Category: Immigration
Immigrant Rights & Repeal HB56 — How Artists Can Support
This week, thousands are reenacting the historic 1965 voting rights march from Selma to Montgomery to call for the protection of voting rights and for the repeal of HB56, Alabama’s vicious anti-immigrant law. March 8 — today — is dedicated to immigrant rights and the repeal of HB56.
Artists have asked how to support these efforts. Below are a few quick actions to help spread the word to your networks (today 3/8 and tomorrow 3/9). Please post/tweet/facebook and help bring a spotlight to this important event.
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Recommended Nonprofits for 2011 Holiday Giving
Below are some highlights from our annual list of recommended nonprofits that are working on lead issues to consider for the 2011 holiday giving season. Please let us know if you have any questions. Happy Holidays from the ATC staff!
Air Traffic Control: Just like all of the great organizations mentioned below, Air Traffic Control is also a 501(c) 3 nonprofit relying on the generous donations of foundations, major donors and individuals who believe in our vision to continue our work. 2011 has been a big year for ATC and the demand for the work we do is growing. This is great news but we need your help to continue to serve our expanding network of artists and managers. If you are in a position to give a donation this year, if ATC has been of service to you or your artists, or if you are just happy that we exist, please consider a donation of any size. Click here if you would like to make a secure online donation.
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SPOTLIGHT: Call To Action Music Videos
Current research shows that the numbers of Americans who are watching and sharing videos online via sites like YouTube and Vimeo has more than doubled over the last 5 years to a whopping 71 percent. Watching videos online now outranks social networking, online banking and other activities as the most frequent online activity.
As new features and capabilities are being added to video sharing sites including the ability to sell music, merch, tickets and more, it is clear the potential impact call to action music videos can have in raising awareness, generating funds or promoting action for a cause or issue an artist cares about–while at the same time promoting an artist’s music and brand.
ATC put together a spotlight with some of the ways that artists are using call-to-action music videos to raise awareness and monetary funds for … Read More »
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Guest Post: Martín Perna on Immigration
In May of 2011, ATC & FMC brought a group of musicians on a fact-finding trip to Tucson, AZ to explore the multitude of issues at play in the immigration reform debate, including the role of the criminal justice system and media rights, and to hear directly from affected communities and experts. What follows is a first-hand account written by musician and retreat participant, Martín Perna, founder of the musical groups Antibalas and Ocote Soul Sounds.
Part I: Landing
In late May of 2011 I travelled to Arizona to participate in a retreat with eight other musicians from around the country. It was bittersweet. The first night began magically in a nature and wildlife preserve in the heart of the Sonoran desert a few miles outside Tucson. Shielded from the glowing lights of the city, hundreds of stars lept … Read More »
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