martha reeves and the vandellas “dancing in the street” as the already-but-not-yet.
“calling out around the world
are you ready for a brand new beat?”
are you ready for a brand new beat?”
“can’t forget the motor city.”
no one is left out!
no one is left out!
“it doesn’t matter what you wear
as long as you are there...”
or, as it reads elsewhere:
“come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.”
as long as you are there...”
or, as it reads elsewhere:
“come, all you who are thirsty, come to the waters; and you who have no money, come, buy and eat! come, buy wine and milk without money and without cost.”
“They're dancing in Chicago
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore and D.C. now”
Spirit pouring upon *all* flesh.
Down in New Orleans
Up in New York City
Philadelphia, PA
Baltimore and D.C. now”
Spirit pouring upon *all* flesh.
“All we need is
Sweet
There'll be
everywhere
There'll be swinging
Swaying
And records playing
Dancing in the street...”
“
will wipe every tear from their eyes. There will be no more death or mourning or crying or pain, for the old order of things has passed away."

Sweet

There'll be

There'll be swinging
Swaying
And records playing
Dancing in the street...”
“

“It's just an invitation
Across the nation
A chance for folks to meet...”
If your intervention has no room for invitation, your imagination is not expansive enough.
Across the nation
A chance for folks to meet...”
If your intervention has no room for invitation, your imagination is not expansive enough.
“Across the ocean blue
Me and you
We're dancing in the street”
No borders! No nation-states! This work is transnational, Beloved!
Me and you
We're dancing in the street”
No borders! No nation-states! This work is transnational, Beloved!