Yet this injustice did not begin with denying Life. Legalized abortion has defied the unalienable right to Life and allowed the most marginalized and voiceless group in America to be slaughtered in the womb. Yet in the past hundred years, millions of American citizens have been denied the rights and truths encompassed in this statement. These words, written over two hundred years ago, became the very foundation of what the United States of America stands for.
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“We want to do this every national election day for forever,” says White.įor a full list of participating events and rules, visit hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness (The Declaration of Independence). 6, 2018, work but are committed to the next national election in 2020. White says there are already a number of venues and artists who were unable to make Nov. The plan is to make #iVoted campaign a fixture for national elections for the foreseeable future.
As we grow, we’ll get artists to go to South Dakota to play a show. “I would love to change that in the future. “You look up the biggest venues in South Dakota and they don’t have shows” on a Tuesday night in November, White explained. We were able to get Utah and Connecticut through that,” White tells Billboard, adding more shows will be announced closer to election day as well. “In the last weeks, we’ve been looking at what states are left to find shows in those states.
White began her efforts in swing states, landing two shows in Florida, one in Iowa, two each in Minnesota and Michigan and three in her home state of Wisconsin. Los Angeles’ Spaceland Presents also joined the campaign with all three of their venues: The Regent, The Echo and Echoplex. Amy Corbin and Margaret Galton from C3 Presents in Austin added Stubb’s, Emo’s and Scoot Inn in Texas. Right off the bat, Stacie George with Live Nation committed Irving Plaza, The Gramercy Theatre and Warsaw in New York, while Peter Shapiro added Brooklyn Bowl to the slate. The initiative has received support from additional promoters. “The fact they are promoting election day and reminding people to vote means the world to me. “We’re going to be able to show that ‘x’ amount of people showed up to these shows, at ‘x’ amount of venues in ‘x’ amount of states,” says White, who adds that artists and event producers are already seasoned promoters. The initiative not only drums up enthusiasm for the voting process, but also helps create excitement and promote for artists, venues and shows that participate. Entries will be collected by #iVoted and announced the same day. Whether you physically vote at a polling place or mail in a ballot, early voters are being asked to post a photo of proof on Instagram and tag the venue and to be entered into a drawing for their local show.
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For events that already provide free entry, voters will get free drinks for the same proof.Įarly voters are also being encouraged to participate. “For them to take a financial hit is amazing.”Įach of the initiative’s participating shows will have anywhere between 50-200 free tickets for fans who can provide similar photos of themselves outside their own polling places. “The reason that is particularly significant is that it is obviously their hometown market,” says White. The first 50 folks who show up with a photo outside their polling place will receive entry into the Drive-By Trucker’s Election Night show at the Saturn in Birmingham, Alabama. Julian Baker, Lucy Dacus, Phoebe Bridgers Form Boygenius, Release Three Singles From EP: Listen