[LAF] Radical Carolying

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This is from the fourth issue of the BAAM News-letter.

Making this Holiday Season a Little Warmer: Radical Caroling by Lydia T.
When the biggest shopping day of the year rolls around, Black Fri-
day, I usually spend it hiding out at home in an impotent rage. This
time, however, I went to the Prudential Mall and sang anti-con-
sumerist, anti-sweatshop jingles to the tune of Christmas classics, a
BAAM tradition in its 7th year. Reactions to the gaggle of singing
anarchists from shoppers ranged from open stares and mouths to
smiles and laughter. One man stopped to demand who we thought
we were singing to; we responded with " you", " ourselves",
"the people shopping..." . One couple who were passing by joined
us after listening to "Profits", a jolly rendition of Jingle bells.

          After accidentally making about six bucks in loos
change, tossed by passers-by, we couldn't resist moving to the en
trance of the Gap and informing consumers of the GAP's labo
practices in song form:

          *GAP Sweatshops Are Coming To Town*
                     *Oh...you better watch out
                        You'd better not buy
                       Don't shop at the GAP
                        I'm telling you why
                Gap sweatshops are coming to Town.
                    They start off in one country
                    The workers are sucked dry
                  And when they start to organize
                  The GAP just says ` goodbye'...*

          While this was all very delightful to me, it also appeared
that most shoppers were amused rather than annoyed. We wer
ejected by mall security after getting through four songs for "pro
testing", so we decided to call it a day and walked up the street to
enjoy some Food Not Bombs, and to lift the spirits of our freezing
comrades with our singing.                       (Plan your own
radical caroling. Check the back of this issue for "Frosty th
Snowman" More songs can be found at: http://www.infoshop.org/inews/article.php?story=03/12/27/2839372&mode=print


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