Thank you for this, Garrett. So helpful, as usual. I loved your DART shout out!! I was in Orlando last week for the annual DART clergy conference and it was so inspiring, especially meeting folks from all the Florida affiliates and hearing about the perseverance and wins of DART affiliates around the country. Gives me hope and energy for the work.
Feb 15, 2023·edited Feb 15, 2023Liked by Garrett Bucks
Pensacola Christian College recently invited the King's Singers to perform on campus (not for the first time) and then canceled the concert two hours before downbeat because of "concerns" that some of the singers are gay. In response, the King's Singers put out a statement that was both forthright and - importantly - community-building. The remarkable grace is a fantastic example of what is essentially community organizing-by-press-release. More, including the full statement, here: https://www.classicfm.com/artists/kings-singers/florida-college-cancels-concert-sexuality-concerns/
“We started getting messages from members of the college through our social media and emails to say sorry, that it wasn’t their Christianity that was being shown here, and that they didn’t agree with the decision,” Button said.
“There were even people that came out to me on Instagram, saying how difficult it was to be a part of that college.”
As a Floridian, thank you for covering this. It is terrifying here and things get exponentially worse daily. This man is incredibly dangerous and we must do everything we can to keep him from the White House. Another group I recommend following/supporting is People Power for Florida, and follow Representative Anna Eskamani on all social media, she posts constantly about everything going on and does everything possible to help Floridians and fight deathsantis and fascism.
Thank you for this post! This has been sitting open in my tabs for the last two weeks and I re-read it because of my DeSantis anxiety. I think it's such an important message in that we, esp. the White folks, can't just stew in our anxiety about an impending scary President, but actually do something about it because that's the only way we *can* defeat these people. This was great, as usually!
Thank you for this, Garrett. So helpful, as usual. I loved your DART shout out!! I was in Orlando last week for the annual DART clergy conference and it was so inspiring, especially meeting folks from all the Florida affiliates and hearing about the perseverance and wins of DART affiliates around the country. Gives me hope and energy for the work.
Oh wow! So jealous you were at that conference. What a salve for, you know, everything!
Pensacola Christian College recently invited the King's Singers to perform on campus (not for the first time) and then canceled the concert two hours before downbeat because of "concerns" that some of the singers are gay. In response, the King's Singers put out a statement that was both forthright and - importantly - community-building. The remarkable grace is a fantastic example of what is essentially community organizing-by-press-release. More, including the full statement, here: https://www.classicfm.com/artists/kings-singers/florida-college-cancels-concert-sexuality-concerns/
That's a lovely statement!
A compelling update:
https://www.classicfm.com/artists/kings-singers/christian-college-came-out-concert-cancelled/
Oh wow!
“We started getting messages from members of the college through our social media and emails to say sorry, that it wasn’t their Christianity that was being shown here, and that they didn’t agree with the decision,” Button said.
“There were even people that came out to me on Instagram, saying how difficult it was to be a part of that college.”
i appreciate learning about groups in florida doing good work, thank you for sharing those.
i didn't realize anita bryant was still alive! may she get exactly what she deserves when she leaves this world.
That's your "wait Henry Kissinger is, um, still...." fact for the day!
at least Anita Bryant never won a Nobel Peace Prize, to the best of my knowledge.
As a Floridian, thank you for covering this. It is terrifying here and things get exponentially worse daily. This man is incredibly dangerous and we must do everything we can to keep him from the White House. Another group I recommend following/supporting is People Power for Florida, and follow Representative Anna Eskamani on all social media, she posts constantly about everything going on and does everything possible to help Floridians and fight deathsantis and fascism.
Thank you for everything you and others are doing. I can imagine how hard and dispiriting it is. And thanks for hyping People Power For Florida!
I came here to mention People Power for Florida!
Thank you for this post! This has been sitting open in my tabs for the last two weeks and I re-read it because of my DeSantis anxiety. I think it's such an important message in that we, esp. the White folks, can't just stew in our anxiety about an impending scary President, but actually do something about it because that's the only way we *can* defeat these people. This was great, as usually!