Inspirational Speech: “We are the Medicine”

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Inspirational Speech: “We are the Medicine”

06-03-2026

U.S. pop singer Sara Bareilles recently gave a short but powerful commencement speech (at the Berklee School of Music) that will inspire all of us in the arts. Watch it on YouTube.

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