In honor of Joe Biden's inauguration on Wednesday (1/20), Patti Smith, in collaboration with CIRCA, held a virtual inaugural presentation with poetry, music, readings, and more.
The 30-minute video includes a performance of "People Have The Power," soundtracking a montage of clips that pay homage to people and organizations, including Shirley Chisholm, Kamala Harris, Greta Thunberg, Naomi Wadler, The Soup Kitchen, and the Emergency Designer Network, "who have used their voice to create a better future." Among the montage are snippets from Patti and Lenny Kaye's performance of the song for NYC voters back in November, and it begins with a tribute to the over 100 NHS healthcare workers who died while courageously working throughout the pandemic.