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The Singing Revolution, documentary film

Hosted by: Orchard Hill Quaker Meeting

Event Fee: free

Event Size: 50

Ages: Please contact Jill at jhall@chasesmill.org with any questions.

Between 1986 and 1991, the people of Estonia protested against their Soviet occupiers in large rallies. Although these protests were fundamentally peaceful, the Estonians used a weapon powerful enough to rattle an empire: song. Patriotic songs, to be precise, which the Soviets had outlawed in Estonia. Thousands upon thousands would assemble to sing in defiance. This documentary unveils the story of a population that stood up against their oppressors with nothing but their voices and their pride.

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