Free Speech First Friday
Stop the Chicago Promoter's Ordinance!
Friday March 6th 6:30 pm
The Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave
On March 6th, members of Chicago's music community come together to create action that will stop the Chicago Promoter's Ordinance from killing our thriving music scene. Come to Free Speech First Friday to learn what you can do to help!
Free Speech First Friday includes an ongoing screening of the documentary 'The Chicago Promoter's Ordinance Kills Independent Music', and a Free Speech Jam. There will also be an an open forum for all to offer empowering ideas about what actions we can take to stop the ordinance. Jim DeRogatis (Sun Times), JaGoFF (creators of the documentary/TheRecordIndustry.com), Paul Natkin (Chicago Music Commission), and more Chicago musicians and activists will attend.
Please join us!
6:30 Free Speech Song Circle (with Cathy Norden).
7:30 we'll roll ' The Chicago Promoters Ordinance Kills Independent Music" all night and start the forum simultaneously in the 2nd floor lobby.
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave.
Free Speech First Friday
Stop the Chicago Promoter's Ordinance!
Friday March 6th 6:30 pm
The Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave
On March 6th, members of Chicago's music community come together to create action that will stop the Chicago Promoter's Ordinance from killing our thriving music scene. Come to Free Speech First Friday to learn what you can do to help!
Free Speech First Friday includes an ongoing screening of the documentary 'The Chicago Promoter's Ordinance Kills Independent Music', and a Free Speech Jam. There will also be an an open forum for all to offer empowering ideas about what actions we can take to stop the ordinance. Jim DeRogatis (Sun Times), JaGoFF (creators of the documentary/TheRecordIndustry.com), Paul Natkin (Chicago Music Commission), and more Chicago musicians and activists will attend.
Please join us!
6:30 Free Speech Song Circle (with Cathy Norden).
7:30 we'll roll ' The Chicago Promoters Ordinance Kills Independent Music" all night and start the forum simultaneously in the 2nd floor lobby.
Old Town School of Folk Music
4544 N Lincoln Ave.
Reaction to the ordinance:
"... will pretty much drop a bomb on Chicago's independent music community, if not nuke it entirely."
- Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun-Times
"unconstitutional."
Henry H. Perritt, Jr.,
Former Dean & Professor of Law,
Chicago-Kent College of Law
"... a threat to the creative communities throughout the country and sets a very dangerous precident - as one city goes, so goes another. Rinse and repeat."
- TheRecordIndustry.com
"The ordinance will reduce the amount of music in Chicago, make events more expensive for consumers, dampen the large and growing economic engine that is Chicago music, and create a much less supportive business climate for Chicago's small music business community."
- The Chicago Music Commission
WHAT IS THE CHICAGO PROMOTERS ORDINANCE?
The Chicago Promoter's Ordinance is a terrible piece of
legislation that would require:
- $500 - $2000 for license (even if working w/ licensed club).
- Submit to fingerprinting & background check.
- Must acquire $300,000 in liability insurance.
- Definition of promoter is so vague and could apply to not only to promoters, but also effects bands, djs, theater, and other artists.
It can also "equipt the police to be completely arbitrary… if they want to bust somebody, it gives them a way to do it. That is absolutely the enemy of a free society," (Henry Perritt).
Read the white paper:
"Why the Event Promoters Ordinance should be rejected"
by Henry H. Perritt, Jr., Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law
Click here to read more about the Promoters' Ordinance at TheRecordIndustry.com
You can take action by sending emails to the Mayor's office and/or your alderman at 4TheMusic.org
It's your city, it's your culture, DO SOMETHING!
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Monday, March 2, 2009
Thursday, February 26, 2009
Here comes Chicago's Promoters' Ordinance (again) - People Get Ready!
The Chicago Promoters Ordinance is about to rear it's ugly head(once again) and according to Jim DeRogatis of the Chicago Sun-Times, "Once again, however, the law is not being made available for public scrutiny, and no public hearings are scheduled to seek input from musicians, music lovers and indie concert promoters."
For those unfamiliar with this proposed law, it has been called:
"... unconstitutional."
- Henry H. Perritt, Jr., Professor of Law, Chicago-Kent College of Law
"... will pretty much drop a bomb on Chicago's independent music community, if not nuke it entirely."
- Jim DeRogatis, Chicago Sun-Times
"I cannot imagine a major metropolitan city, a world class city with the stature of Chicago having an ordinance like this on the books. It's frankly embarrassing ..."
Greg Kot, Chicago Tribune
For more info, JaGoFF and TheRecordIndustry.com filmed the documentary,
"Chicago's Promoters' Ordinance Kills Independent Music"
... and the video documenting follow-up
Q&A forum discussions with Law Professor, Henry H. Perritt
On March 6th, we will be participating in an another open forum discussion and film screening during "Free Speech First Friday" at Chicago's Old Town School of Folk Music. We encourage EVERYONE to attend. Jim DeRogatis, Andrea Bunch and Shawn Campbell of CHIRP (Chicago's Independent Radio Project) will also be participating in the discussion.
More response to the Chicago Promoters Ordinance:
"... a threat to the creative communities throughout the country and sets a very dangerous precident - as one city goes, so goes another. Rinse and repeat."
- TheRecordIndustry.com
"this really has a chilling effect..."
Shawn Campbell, CHIRP [Chicago Independent Radio Project]
"The ordinance will reduce the amount of music in Chicago, make events more expensive for consumers, dampen the large and growing economic engine that is Chicago music, and create a much less supportive business climate for Chicago's small music business community."
- The Chicago Music Commission
THE TIME TO ACT IS NOW!
You can contact the Mayor's Office, your Alderman, etc. at 4TheMusic.org. Even if you are not from Chicago please contact the city and let them know how misguided this proposal is.
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