DE KENESSEY Platform Co-op Anthem by Stefania de Kenessey

PLATFORM CO-OP ANTHEM
English (+Spanish) version

Music by Stefania de Kenessey CC2019
Text by Stefania de Kenessey
With McKenzie Wark
Additional material by Trebor Scholz

Around the globe (todo el mundo)
It’s the same old game (el juego antiguo)
They take all our work (nuestro trabajo)
For a marginal wage (marginal)

We’re Uberworked (mal trabajados)
We’re Underpaid (mal pagados)
We’re Uberworked and Underpaid,
We’re Underpaid / somos mal pagados
It’s time for / es hora de

Platform co-ops across the world
The future is ours, no need to wait
Platform co-ops across the world
We unite the workers of every state
Platform co-ops across the world
The answer is here for an online age
Platform co-ops across the world
Platform bosses, feel the rage

Big business is owned by the one percent (uno por ciento)
Their thieving ways are hardly new (no son nuevas)
The rest of us get thrown to the wolves (a los lobos)
Their economy’s just for the few (unos pocos)

The digital wealth must all be shared (compartida)
Down with their digital chains! (abajo las cadenas)
Owning and running will both be ours (nuestro)
Here’s what we proclaim / lo que proclamamos
It’s time for / es hora de

Platform co-ops across the world
The future is ours, no need to wait
Platform co-ops across the world
We unite the workers of every state
Platform co-ops across the world
We’re ready to stand and fight the fight
Platform co-ops across the world
Our ideals shine the light (on)

Community, inclusivity (inclusividad)
Equality and diversity (diversidad)
Freedom, democracy, accountability (responsabilidad)
Kindness, mercy, morality (moralidad)

Let’s make the tech to better life (la vida)
Profit’s not all for which we strive (aspiramos)
Our aim is true, our hearts are strong
We have the skills / la maestría
We’re building / para construir

Platform co-ops across the world
The future is ours, no need to wait
Platform co-ops across the world
We unite the workers of every state
Platform co-ops across the world
A grand alliance is on the rise
Platform co-ops across the world
Leave the underground –
Reach for the sky!

Singers: Amara Brady, Eugenia Dante, Jennifer Pernia, Waundell Saavedra,
Arri Simon