{"id":290,"date":"2020-06-10T13:02:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/06\/10\/launch-announces-12-hour-virtual-protest-festival-in-response-to-black-lives-matter-movement\/"},"modified":"2020-06-10T13:02:00","modified_gmt":"2020-06-10T13:02:00","slug":"launch-announces-12-hour-virtual-protest-festival-in-response-to-black-lives-matter-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2020\/2020\/06\/10\/launch-announces-12-hour-virtual-protest-festival-in-response-to-black-lives-matter-movement\/","title":{"rendered":"Launch Global announces 12 hour virtual Protest Festival in support of Black Lives Matter movement"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Launch Global<\/a> has announced that their 12 hour virtual festival is set to premiere on Saturday, June 13 at 4PM. Launch is a virtual concert platform and artist co-op that supports and celebrates independent artists. Artists can collaborate with other artists, acquire the success for live-streaming and help artists develop their careers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The virtual festival is a donation-based protest in full solidarity and support of the anti-racist and pro-equality movement, fueled by powerful Black voices, and by diverse artists who all stand against racial injustice, the racist prison system, deeply ingrained racial bias, and who celebrate the Black community\u2019s contribution to music at large. The event will be streamed live at LaunchGlobal.TV<\/a> and donations will go directly to the NAACP Legal Defense Fund<\/a>, to support the development of all the progressive legislation coming from this current watershed moment. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The festival which was originally scheduled for June 6 is postponed to June 13 in response to\u00a0the Black Lives Matter<\/a> movement and media blackout.\u00a0Launch Global’s roster of artists includes Jessie Wagner (Nile Rodgers & Chic), Jonathan Scales Fourchestra, Kaydonna,\u00a0Bonita Jalane,\u00a0Girl God,\u00a0Qing Screw Face, TrewCulture, Kendra Black, Rogue Wave, Karaleigh,\u00a0Abracadabra Field Trip,\u00a0Mars Motel, Cello Joe, Raphael25 and many more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A statement from Launch Global can be seen below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Out of respect for the current sociopolitical climate, and to do our part to help make space for voices that need to be heard, Launch Global felt compelled to postpone our streaming festival scheduled for this past weekend. We\u2019ve decided to move the event this coming weekend, and transform it in to an exercise in solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement. Launch Global is, at its core, a music coop, and as such we all owe an immeasurable debt to Black culture. We find ourselves in one of many pivotal moments through our nation\u2019s history where everybody needs to band together to protect the right and safety of Black people, and Launch Global intends to do our part in whatever way we can.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

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