal workers through @wethesongwriters.bsky.social. Along the way they've hoped to build empathy and give folks an artistic outlet. Listen in here: civictech.chat/2025/05/we-t...

We're featured on the latest episode of the Civic Tech Chat podcast. Listen to learn more about what the process looks like and hear a discussion of Ami Yares' song about USAID.
civictech.chat/2025/05/we-t...

USAID by Ami Yares

"I had the opportunity to listen to the stories of USAID workers and contractors who lost their livelihoods due to the current administration's questionable "cost-saving" budget cuts.

Be angry. Be worried. We must do better."

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Remarkable People by Vanessa Jones and Nancy Sonnenfeld

This is a song about the nearly 80 million people in the United States who benefit from Medicaid each year.

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For the Common Good by Stan Davis live with commentary.
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Our second song!

For the Common Good by Stan Davis

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We have our first song!

Civil Servant by Susan Thomas
A song that describes the experience of one federal worker’s story in light of all of the cutting of federal workers by Trump and DOGE.

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Write Til It Stops Hurting by Thomas Boyd

“When there is hurt, songs put it out there, let people hear the pain, or the anger, or the confusion.” Thomas Boyd

Read the whole article on our website: wethesongwriters.org

"My grandparents celebrated 70 anniversaries together in Belfast Maine. That whole time there was this one facet of their relationship that the family always found kind of amusing. Lately it seems more amazing to me than amusing."

While we're waiting for our first batch of songs to come in, we're sharing topical songs from our songwriters.

The Great Divide by Jud Caswell

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We need more Feds to share their stories! WeTheSongwriters is a movement to pair federal employees with amazing musicians to tell stories through song. Our mission is to flood social and news media with true stories and catchy tunes. Sign up now! #fed #fedemployee

Hello world! We are a collaboration between songwriters and federal employees to humanize the people served by the federal government.

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