Editing Patti Smith (section)

===Activism===
[[File:Patti Smith (7).png|right|thumb|Smith in 2018]]
In 1993, Smith contributed "Memorial Tribute (Live)" to the AIDS-benefit album ''[[No Alternative]]''.<ref name="Sinclair 1993 s070">{{cite magazine | last=Sinclair | first=Tom | title=No Alternative | magazine=Rolling Stone | date=November 11, 1993 | url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-album-reviews/no-alternative-187472/ | access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref><ref name="no_alternative_1993">{{AllMusic  |id=no-alternative-mw0003427986 |title=No Alternative |access-date=February 11, 2024}}</ref>

In the [[2000 United States presidential election|2000 U.S. presidential election]], Smith supported the [[Green Party (United States)|Green Party]] and backed [[Ralph Nader]].<ref name="Green Party">{{cite web |url=http://www.gp.org/greenpages/content/volume9/issue2/evergreen1.php |title=Patti Smith reaffirms that people have the power |access-date=February 8, 2008 |author=Arthur, Deyva |work=Volume 9 / Issue 2 |publisher=Green Pages |year=2005 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090325123352/http://www.gp.org/greenpages/content/volume9/issue2/evergreen1.php |archive-date=March 25, 2009 }}</ref> She led the crowd singing "[[Over the Rainbow]]" and "[[People Have the Power]]" at the campaign's rallies, and also performed at several of Nader's subsequent "[[Democracy Rising]]" events.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/nader/naderrallies.html |title=History of Democracy Rising |access-date=November 13, 2012 |publisher=[[George Washington University]] |archive-date=September 24, 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924024726/http://www.gwu.edu/~action/2004/nader/naderrallies.html |url-status=live }}</ref> Smith was a speaker and singer at the first [[protests against the Iraq War]] as U.S. President [[George W. Bush]] spoke to the [[United Nations General Assembly]].  Smith supported [[U.S. Democratic Party|Democratic]] candidate [[John Kerry]] in the [[2004 United States presidential election|2004 election]]. [[Bruce Springsteen]] continued performing her "People Have the Power" at [[Vote for Change]] campaign events. In the winter of 2004–2005, Smith toured again with Nader in a series of rallies against the [[Iraq War]] and [[Movement to impeach George W. Bush|called for the impeachment of Bush]].<ref name="Green Party"/>

In September 2006, Smith premiered two new [[protest song]]s in London.<ref name="Independent">{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/patti-smith-rails-against-israel-and-us-415231.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080620210137/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/patti-smith-rails-against-israel-and-us-415231.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 20, 2008 |title=Patti Smith Rails Against Israel and US |access-date=February 8, 2008 |author=Jury, Louise |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Limited |date=September 9, 2006 | location=London}}</ref> Louise Jury, writing in ''[[The Independent]]'', characterized them as "an emotional indictment of [[American foreign policy|American]] and [[Israeli foreign policy]]". The song "Qana"<ref>[http://www.pattismith.net/audio/qana_band.mp3 "Qana" mp3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627134616/http://www.pattismith.net/audio/qana_band.mp3 |date=June 27, 2008 }} at PattiSmith.net</ref> was about the [[2006 Qana airstrike|Israeli airstrike]] on the Lebanese village of [[Qana]]. "Without Chains"<ref>[http://pattismith.net/audio/Without_Chains.mp3 "Without Chains" mp3] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080627134616/http://pattismith.net/audio/Without_Chains.mp3 |date=June 27, 2008 }} at PattiSmith.net</ref> is about [[Murat Kurnaz]], a [[Turkish people in Germany|Turkish]] citizen who was born and raised in Germany, held at [[Guantanamo Bay detainment camp]] for four years. Jury's article quotes Smith as saying:

{{blockquote|I wrote both these songs directly in response to events that I felt outraged about. These are injustices against children and the young men and women who are being incarcerated. I'm an American, I pay taxes in my name and they are giving millions and millions of dollars to a country such as Israel and [[cluster bomb]]s and defense technology and those bombs were dropped on common citizens in Qana. It's terrible. It's a human rights violation.}}

