This week I reflect on the couragetious actions taken by Senator Lidia Thorpe at Mardi Gras and play songs by artists whose music reflect the times we're living.ReadingsBringing Back Mardi Gras’ Radical Roots: An Interview With Pride in Protest’s Charlie Murphy​​​​​​Pride in Protest and the fight for Sydney’s queer communityStrange Fruit: the first great protest songThe Hunting of Billie HolidayBlues Legacies and Black Feminism MusicNina Simone – Strange FruitTracy Chapman - Talkin' Bout A RevolutionMarvin Gaye – What's GoingKendrick Lamar - DNABarkaa – Bow Down