We are all born defenseless, crying for our mother’s warmth. We all feel pain. We all know that tears of joy and sadness taste the same. We all came into this world the same way and we will leave in the same way too. 

So who we are to think we are better than others? Why do some feel they can make the decision of who lives and who dies?  

It seems that people sometimes forget that at the end of the day we are all equal, and ignoring this fact has resulted in atrocities like the genocide of World War II and many, many others. The Ashland Center for Nonviolence at Ashland University found a way to spread the importance about humans right through campus with the concert Rock for Human Rights tour at Redwood Hall on Friday. The performance starts at 8 p.m. and is free and open to the public.

Craig Hovey, the executive director of the Ashland Center for Nonviolence, thought it was a great idea to bring musician Wil Seabrook and Alexio Kawara, a No. 1 Zimbabwe musician, to campus. 

The tour aims to bring human rights awareness to diverse audiences using the power of music.

“I think it’s going to be a good opportunity to learn about human rights,” said Hovey.     “About how a focus on these rights is meant to shape our world for the better, and also find some opportunities to get involved in protecting and advancing the rights of others.”

Hovey encouraged students to go to the concert because it’s a fun way to learn something that is essential for everyone’s own good. “Most of us get enough lectures during the week,” Hovey said. 

“Music energizes us and can convey deep and important messages in ways that just talking can’t do.” 

This show brings together the love of music and the love of justice, no matter race, age or gender. And sharing music unites people. 

Hovey thinks there is no better way to get the message about human rights out there.