In a 2009 interview, Smith stated that Kurnaz's family had contacted her and that she wrote a short preface for the book that he was writing,<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Tayla |first1=Alican |author2=Çiğdem Öztürk, Yücel Göktürk |title=Bir Kamu Çalışanı Olarak |journal=Roll |issue=123 |page=28 |location=Istanbul, Turkey |date=November 2007 |issn=1307-4628}}</ref> which was released in March 2008.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://us.macmillan.com/fiveyearsofmylife |title=Macmillan: Five Years of My Life: An Innocent Man in Guantanamo Murat Kurnaz: Books |website=Us.macmillan.com |date=December 4, 2009 |access-date=July 15, 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110806061421/http://us.macmillan.com/fiveyearsofmylife |archive-date=August 6, 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

In March 2003, ten days after the murder of [[Rachel Corrie]], Smith appeared in [[Austin, Texas]] and performed an anti-war concert, and subsequently wrote "Peaceable Kingdom", a song  inspired by and dedicated to Corrie.<ref>{{cite news |first=Louise |last=Jury |title=Jewish Pressure Drives Gaza Play Out of New York |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/jewish-pressure-drives-gaza-play-out-of-new-york-471377.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090721023434/http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/theatre-dance/news/jewish-pressure-drives-gaza-play-out-of-new-york-471377.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=July 21, 2009 |newspaper=[[The Independent]]|publisher=Independent Print Limited |location=London |date=March 25, 2006 |access-date=February 26, 2009}}</ref> In 2009, in her Meltdown concert in Festival Hall, she paid homage to the Iranians taking part in [[2009 Iranian election protests|post-election protests]] by saying "Where is My Vote?" in a version of the song "People Have the Power".<ref>{{cite web |url=http://exileonmoanstreet.blogspot.com/2009/06/patti-smith-people-have-power.html |date=June 18, 2009 |title=Patti Smith&nbsp;– People Have The Power |access-date=July 14, 2009 |archive-date=February 24, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210224064632/http://exileonmoanstreet.blogspot.com/2009/06/patti-smith-people-have-power.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2015, Smith appeared with Nader, spoke and performed the songs "Wing" and "People Have the Power" during the [[American Museum of Tort Law]] convocation ceremony in [[Winsted, Connecticut]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://btlonline.org/2015/spec/tortlawmuseum.html|title=Ralph Nader And Patti Smith at the American Museum of Tort Law Convocation|work=Between the Lines|date=September 26, 2015|access-date=October 19, 2015|archive-date=October 15, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151015003004/http://btlonline.org/2015/spec/tortlawmuseum.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, Smith spoke, read poetry, and performed several songs along with her daughter Jesse at Nader's ''Breaking Through Power'' conference at [[DAR Constitution Hall]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.breakingthroughpower.org/|title=Breaking Through Power|access-date=May 28, 2016|archive-date=September 11, 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240911133404/https://www.breakingthroughpower.org/|url-status=live}}</ref>

A long-time supporter of [[Tibet House US]], Smith performs annually at their benefit at [[Carnegie Hall]].<ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Hermes |first1=Will |title=2019 Tibet House Benefit: Primal Screams, Feedback and a Bowie Cover |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/tibet-house-benefit-carnegie-hall-review-patti-smith-laurie-anderson-jason-isbell-791858/ |access-date=April 1, 2019 |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |date=February 8, 2019 |archive-date=May 8, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190508034002/https://www.rollingstone.com/music/music-live-reviews/tibet-house-benefit-carnegie-hall-review-patti-smith-laurie-anderson-jason-isbell-791858/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Kaplan |first1=Ilana |title=Philip Glass' 80th Birthday at Tibet House Benefit Concert Was a Message to the American People |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7728619/philip-glass-80th-birthday-tibet-house-benefit-concert |access-date=April 1, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |date=March 17, 2017 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924022454/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/7728619/philip-glass-80th-birthday-tibet-house-benefit-concert |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite magazine |title=Bowie, Moby, Matthews Spark Tibet House Benefit |url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80520/bowie-moby-matthews-spark-tibet-house-benefit |access-date=September 24, 2019 |magazine=Billboard |date=February 27, 2001 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924141146/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/80520/bowie-moby-matthews-spark-tibet-house-benefit |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Walters |first1=John |title=Philip Glass Menagerie: The Composer on 26 Years of the Tibet House Benefit Concert |url=https://www.newsweek.com/annual-tibet-house-concert-features-eclectic-lineup-428239 |access-date=April 1, 2019 |work=Newsweek |date=February 18, 2016 |archive-date=October 3, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181003014112/https://www.newsweek.com/annual-tibet-house-concert-features-eclectic-lineup-428239 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Sisario |first1=Ben |title=Concert Still Shines a Light on Tibetan Culture |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/arts/music/25benefit.html |access-date=April 1, 2019 |newspaper=[[The New York Times]] |date=February 24, 2010 |archive-date=September 24, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190924020950/https://www.nytimes.com/2010/02/25/arts/music/25benefit.html |url-status=live }}</ref>

