Occupy Oakland has posted a schedule of events for their city wide general strike today. There are two press conferences, two “Bank Actions/Mobilizations,” and a “action to shut down PORT of Oakland .” In between the morning press conference and bank action, Occupy is also planning a flash mob, set to the tune of Gloria Gaynor’s “I Will Survive”.
You can watch the demonstration video above. Pay special attention to the guy in the mustard sweater who has no dance partner. Occupy-friendly lyrics to Gaynor’s classic are below.
At first I was afraid
I was petrified
Thinking I could never live
Without dollars by my side
But then I spent so many nights
Thinking how you did us wrong
I grew strong
I learned how to take action
‘cause we got jacked!
In your rat race
You rigged the game to profiteer
Off climate change and toxic waste
You gamble lives to push your stocks
And so we’re leaving finally
We’re composting capitalism
Together collectively!
Go on now go
Walk out the door
Just turn around now
Cause you’re not welcome anymore
Weren’t you the one percent who hurt me with your lies
You think I’d crumble
You think I’d lay down and die
Oh no, not I
I will survive
Oh, As long as I know how to love
I know I’ll stay alive
I’ve got all my life to live
I’ve got all my love to give
I will survive
[Dance Interlude]
It took all the strength you had
To tear us apart
We fight each other
With the pieces of our broken hearts
We’re the 99 percent
United in dissent
We used to cry
But now we hold our heads up high
And you see us
We’re feeling new!
We’re not that chained up little shopper
Still in love with you
Got us working to the bone
But today we’re breaking free
Now we’re saving all our loving
For our community!
