Join us singing this song & more with the Curbside Climate Chorus at the RISE March for Climate, Jobs & Justice on 9/8 in San Francisco. Details on Calendar at www.Occupella.org and Occupella Community FB: www.facebook.com/events/2060391074213308/

DO IT NOW
music: Italian traditional; lyrics: Nic Balthazar &  Stef Kamil Carlens, 
verse 4 by Michael Gasser
In September 2012, 380,000 Belgians came into the streets singing their demand for strong climate legislation. 
A video clip uniting all the voices was used to convince European leaders to sign on to UN agreements. 
New lyrics are set to the melody of the Italian anti -fa scist resistance anthem “Bella Ciao,”     
1.
We need to wake up
We need to wise up
We need to open our eyes and do it now, now now!
We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now!
2.
We’re on a planet
That has a problem
We’ve got to solve it, get involved 
And do it now, now, now now!
We need to build a better future
And we need to start right now! 
3.
Make it greener
Make it cleaner
Make it last, make it fast, and do it now, now, now now!
We need to build a better future. . .
4.
And those in power
They just want profit
So let's resist 'em, change the system
Do it now, now, now!
We need to build a better future
. . .  
5.
No point in waiting
Or hesitating
We must get wise to their lies
 And do it now, now, now now!
We need to build a better 
future. . .

Do It Now RISE.MP3

Join us singing this song & more with the Curbside Climate Chorus at the RISE March for Climate, Jobs & Justice on 9/8 in San Francisco.  Details on Calendar at www.Occupella.org  and Occupella Community FB: https://www.facebook.com/events/2060391074213308/

DON’T MINE IT by Occupella
Don’t mine it
Don’t drill it
Don’t put it on a train
Burning fossil fuel
Is just (clap clap) insane
	Transition
	With justice
	Make polluters pay   
          If we shut down the war machine
	We’d have the wealth (clap clap) today

Don't Mine It RISE.MP3

Sing this and much more with the Curbside Climate Chorus on 9/8 in San Francisco at the RISE March. Info on Calendar at www.Occupella.org and on FB Occupella Community: https://www.facebook.com/events/2060391074213308/

OUR MOTHER’S NOT FOR SALE by Occupella
You cannot sell pollution
Your cap and trade will fail		
	Around the world we’re singing 
	Our mother’s not for sale  
Can’t commodify our water	
Or air that we inhale
           Around the world we’re singing
            Our mother’s not for sale

Our Mother's Not For Sale RISE.MP3

Another song for the Curbside Climate Chorus at the San Francisco RISE March on 9/8.
MEETING AT THE CROSSROADS 
Music adapted from Leadbelly’s Meeting at the Building; new words, Bonnie Lockhart

Meeting at the Crossroads
Come on over (3X) 
Meeting at the Crossroads, 
come  on over,  all over this world
 	Meeting here for GENDER justice
 	Meeting here for RACIAL justice
 	Meeting here for CLIMATE justice
                                  ECONOMIC justice too
Marching. . .;   Women. .  .; Organize. . . 
.Struggle. .;   Singing. .;  Power. . .

Crossroads.MP3

An original song telling about the work of Greta Thunberg
THE BALLAD OF GRETA THUNBERG   by Bonnie Lockhart
Greta, Greta, your work will make our future better
She started in Sweden in her own homeland
To parliament she took her urgent demand
For all fossil fuels to be quite quickly banned
	For life that we share on this earth
Greta, Greta, your work will make our future better
A girl of sixteen with her hair in two braids, 
Told the United Nations she wasn’t afraid
Of being disliked. And her point was well-made
	For life that we share on this earth
Greta, Greta. . . 
She said that the system just doesn’t make sense
For a few to get rich at the whole world’s expense
When all of our wealth should be used in defense
	Of life that we share on this earth
Greta, Greta. . . 
She’s studied the science, you know that she’s smart
She speaks truth to power, she speaks from her heart
She’s my inspiration for doing my part
                 For life that we share on this earth
Greta, Greta, we’ll work for the future together
We’ll tell our world leaders the laws must be fair
And help everybody in need of repair
And treat our dear planet with well-informed care
                    For life that we share on this earth

(c) 2019 Bonnie Lockhart

Unknown Album

The Ballad of Greta Thunberg

Bonnie works with Occupella to bring participatory music to Social Justice Movement events and to nurture a culture of liberation and transformation. The power of singing belongs to us!

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