Sabrina
07-02-2009, 12:58 AM
Fw: A call to all performers, artists, and supporters of free speech: The Renegade Art Revival needs you!!
This is something I could really get behind and support physically being there as I live in Santa Rosa, and it is truly a shame we cannot just play a drum or Guitar in the park without an entertainment certificate!
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Hey there Sabrina,
My name's Aaron MG (a.k.a. The Dreaded Jewbacca) and you might
remember me from the Santa Rosa street music petition I've put
together, the SRJC, Jungle Love Orchestra, or however else we've met.
Nonetheless, this street music petition I mentioned is part of a
campaign to overturn section 17-16.090(A) of the SR city noise
ordinance, an ordinance which allows the city to fine the people $246
for playing an instrument anywhere at anytime in public. This
specific law is only the epitome of a larger issue.
As you've probably noticed, the streets of SR are dead and
have absolutely no character or life of their own, yet SR is the
largest city between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. This lack of
vitality is no mere coincidence, for there are a myriad of laws here
to control "unsanctioned" free expression and social gatherings. Did
you know it's illegal to play with a ball or a frisbee, or even have
your dog in Courthouse Square, the "Heart of Downtown Santa Rosa?"
I've actually met people who have been given tickets for playing
hacki-sack. It's a community vs. commerce kind of mentality, masked
by a facade of what's primarily commercial art -- and I'm sorry, but
we have enough Snoopy sculptures already. By overturning section
17-16.090(A) we hope to put a crack in that facade.
But a mere crack will not do. The public learns by example
and we want to blow that wall to rubble, so let's give them a
spectacle they won't forget! We the people need to take to the
streets that our tax dollars fund and reclaim them as our own again.
THE RENEGADE ART REVIVAL is in full effect on August 8, 2009!! We
will take over the downtown of SR with performers and artists of all
types in hope of breathing a bit of color back into these
beige-aggregate streets. This is all being under-the-radar grassroots
organized and it will take every one of us to make it happen. We want
at least 500 -- 1,000 or more people out there, performers and
supporters alike, from both near and afar. And you don't have to
think of yourself as an "artist" per se to come out and participate:
one way to take-part, for example, is to be active in the costumed
bicycle parade. Let's fill the streets themselves with art-cars and
200+ people dressed up in their finest threads and Halloween costumes
riding on bikes, while dancers, musicians, actors, jugglers, etc. are
posted at every corner, nook, and cranny! How about all visual artists
out there, all you painters, sculptors, quilters, jewelers, or
whatever it is you may do; come out and display your portfolio, if
possible, maybe even work your magic live on the streets. Let's
actually use our First Amendment right of free expression and
assembly. On August 8th we will meet in Railroad Square at 12 noon
and march to Courthouse Square, then from there we will disperse and
flood the entire downtown.
So spread the word!! There is a Myspace being used to network
this whole escapade at The Renegade Art Revival (Renegade Art Revival) | MySpace.com (https://www.myspace.com/466399729), so check it
out for more detail, sign on, and send others that direction. Forward
this email to anyone and everyone who you think would be interested.
We need each person to chip in at least smidgeon or two to get the
gossip going and make this happen. So mark your calendars and on
August 8th come one and all to THE RENEGADE ART REVIVAL!!!
Keep in touch,
-- The Dreaded Jewbacca
This is something I could really get behind and support physically being there as I live in Santa Rosa, and it is truly a shame we cannot just play a drum or Guitar in the park without an entertainment certificate!
______________________________________________________
Hey there Sabrina,
My name's Aaron MG (a.k.a. The Dreaded Jewbacca) and you might
remember me from the Santa Rosa street music petition I've put
together, the SRJC, Jungle Love Orchestra, or however else we've met.
Nonetheless, this street music petition I mentioned is part of a
campaign to overturn section 17-16.090(A) of the SR city noise
ordinance, an ordinance which allows the city to fine the people $246
for playing an instrument anywhere at anytime in public. This
specific law is only the epitome of a larger issue.
As you've probably noticed, the streets of SR are dead and
have absolutely no character or life of their own, yet SR is the
largest city between San Francisco and Portland, Oregon. This lack of
vitality is no mere coincidence, for there are a myriad of laws here
to control "unsanctioned" free expression and social gatherings. Did
you know it's illegal to play with a ball or a frisbee, or even have
your dog in Courthouse Square, the "Heart of Downtown Santa Rosa?"
I've actually met people who have been given tickets for playing
hacki-sack. It's a community vs. commerce kind of mentality, masked
by a facade of what's primarily commercial art -- and I'm sorry, but
we have enough Snoopy sculptures already. By overturning section
17-16.090(A) we hope to put a crack in that facade.
But a mere crack will not do. The public learns by example
and we want to blow that wall to rubble, so let's give them a
spectacle they won't forget! We the people need to take to the
streets that our tax dollars fund and reclaim them as our own again.
THE RENEGADE ART REVIVAL is in full effect on August 8, 2009!! We
will take over the downtown of SR with performers and artists of all
types in hope of breathing a bit of color back into these
beige-aggregate streets. This is all being under-the-radar grassroots
organized and it will take every one of us to make it happen. We want
at least 500 -- 1,000 or more people out there, performers and
supporters alike, from both near and afar. And you don't have to
think of yourself as an "artist" per se to come out and participate:
one way to take-part, for example, is to be active in the costumed
bicycle parade. Let's fill the streets themselves with art-cars and
200+ people dressed up in their finest threads and Halloween costumes
riding on bikes, while dancers, musicians, actors, jugglers, etc. are
posted at every corner, nook, and cranny! How about all visual artists
out there, all you painters, sculptors, quilters, jewelers, or
whatever it is you may do; come out and display your portfolio, if
possible, maybe even work your magic live on the streets. Let's
actually use our First Amendment right of free expression and
assembly. On August 8th we will meet in Railroad Square at 12 noon
and march to Courthouse Square, then from there we will disperse and
flood the entire downtown.
So spread the word!! There is a Myspace being used to network
this whole escapade at The Renegade Art Revival (Renegade Art Revival) | MySpace.com (https://www.myspace.com/466399729), so check it
out for more detail, sign on, and send others that direction. Forward
this email to anyone and everyone who you think would be interested.
We need each person to chip in at least smidgeon or two to get the
gossip going and make this happen. So mark your calendars and on
August 8th come one and all to THE RENEGADE ART REVIVAL!!!
Keep in touch,
-- The Dreaded Jewbacca