SOUTH CAROLINA, USA's governor NIKKI HALEY, state senate and house of representatives have voted the CONFEDERATE FLAG, long a Southern Civil War symbol, should be taken down as the flag is considered a hate symbol for the gullible.
ANI DIFRANCO released "Allergic To Water", 11/4/2015 via RIGHTEOUS BABE RECORDS.
PETER MULVEY released "Silver Ladder" (2014).
FROM NIKKI HALEY (SOUTH CAROLINA GOVERNOR):
Today, as the Senate did before them, the House of Representatives has served the State of South Carolina and her people with great dignity. I'm grateful for their service and their compassion. It is a new day in South Carolina, a day we can all be proud of, a day that truly brings us all together as we continue to heal, as one people and one state.
FROM CNN.COM:
South Carolina legislature votes to remove Confederate flag from statehouse grounds. Gov. Nikki Haley has already said she will sign the bill. http://cnn.it/1CqDUgK
ITP V.015 EDITORS NOTE:
Take THE FLAG DOWN!!!!!
FROM RAW STORY:
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/07/sc-raised-confederate-flag-in-1961-to-insult-nine-black-protesters-and-took-it-down-to-honor-nine-slain/
FROM ANI DIFRANCO:
We are proud to share this new version of “Take Down Your Flag” – a song by Peter Mulvey and many others, performed by #Ani with Ivan Neville and Terence Higgins Music.
Peter Mulvey wrote “Take Down Your Flag” two days following the #Charleston, SC #shooting on June 17. He performed it the same night at the Calvin Theater in Northampton opening a show for Ani. Peter put out an open invitation for other artists to contribute their own verses. https://youtu.be/MCYMB1ZNuLI
For those who want to respond to the tragic event that occurred on June 17th at the #MotherEmanuelChurch, donations can be made by clicking on this link http://goo.gl/35867b.
You can download the MP3 at the #RighteousBabe Store. https://goo.gl/jDwjrt
All proceeds will be donated to the Emanuel Hope Fund, providing direct financial support for the funeral and burial expenses of the nine deceased and the Emanuel #AMEChurch.
Peter Mulvey is organizing an online benefit concert for the Emanuel AME church, featuring Mulvey, Pamela Means, Vance Gilbert, Peter Yarrow and more special guests to be announced. Pay what you can and tune in Sunday, July 12 at 3pm EDT at https://goo.gl/BqQUPf.
#TakeDownYourFlag
FROM PETER MULVEY:
THE FLAG IS COMING DOWN
NOW HELP US TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILIES
ONLINE, MULTI-ARTIST TAG-TEAM BENEFIT CONCERT
STREAMING VIA CONCERT WINDOW
BEGINNING SUNDAY, JULY 12 at 3pm EST
VIDEO BELOW: "TAKE DOWN YOUR FLAG" ( COURTESY OF PETER MULVEY. ANI DIFRANCO, IVAN NEVILLE, TERRENCE HIGGINS and RIGHTEOUS BABE RECORDS):
You can download the MP3 at the #RighteousBabe Store. https://goo.gl/jDwjrt
All proceeds will be donated to the Emanuel Hope Fund, providing direct financial support for the funeral and burial expenses of the nine deceased and the Emanuel #AMEChurch.
Peter Mulvey is organizing an online benefit concert for the Emanuel AME church, featuring Mulvey, Pamela Means, Vance Gilbert, Peter Yarrow and more special guests to be announced. Pay what you can and tune in Sunday, July 12 at 3pm EDT at https://goo.gl/BqQUPf.
#TakeDownYourFlag
FROM PETER MULVEY:
THE FLAG IS COMING DOWN
NOW HELP US TAKE CARE OF THE FAMILIES
ONLINE, MULTI-ARTIST TAG-TEAM BENEFIT CONCERT
STREAMING VIA CONCERT WINDOW
BEGINNING SUNDAY, JULY 12 at 3pm EST
The South Carolina house finally voted at one o’clock this morning, and
so now the governor signs it and the flag comes down from the grounds
of the State House in Columbia, one week after the Reverend Daniel
Simmons was the last of the Charleston Nine to be buried.
Thank you to the hundreds of you who took up this song, who shared these posts, who opened your hearts and took some time. I want all this energy to go in one direction: on Sunday I’ll be kicking off a multi-artist, multiple-stream tag-team benefit concert on Concert Window. Pay what you want. Tip if you’re moved to pay more. And be sure to tune in to see the other artists, who will likely include but will not be limited to: Pamela Means, Peter Yarrow, Vance Gilbert, and hopefully several other artists. You can surf these streams, and enjoy the songwriters, and perhaps laugh, or shed a tear or two.
Please, share this concert link, share this message. To everyone who said “It’s not about a flag” - of course it’s not. Flags are pieces of cloth. Human families have been shattered and pride is not the point. Songs are not the point. Outrage is not the point. Love and compassion are the only things that matter now, and we can help these people.
Thank you.
https://www.concertwindow.com/283-peter-mulvey
Thank you to the hundreds of you who took up this song, who shared these posts, who opened your hearts and took some time. I want all this energy to go in one direction: on Sunday I’ll be kicking off a multi-artist, multiple-stream tag-team benefit concert on Concert Window. Pay what you want. Tip if you’re moved to pay more. And be sure to tune in to see the other artists, who will likely include but will not be limited to: Pamela Means, Peter Yarrow, Vance Gilbert, and hopefully several other artists. You can surf these streams, and enjoy the songwriters, and perhaps laugh, or shed a tear or two.
Please, share this concert link, share this message. To everyone who said “It’s not about a flag” - of course it’s not. Flags are pieces of cloth. Human families have been shattered and pride is not the point. Songs are not the point. Outrage is not the point. Love and compassion are the only things that matter now, and we can help these people.
Thank you.
https://www.concertwindow.com/283-peter-mulvey
VIDEO BELOW: "TAKE DOWN YOUR FLAG" ( COURTESY OF PETER MULVEY. ANI DIFRANCO, IVAN NEVILLE, TERRENCE HIGGINS and RIGHTEOUS BABE RECORDS):
Thanks-Stay Metal, Stay Brutal-\m/ -l-
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