{"id":9199,"date":"2024-04-28T08:48:15","date_gmt":"2024-04-28T12:48:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/?p=9199"},"modified":"2024-04-27T16:03:08","modified_gmt":"2024-04-27T20:03:08","slug":"a-song-for-workers-memorial-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2024\/04\/28\/a-song-for-workers-memorial-day\/","title":{"rendered":"A Song For Workers Memorial Day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"firstcharacter\">T<\/span>oday is <a href=\"https:\/\/jordanbarab.com\/confinedspace\/2024\/04\/23\/mourning-and-fighting-workers-memorial-day-2024\/\">Workers Memorial Day<\/a>.\u00a0 It&#8217;s a day, in the words of Mother Jones, to &#8220;mourn for the dead and fight like hell for the living.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then Emma Goldman once said, \u201cIf I can&#8217;t dance, I don&#8217;t want to be part of your revolution\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Well we can mourn and we can fight, but it&#8217;s hard to dance in a blog.<\/p>\n<p>But we can sing<\/p>\n<div class=\"jetpack-video-wrapper\"><span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SHWu316PHeQ?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/div>\n<p>Lyrics and music by Bobby Cumberland, former USWA safety steward. 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