ABSTRACT
Justice is the prophetic invitation to do what needs to be done to enable the poor, the disadvantaged and the neglected, to participate in the resources and wealth of the community. Perhaps it is music's ability to reach the whole person, emotions, body and mind that brings within a shared community that sense of social well-being that enables music to play a role in movements of peace, conflict resolution and social justice. Sing Fires of Justice started as a choral workshop for community and church choral directors. Several community music programmes include mindfulness as an important personal practice in developing sensitivity to the inner realm that guides and informs action. Educator and activist Parker Palmer describes one aspect of the nature of action as that of risk-taking. Activism hinges on at least two possible approaches, the instrumentalist activist and the expressive activist.
