Hyatt boycott gets help from Lady Gaga flash mob
In an effort to draw attention to a boycott called by the workers of Hyatt Hotels, LGBTQ activists staged a flash mob adaptation of Lady Gaga’s song “Bad Romance” in the lobby of the Westin St. Francis hotel in San Francisco. The lyrics were changed to address the workers’ struggle to win a fair contract and affordable healthcare. With an influx of LGBTQ people coming to San Francisco’s annual Pride Celebration next month, Hyatt could be hurt by its decision to not heed the workers’ demands.
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They were protesting in front of the Westin in DC today too. It was also the day of a national police bike race, so there were lots of tourists who were also police officers stopping to look. I am curious about the relationship between Hyatt and Westin, does one own the other? I turned the corner and there were protesters demanding we seize BP’s assets. Turned another corner and it was the White House. Sometimes DC is great.
[...] “IF YOU ARE GOING TO SAN FRANCISCO . . . May 13, 2010 Posted by wmmbb in US Politics. trackback . . . be sure to wear a flower in your hair.” Apparently the music has moved on since then. And who might Lady GaGa be? The flash mob, labor and anti-discrimination protest was choreographed and not interrupted by the threats of authority. Watch the video, via Waging Nonviolence: [...]
[...] While the online sphere is increasingly regulated by private enterprise, it is refreshing to see this creative workers’ rights protest, staged in the lobby of a hotel, proceed without being shut down or silenced by the hotel’s management (though one expects they were taken by surprise by this all-singing-all-dancing troupe of protestors) (from Waging Nonviolence). [...]
I’m super late but this was Awesome.
A lot of people might not adore her, but I believe she has some real talent as a writer and performer. Don’t believe me? Take a peek at the Youtube video of her doing Poker Face with just the piano.
A lot of people hate her, but most of them are loving her. It’s a great artist, an eccentric one.