WASHINGTON, DC – An army of behind-the-scenes volunteers are preparing to join the push by #WeMakeEvents to support RESTART, the small business relief bill that provides funding to companies to help them survive and to pay their employees (#RedAlertRESTART) along with PUA and FPUC, CARES act provisions that need to be extended and expanded to provide sufficient unemployment benefits to displaced workers, including 1099 independent contractors (#ExtendPUA). It all happens Tuesday, Sept. 1, from 9 p.m. to 12 midnight.
“The entire live events industry is on the brink of collapse. Without financial relief, many businesses stand to permanently close, and families risk bankruptcy and homelessness,” said Brad Nelms, director of WeMakeEvents North America, in a statement. “We want to take this opportunity to show the world the scale of what it takes to make live entertainment events happen and demonstrate how much this crisis has affected our community. This is a human issue, not a political issue, and it requires immediate action.”
Red Alert illuminations are planned in dozens of cities across the U.S., and in Canada, as well — including Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver BC — although a separate campaign to light buildings in red, backed by CITT/ICTS, will push for support from Canada’s government on Sept. 22.
As many as 1,500 “Red Alert” projects are planned for least 30 (and perhaps 50 or more) U.S. cities, according to organizers, including Atlanta, Austin, Baltimore, Boston, Boulder (CO), Chicago, Dallas, Denver, Fayetteville (NC), Houston, Huntsville (AL), Las Vegas, Lexington (KY), Los Angeles, Louisville (KY), Miami, Nashville, New Orleans, New York, Orlando, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Pittsburgh, Portland (OR), Salt Lake City, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Tampa and Washington DC.
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