Subject: Fwd: Protest the RAVE Act with Junior Vasquez. Sept. 6 Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 16:18:57 -0400 To: From: Bob Armstrong If around WDC , sounds as great as I'm sure Preston's art show was : --- Original Message --- From: "DPAlliance" Sent: Thu, 4 Sep 2003 15:28:03 -0400 (EDT) Subject: Protest the RAVE Act with Junior Vasquez. Sept. 6 >=A0Don't forget the huge dance party protest in front of the U.S.= Capitol this Saturday (Sept. 6th). The free concert and protest= against the RAVE Act at Upper Senate Park in Washington, DC will= feature amazing artists, including Junior Vasquez (former= producer for Madonna.) Bring your friends, family, pets and= dancing shoes to protest the RAVE Act and other anti-club= legislation threatening live music. Stop by the Drug Policy= Alliance booth! > >=A0***************************************************** >=A0ROAR!, The National Dance and Music Rights Alliance > >=A0SAVE OUR MUSIC! SAVE OUR RIGHTS! >=A0SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, NOON-MIDNIGHT >=A0http://actioncenter.drugpolicy.org/ctt.asp?u=3D16404&l=3D4660 >=A0***************************************************** > >=A0LET THE BEAT BE YOUR BALLOT! >=A0DANCE TO THE FOLLOWING ARTISTS FOR FREE! > >=A0The Fabulous International DJ Superstar: >=A0Junior Vasquez - Junior Vasquez Music - NYC (spinning at 6PM!) > >=A0DJ Craze - Six Time World Champion//The Allies//Cartel - Miami >=A0D:Fuse - People:2 (2xCD) Out on System Recordings Now! >=A0Jesse Saunders - King Street//Broken Records, Sony Music -= Chicago, LA >=A0Polywog - Just Say Agency// SisterSF - SF //From the Movie= "Groove" >=A0Reid Speed - Breakbeat Science//Direct Drive//NYC 2 Step - LA >=A0The Zelch Brothers - Twin Prod.//Fused//412Groove.com -= Pittsburgh >=A0Apple Rochez - Odds and Ends//Lowdown//Natural Selection - DC >=A0Proxxy - Instinctive Grooves//RaversOnly.com//M3 Productions -= MD >=A0Implicit - Electrolife - NC > >=A0The US Government has declared a War on Music. We are the= target of busts, >=A0arrests, harassment and intimidation, all with the ultimate= goal of destroying >=A0our culture and silencing the music we love. The recently= passed RAVE Act >=A0threatens to scare club owners and promoters into shutting down= events >=A0nationwide for fear of imprisonment of up to 20 years and/or= fines of $500,000. >=A0Even harsher laws sit in Congress right now. > >=A0This summer, join ROAR! for a demonstration against the assault= on music and a >=A0festival for our civil liberties. We will display the force and= unity of our >=A0culture through performances by international artists and= speakers from major >=A0industry groups and politically influential organizations. > >=A0Invited Speakers: > >=A0Dennis Kucinich - 2004 Presidential Candidate, US= Representative >=A0Douglas Rushkoff - Author of Ecstasy Club, NYU >=A0Bill McColl - DPA >=A0Darrell Rogers - SSDP >=A0Sam "The Man" Burns - DJ Hut, DC House Legend >=A0Legba Carrefour - ROAR! >=A0Keith Haas - 2AM Artist Management > >=A0EVENT LOCATION > >=A0Located @ the Upper Senate Park directly off Constitution Ave= between >=A0New Jersey NW and Delaware Ave NE, directly North of the US= Capitol Building >=A0Washington, DC > >=A0Parking is widely available both in the surrounding area and at= Union >=A0Station approximately 2 blocks to the North. There are= facilities for the >=A0offloading and parking of tour buses onsite. The Upper Senate= Park is closest >=A0to the Union Station Metrorail and train lines. > >=A0Tour Buses are being arranged from numerous cities. Please= email >=A0info@roargroup.org for any bus or general inquiries > >=A0---- >=A0ROAR! Would like to thank Instinctive Grooves, 2AM Artist= Management, DC Life >=A0Media, Paranormal Productions, Just Say Agency, System= Recordings, Contagious >=A0Music, One World Entertainment, Central Entertainment Group,= and Buzzlife for >=A0their assistance. > >=A0+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++= +++++++ >=A0Please consider joining the Drug Policy Alliance:= http://www.drugpolicy.org/join --=A0 =A0Bob Armstrong -- http://CoSy.com -- 212-285-1864