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Galvanized, too

from DISPLACED​/​MISPLACED by Norman Nawrocki

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Tired of moving, of being kicked out from one place to another? Stay & fight. Resist eviction. It's your home. Fight for it. Together with your neighbours and others.

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GALVANIZED, too

Who? Us?
We’ve been…….

renovated
gentrified
upgraded
degraded

condomized
pushed aside
relocated
vacated

upscaled
dislocated
displaced
replaced

remodelled
uprooted
expropriated
and
disssss-po-ssessed!

We’ve also been….

ejected
rejected
reno-victed
privatized

lied to
de-stablized
modernized
repossessed

swindled
moved aside
evicted
excluded
expelled
restricted
repelled
and
di-di-di-di-d-s-lodged!

Hell, we’ve even been…

discarded
evacuated
served papers
ordered out

distressed
dismissed
pressured
leaned on

coerced & bullied
threatened & terrorized
harassed by thugs
and kicked
right out!
that’s right
kicked right out!

And we’re so damn
tired of it
Can’t take it anymore
Landlords always
pushing us around
So next time
when they try
to evict us……we’re…..

contesting
contending
dissenting
challenging

disputing
defying
disobeying
resisting
organizing
protesting
mobilizing
rebelling

refusing to move
saying ‘Up yours!’
digging in
fighting back
and staying

That’s right!
refusing to move
resistin’ the eviction
digging in
fighting back
and stay-stay-stay-stay-stay-stay-staying

You got it
- we’re staaaying!
that’s right
- we’re staaaying!
this is our home
- we’re staaaying!
we like it here
- we’re staaaying!
we’re tired of movin’
- we’re staaaying!
gonna fight this
- we’re staaaying!
screw your notice
- we’re staaaying!
gonna barricade the door
- we’re staaaying!
not gonna move
any more!

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from DISPLACED​/​MISPLACED, track released February 14, 2017
Words, vocals, toys & percussion instruments: Norman Nawrocki. Drums: Noam Guerrier Freud. Interviewee: Claire Abraham (Housing rights activist with Project Genesis).

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Norman Nawrocki Montreal, Québec

Norman Nawrocki is a Canadian Polish/Ukrainian violinist & composer based in Montreal, Quebec. A veteran of the city’s underground music scene & also tours internationally. Since 1986, he's released 33 albums (solo & with his many bands like Rhythm Activism, DaZoque!, Bakunin’s Bum, SANN, Wild Plains, Crocodile!) & has 35 compilations. He's also an author & a playwright. ... more

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