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Ani DiFranco's crowdsourced video for "Which Side Are You On?"

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09 May 2012

It's nice to see my favorite musician embrace social media a little more:

Here she is on Twitter and Facebook. I came to the project late, and I'm not sure how the photos were contributed; there's a site at whichside.net, but it's not hugely inspiring. Nonetheless, the song is, and it's a great start.

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