In 2020, Smith contributed signed first-edition copies of her books to the Passages bookshop in [[Portland, Oregon]] after the store's valuable first-edition and other books by various authors were stolen in a burglary.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/books/2020/feb/05/patti-smith-burgled-oregon-bookshop-first-editions-poet-singer-thefts-portland|title=Patti Smith pitches in to help burgled Oregon bookshop|last=Flood|first=Alison|date=February 5, 2020|work=The Guardian|access-date=February 5, 2020|language=en-GB|issn=0261-3077}}</ref> Smith regards [[climate change]] as the predominant issue of our time, and performed at the opening of [[COP26]] in 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2021/oct/29/patti-smith-interview-cop26-we-have-to-fight-for-what-is-right|title='We have to fight for what is right': Patti Smith on gender, Sally Rooney and Cop26|date=October 29, 2021|newspaper=The Guardian}}</ref>

In May 2021, more than 600 musicians, including Patti Smith, added their signature to an open letter calling for a [[Boycotts of Israel|boycott]] of performances in [[Israel]] until the [[Israeli-occupied territories|occupation of the Palestinian territories]] comes to an end.<ref>{{cite news |title=Rage Against the Machine, Roger Waters, Serj Tankian, among many to boycott Israel |url=https://www.tbsnews.net/glitz/rage-against-machine-roger-waters-serj-tankian-among-many-boycott-israel-254626 |work=The Business Standard |date=June 2, 2021 |archive-date=January 7, 2024 |access-date=January 7, 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240107143957/https://www.tbsnews.net/glitz/rage-against-machine-roger-waters-serj-tankian-among-many-boycott-israel-254626 |url-status=live }}</ref>

On February 24, 2022, Smith performed at The [[Capitol Theatre (Port Chester, New York)]] for the first time,<ref>{{cite web |title=WFUV Presents Patti Smith and her Band |url=https://www.thecapitoltheatre.com/events/detail/patti-smith-and-her-band-g5vvzpuhkbkkw |website=The Capitol Theatre |access-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-date=March 18, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230318221151/https://www.thecapitoltheatre.com/events/detail/patti-smith-and-her-band-g5vvzpuhkbkkw |url-status=live }}</ref> saying, "I would be lying if I said I wasn't affected by what is happening in the world" referencing the [[2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine|Russian invasion of Ukraine]] earlier that day. "Peace as we know it is over in Europe", she said.<ref>{{Cite web |date=March 4, 2022 |title=Patti Smith Comforts New York, Plays First-Ever Show at Capitol Theatre |url=https://americansongwriter.com/patti-smith-comforts-new-york-plays-first-ever-show-at-capitol-theatre/ |access-date=March 7, 2022 |website=American Songwriter |language=en-US |archive-date=March 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220307114537/https://americansongwriter.com/patti-smith-comforts-new-york-plays-first-ever-show-at-capitol-theatre/ |url-status=live }}</ref> "This is what I heard in my sleep and goes through my head all day all night long like a tragic hit song. A raw translation of the [[Ukrainian anthem]] that the people are singing through defiant tears", she wrote on [[Instagram]] on March 6, 2022.<ref>{{Cite instagram|user=thisispattiesmith |title=This is what I heard in my sleep...|postid=CaueiNmOhQ|access-date=January 29, 2023 |date=March 5, 2022}}</ref>