G20 EPIC DANCE PARTY IN THE WORKS, BE A PART OF THE DREAM.]

[prin...@resist.ca]

Hi everyone!

Looking forward to seeing you all tonight!
I'll talk more about it tonight but I just wanted to send out a call out
for the G20 fundraiser that is being planned for July 31. Let me know if
you'd like more info :)

Sara B

Call out!!
>
>Imagine making $85 000.00 a year! Not too shabby right? Ok, now imagine
spending
>that entire amount on bail!! And it’s non-refundable! Some of the
activists
>arrested at the G20 summit are being forced to pay these kinds of amounts
in
>order to be released to await trial. And that’s before legal fees (not to
>mention, without having being proven “guilty” of anything). In
response, we, are
>joining up with other communities across Canada and beyond, to raise
money for
>the G20 legal defense fund.
>
>So far, this is what we’re envisioning: abumpin’ dance party at the
Hydeaway on
>July 31, deejayed by some sassy local dj’s, a G20 info booth, food,
drinks,
>friends, a tongue-in-cheek black block fashion show, and a suggested
donation of
>$5 at the door (no one turned away) all proceeds going to the G20 legal
defense
>fund.
>
>
>So if any of y'all are interested in performing in theblack block fashion
show
>here's what we were thinkin'. For y'all who are not interested skip this
>paragraph. We want the fashion show to touch on the ideas that a) the
black bloc
>is one of many tacticts and it's important to stand in solidarity b) the
black
>blockers are real people who live day-to-day in the same world as the
rest of us
>and deserve respect etc. c) the black bloc got the especially shitty end
of the
>stick during the g20, which in the context of the police tactics, was crazy
>brutal. the fashion show is just a light-hearted way to remember these
things.
>some of the fashion ideas:
>a) black bloc ancient greek (toga!)
>b) black bloc balerina---look at her pirouette past those guards!
>c) black bloc hipster
>d) black bloc cowboy/cowgirl—ridin' off into the sunset with those
captured
>police battons!
>e) black bloc evening wear
>f) black bloc office worker
>g) black bloc pirate-- usin' their booty to get those activists outa jail!
>fashion show planning meeting this saturday july 17 3pm at aliya's place
(email
>if interested and to get the address). please bring black clothes, black
bling,
>black make-up, black shoes, black sequense, black anything wearable to
assemble
>amazing outfits for the show.
>
>
>We’re hoping to get input, ideas, and support from as many people as
possible.
>We are spending the next short while firming up our plans and would love
to have
>you involved in that. And, although we want this to be as kick-ass as
possible
>(and it will be), time is of the essence. We want to have this event as
soon as
>possible in order to be able to send funds at the most critical time and to
>capture the public attention still circulating around this issue.
>CALL OUT ITEMS: we need people to...
>door person: take donations, check id, tell people no outside food or
drink and
>no drinks outside
>promo: poster, hand out flyers, email listserves, facebook invites
>set up: dance floor, runway, info booth, decorations
>fashion show participants: mcs, performers, fashion designers, hair, make
up,
>music, costume
>fashion gear: if you have any black clothes, black bling, black make-up,
black
>shoes, black anything wearable can we please borrow it and wear it? or
better
>yet, can you come wear it in the show :)
>info: create/ gather info to distribute about what happened at g20,
who/what is
>black bloc and why; updates; what you can do
>general: if you have other great ideas LET US KNOW
>
>
>Did we mention, E P I C P A R T Y?
>
>
>Love and peaches,
>organizin' crew (sara b, aliya, ds9, sara m, teddy-o)
>
>
>
>
>
>