WE ARE UNSTOPPABLE ANOTHER WORLD IS POSSIBLE! (as heard on the SEIU District 1199 NE
Picket line SUNRISE Group Home workers 11/21)
WE GON BE ALRIGHT! WE GON BE ALRIGHT! …… (Kendrick Lamar)
NA NA NA NA HEY HEY EY-GOODBYE! (by Steam)
(Find it on YouTube- NaNa Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye) Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Na Hey Hey Ey GOODBYE! (repeat chant over and over!!)
WE’RE FIRED UP! WON’T TAKE (IT) NO MORE! WE’RE FIRED UP! WON’T TAKE (IT) NO MORE!
LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT! LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
NO JUSTICE NO PEACE! NO JUSTICE NO PEACE!
IF WE DON’T GET NO JUSTICE! YOU DON’T GET NO PEACE!
WANNA KNOW WHAT ALL THE FUSS IS?
WE ARE STANDING UP FOR JUSTICE!
AIN’T NO POWER LIKE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE
‘CAUSE THE POWER OF THE PEOPLE DON’T STOP
DON’T STOP (or SAY WHAT?)
—AIN”T NO POWER, etc….
WHEN BLACK LIVES ARE UNDER ATTACK WHAT DO WE DO? STAND UP! FIGHT BACK!
LOVE TRUMPS HATE!
NEVER AGAIN IS NOW!
NEVER AGAIN IS NOW!
THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!
THE PEOPLE UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED!
!EL PUEBLO UNIDO JAMAS SERA VENCIDO! or BLACK LIVES UNITED WILL NEVER BE DIVIDED
or OUR MOVEMENT UNITED WILL NEVER BE DEFEATED, etc…
Call:WE ARE THE __________ (ex: PEOPLE …)
Echo: WE ARE THE________ (ex: PEOPLE…) Call: THE MIGHTY MIGHTY PEOPLE
Echo: THE MIGHTY MIGHTY PEOPLE Call: EVERYWHERE WE GO
Echo: EVERYWHERE WE GO Call: PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW
Echo: PEOPLE WANT TO KNOW Call: WHO WE ARE
Echo: WHO WE ARE Call: SO WE TELL THEM…
Echo: SO WE TELL THEM… Call: WE ARE THE _________(ex: FUTURE…)
Echo: WE ARE THE _______(ex:FUTURE…)
DIGNITY YES! JUSTICE YES! RESPECT YES! ORGANIZE YES!
WE DID NOT CONSENT TO THIS PRESIDENT!….
VOTE THEM OUT! VOTE THEM OUT! (or him out…)
TELL ME WHO’S ABOVE THE LAW NOBODY’S ABOVE THE LAW!
Hey HEY—
Ho HO— __ __ __HAS GOT TO GO!
(ex: RACISM, etc…)
SILENCE IS VIOLENCE! SILENCE IS VIOLENCE!
AN INJURY TO ONE
IS AN INJURY TO ALL!
¡UN DAÑO PARA UNO ES UN DAÑO A TODO!
(sing-song marching cadence)
Call: I DON’T KNOW BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD
ECHO: I DON’T KNOW BUT I’VE BEEN TOLD THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MIGHTY BOLD
– THE PEOPLE HERE ARE MIGHTY BOLD THERE”S ONE THING THAT’S CLEAR TO ME – THERE’S ONE THING THAT’S CLEAR TO ME
THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE UNITY – THE PEOPLE HERE HAVE UNITY
LIES AND THREATS WILL NOT DIVIDE -LIES AND THREATS WILL NOT DIVIDE THE PEOPLE STANDING SIDE BY SIDE -THE PEOPLE STANDING SIDE BY SIDE!
WHEN I SAY “BLACK LIVES” you say “MATTER” BLACK LIVES MATTER BLACK LIVES MATTER -WHEN I SAY “JUSTICE” you say “FOR ALL” JUSTICE JUSTICE FOR ALL FOR ALL…etc….
–WHEN I SAY “SI SE” you say “PUEDE” etc…
–WHEN I SAY “HEALTH CARE” you say “FOR ALL.”
–WHEN I SAY “ORGANIZE” you say “RIGHT NOW” etc…
WE’RE BAD —- WE KNOW IT—- WE’RE HERE — TO SHOW IT—- WHAT YOU SEE IS WHAT YOU GET AND YOU AIN’T SEEN NOTHING YET! WE’RE BAD….(go right back to first line)
Call: SHOW ME WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE Resp: THIS IS WHAT DEMOCRACY LOOKS LIKE
—SHOW ME WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE….. —THIS IS WHAT COMMUNITY LOOKS LIKE etc…
—SHOW ME WHAT UNITY LOOKS LIKE…….
