Join the Virtual March on Bali
by Danny Fisher
Please take just a few moments to join Avaaz.org’s “virtual march” on Bali.
- We’re using the internet to mount a “virtual global march” on Bali–and anyone can join in. The world’s delegates are gathering there from 3-14 December to decide: will they take decisive action on climate change, or ramble and delay?
It’s up to us to make sure they hear a massive global outcry. This Saturday, December 8, a wave of protests and marches will sweep the globe–we can make sure it crests at the summit doorstep.
Again, join the march here.
The lyrics from the South Pacific song Bali Ha’i ought to be fitting, someway, somehow. Here are those lyrics, beginning with a few chosen words by the character Bloody Mary:
Bloody Mary:
Most people live on a lonely island,
Lost in the middle of a foggy sea.
Most people long for another island,
One where they know they will like to be.
Bali Ha’i may call you,
Any night, any day,
In your heart, you’ll hear it call you:
“Come away…Come away.”
Bali Ha’i will whisper
In the wind of the sea:
“Here am I, your special island!
Come to me, come to me!”
Your own special hopes,
Your own special dreams,
Bloom on the hillside
And shine in the streams.
If you try, you’ll find me
Where the sky meets the sea.
“Here am I your special island
Come to me, Come to me.”
Bali Ha’i,
Bali Ha’i,
Bali Ha’i!
Someday you’ll see me floatin’ in the sunshine,
My head stickin’ out from a loaf nighin’ cloud,
You’ll hear me call you,
Singin’ through the sunshine,
Sweet and clear as can be:
“Come to me, here am I, come to me.”
If you try, you’ll find me
Where the sky meets the sea.
“Here am I your special island
Come to me, Come to me.”
Bali Ha’i,
Bali Ha’i,
Bali Ha’i!