Sunday, June 12, 2011

Great NYC Call To Song This Flag Day, June 14

The weather is going to be perfect in NYC for Great NYC Call To Song This Flag Day, June 14 when we sing "This Land Is Your Land" to the WSNR-AM 620 radio broadcast. I will be leading a crowd in front of the Jefferson Towers Cooperative, 700 Columbus Ave between 94th & 95th St on the Upeer West Side of Manhattan. The District 6 NYC Council Member, Gale Brewer is expected as well as TV coverage. Those participating will be bringing cans of food for the hungry. The following is the introduction I recorded for the radio broadcast:
   
      "I’M RON DRESSLER LETTING YOU KNOW THAT EVERY YEAR ON FLAG DAY, JUNE 14TH - BWC INVITES ALL NEW YORKERS TO CELEBRATE AMERICA AND TO HELP IN THE FIGHT AGAINST HUNGER, BY GOING ONTO THE SIDEWALKS OF YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD - OR WHEREVER YOU ARE - AND IN A SPIRIT OF HARMONY AND COMMUNITY, JOINING TOGETHER TO SING JUST ONE SONG, THIS LAND IS YOUR LAND, IN A HUGE CITY WIDE SING-ALONG.
     IF YOU’RE LISTENING TO THIS BROADCAST INSIDE YOUR HOME OR VEHICLE, OPEN YOUR WINDOW, TURN UP THE RADIO AND SING OUT WITH THE REST OF US TO THE RADIO BROADCAST.
     YOU KNOW, THE BEAUTY OF SINGING TOGETHER GOES FAR BEYOND THAT WONDERFUL JOY OF SINGING THAT INFUSES OUR BEINGS AS WE RAISE OUR COLLECTIVE VOICES TO THE SKY. WHEN WE SING TOGETHER, WE DON’T ASK EACH OTHER OUR RELIGION, POLITICS, PHILOSOPHY, HERITAGE, GENDER PREFERENCES, ECONOMIC STATUS OR PAY ATTENTION TO SKIN COLOR, LOOKS OR AGE.
      ON THE CONTRARY, IN SINGING TOGETHER, WE COME TOGETHER IN A COMMON SPIRIT OF HUMANITY, REGARDLESS OF - INDEED, IN CELEBRATION OF - OUR DIVERSITY, SOMETHING SORELY NEEDED IN THESE TIMES OF EXTREME POLARITY.
     AS OF THIS MOMENT BWC IS JUST BEGINNING TO BUILD PARTICIPATION ACROSS THE CITY. BUT IF YOU’RE LIKE ME AND BELIEVE IN THE WONDER AND POWER OF SONG, WITH YOUR HELP, THE CALL TO SONG CAN GROW TO A CHORUS OF A MILLION NEW YORKERS EACH YEAR. GO TO WWW.CALLTOSONG.ORG OR THE CALL TO SONG FACEBOOK PAGE TO FIND OUT WHAT YOU CAN DO TO HELP. "
     As alway, yours in the wonder and power of song. Ron