—SHOW ME WHAT BLACK LIVES LOOK LIKE……
—SHOW ME WHAT JUSTICE LOOKS LIKE…….
—SHOW ME WHAT AMERICA LOOKS LIKE…..
THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING THE WHOLE WORLD IS WATCHING!
or: ALL THE WORLD IS WATCHING ALL THE WORLD IS WATCHING
HEY HEY WHAT DO YOU SAY? BLACK LIVES MATTER IS HERE TO STAY! HEY HEY HEAR OUR CALL! UNITED WE STAND, DIVIDED WE FALL! HEY HEY HOW CAN WE DO IT? ROCK THE VOTE and DON”T SAY “SCREW IT!” HEY HEY WHAT DO YOU KNOW? __________ IS MOVING MIGHTY SLOW!
(ex: the board, the state, etc…)
LISTEN___________,
HEAR OUR CRY WHEN WE’RE SCREWED WE MULTIPLY!!!!!!!!!
WHAT DO WE WANT? JUSTICE (or DACA, etc..) WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW DO WE WANT IT NEXT WEEK? NO! DO WE WANT IT NEXT YEAR? NO! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW! WHEN DO WE WANT IT? NOW!
1-2-3-4–WE WON’T TAKE IT ANYMORE
(or WE KNOW WHAT WE’RE MARCHING FOR) (or OUT HERE FOR) (or NO ONE SHOULD BE WORKING POOR)
5-6-7-8 –LOVE NOT HATE MAKES AMERICA GREAT!
(or SIT DOWN AND NEGOTIATE)
UP IN _____________WHAT DO WE SAY? (ex: Hartford, Syracuse, etc.) BLACK LIVES MATTER IS HERE TO STAY. DOWN IN D.C. WHAT’S THE WORD? MARCH AND PROTEST ‘TIL WE’RE HEARD!
WE ARE NOTHING WITHOUT EACH OTHER WE ARE NOTHING WITHOUT EACH OTHER!
GET UP! GET DOWN! THERE’S A PROTEST MOVEMENT IN THIS TOWN.
(or: Black lives movement
Sanctuary movement, etc…)
or _______________IS A PROTEST TOWN!
WE ARE HERE TO MOBLILIZE FIGHTING BACK AGAINST THEIR LIES!
HEY_________________CAN YOU HEAR IT? CAN YOU HEAR OUR MIGHTY SPIRIT?
PUT ON THE HEAT! OUT IN THE STREET! PEOPLE’S POWERCAN NEVER BE BEAT!
WE ARE THE CHANGE WE ARE THE CHANGE!
PEACE ON THE RIGHT JUSTICE ON THE LEFT PEACE ON THE RIGHT JUSTICE ON THE LEFT!
FEE FI FO FUM LOOK OUT___________ HERE WE COME!
Song/Chant: WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT (See Twisted Sister version on YouTube) WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT NO–WE AIN’T GONNA TAKE IT WE’RE NOT GONNA TAKE IT ANYMORE!
I—-believe—-that we will win
I believe that we will win! ___
YOU are responsible
WE are not responsible!
_________ shame on you!
_________ shame on you
_________ have rights too!
__________ is unfair All we want is our fair share!
Power – power – power Power by the hour Who’s got the power? ___’s got the power (Seniors, students, etc…) Power – power – power Power by the hour!
One We are the people Two A little bit louder Three We want ____ Four No stoppin’ us ‘till we’ve – Won We are the people Two A little bit louder – etc…
Cuts in health care! No more! Cuts to Medicaid No more! Understaffing! No more! Cutting corners No more! Stand up for patients! Right now! Better staffing! Right now! Better funding! Right now!
(Tune: HOT! HOT! HOT) Ole Ole, Ole Ole, Ole Ole, Ole Ole,
The ____’s hot, hot, hot! (union’s)
The ____ is not, not, not, not! (boss) or: Ole (4x) Pack your bags and go away! etc… or: _____ is here to stay! etc… or: The union yes, the bosses no They should have settled long ago!
YOU CAN’T CONTROL US WE GOT THE POWER IF YOU CAN’T HEAR US WE’LL SAY IT LOUDER!
also YOU CAN’T CONTROL US WE’RE GONNA VOTE YOU OUT IF YOU CAN’T HEAR US YOU’RE GONNA HEAR US SHOUT!