Michael Franti Hope I Come Back as a Song Rev Cecil Williams Celebration of Life - May 12 2024

The Celebration of Life of the Rev. Cecil Williams was held on May 12, 2024 at Glide Memorial Church. Dr. Gina Fromer, President & CEO of GLIDE, along with the political activist and scholar Dr. Angela Davis, Mayor London Breed, singer-songwriters Michael Franti and Joan Baez, and a long list of acclaimed elected leaders, musicians, family and friends, praised Rev. Cecil Williams for a lifetime of love, courage, and commitment to fight injustice and speak truth to power.
Cecil died on April 22nd. During the last 61 years of his life, he resuscitated a dwindling congregation of a few dozen people at the Glide Memorial Church into a multi-racial, multi-generational movement numbering in the tens of thousands. There are few people who have moved the moral compass in San Francisco towards truth and justice more than Cecil Williams.
You can watch the full celebration at: kzbin.info...
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[@EZZYTHEDJ]

I never listened to Michael Franti before last Sunday but I must have listened to this song 100 times since then. He made a fan out of me this day! I felt the puppy story straight through my heart. I hope I come back as a song too. Thank you Mr. Franti. You made Cecil's memorial so special. I'm sure Cecil and Janice were up there clapping their hands and dancing around!

[@angelalahman]

We just heard Michael Franti sing this in concert last night and had to find out more. Glad to know about Glide Memorial and the ongoing work started by Cecil Williams now too!

[@Meta-Peace-Team]

So, so powerful. What a song to face the day with. Thank you, Michael. What a wonderful tribute to Rev. Williams.

[@bregoodwin2288]

Just saw this live last night! 🤩You will always be a song!! 🥰 ~Big Big Love.

[@audiodramatist]

A true human being is he🙌🏽