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Friday, September 23, 2005
Ban This
No commentary needed for this, except that this first image should be posted at all border crossings into Seminole Heights to keep out this civil rights criminal.
This is the response from Gina Vivinetto event coordinator and St. Pete Times pop culture writer
All the money we make at BAN THIS! is going like this:
(1) we have to pay the sound dudes, techs and stage guys at Skippers several hundred dollars for working all day (even though they "donated" the venue, we have to pay the worker dudes.
Whatever is left over - IF there is any (I've talked with Flee and Laura Keane from WMNF and I am crossing my fingers about attendance, etc, that's why we are having a raffle - to try to get some money that way....) is distributed as follows:
(2) Just Say Know (specifically Carrie Mackin and Shari Feldman) fronted $2,000 to do our last event, the "Family Values" Portrait Project at Covivant Gallery (which was all over the media). The portraits weren't for sale and the exhibit is going to be moved from gallery to gallery and possibly used in billboards all over Hillsborough County in a partnership with Equality Florida. Carrie and Shari only recouped a fraction of that money at the door with $5 donations at the "Family Values" opening.
I (Gina Vivinetto) fronted all the dough to do all the advertising for BAN THIS (postcards, fliers, etc).
Our very first event cost us $300 to rent the film "The Times of Harvey Milk" to show at Sunrise Cinemas in early September.
So, we are putting out lots of our own money to keep doing "art" actions to raise awareness about the Hillsborough ban, and because we want to continue doing actions, we need help and funds from people who want to help. A benefit concert seemed the best way to (a) get everyone motivated and TOGETHER, (b) raise money in a fun way.
Gina Vivinetto tbt* Pop culture writer 490 First Ave S St. Pete, Fl 33701
any idea where the proceeds will go?
ReplyDeletethis is why I love the Skipper's
ReplyDeleteGood question Hominid. Haven't found the answer yet.
ReplyDeleteThis is the response from Gina Vivinetto event coordinator and St. Pete Times pop culture writer
ReplyDeleteAll the money we make at BAN THIS! is going like this:
(1) we have to pay the sound dudes, techs and stage guys at Skippers several hundred dollars for working all day (even though they "donated" the venue, we have to pay the worker dudes.
Whatever is left over - IF there is any (I've talked with Flee and Laura Keane from WMNF and I am crossing my fingers about attendance, etc, that's why we are having a raffle - to try to get some money that way....) is distributed as follows:
(2) Just Say Know (specifically Carrie Mackin and Shari Feldman) fronted $2,000 to do our last event, the "Family Values" Portrait Project at Covivant Gallery (which was all over the media). The portraits weren't for sale and the exhibit is going to be moved from gallery to gallery and possibly used in billboards all over Hillsborough County in a partnership with Equality Florida.
Carrie and Shari only recouped a fraction of that money at the door with $5 donations at the "Family Values" opening.
I (Gina Vivinetto) fronted all the dough to do all the advertising for BAN THIS (postcards, fliers, etc).
Our very first event cost us $300 to rent the film "The Times of Harvey Milk" to show at Sunrise Cinemas in early September.
So, we are putting out lots of our own money to keep doing "art" actions to raise awareness about the Hillsborough ban, and because we want to continue doing actions, we need help and funds from people who want to help. A benefit concert seemed the best way to (a) get everyone motivated and TOGETHER, (b) raise money in a fun way.
Gina Vivinetto
tbt*
Pop culture writer
490 First Ave S
St. Pete, Fl 33701