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Buju Banton Show CANCELED!
email / call them & thank the MAJESTIC!!!
PHONE : 313.833.9700
ADDRESS : 4120-4140 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI
http://www.majesticdetroit.com/theater.asp
LGBT Benefit Concert Sept 30
Affirmations, Transgender Detroit and Triangle Foundation worked together to encourage the cancellation of the Buju Banton concert in Detroit . Please join us in turning a hateful night into one filled with supportive and powerful music from the Detroit area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Confirmed performers include: Ami Matteson, Andrea Wilson , The Big Pink Black, Chantel & Youth Montage, Cheryl Strebel, Coup Detroit, Jocelyn B “*****” of the Blues, Leslie Thompson , Steffie & the Dirty Virgins. More artists are pending confirmation. Join us Wednesday, September 30th at the Magic Stick http://www.majesticdetroit.com/stick.asp . Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Tickets are just $10.
Vocalist Julie Marcos of Coup Detroit, one of several
groups replacing Buju Banton at The Magic Stick
Here is a statement from Detroit’s Majestic Theatre about these events help us thank them by attending the event:
Transgender Detroit a local non profit working the betterment of the transgender community.
If you can't make the concert consider a contribution to Transgender Detroit. You can mail your contirbution to
Transgender Detroit
25630 Santina Lane
Warren, Mi. 48089
Michelle Fox-Phillips
Shalom
Triangle Foundation is pleased to announce that the Buju Banton performance scheduled for next week at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit has been canceled.
The Majestic has been friendly to the LGBT community for many years, and they expressed that they wanted to do the right thing. The owners have given us their ear and now we’d like to help them. The late notice cancellation of Banton’s performance left the Majestic with large fees and an open evening.
Instead of a night of anti-gay sentiment from Banton, the Magic Stick (part of the Majestic complex) will host a LGBT awareness concert Sept. 30! Tickets will be just $10 and the lineup is in the works. Please mark your calendars! More details will be provided Monday by Affirmations, Transgender Detroit and Triangle Foundation.
Buju Banton's Detroit dates cancelled, replaced by Photography exhibit of GLTBQ Jamaicans
A Buju Banton show which was booked way in August of this year and was slated to happen this Wednesday September 30 was cancelled as the owner of the venue known as Majestic theatre was pressured by metro Detroit lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations to abort the gigs.
sample photos from the US.
Photography for Understanding → The Jamaica Project.
The current Photography for Understanding Project is the Jamaica Project. It focuses on the issue of violence against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals and Transgendered population in Jamaica. The project seeks to raise funds as well for GLBTQ Jamaicans and JFLAG.
Buju Banton Show CANCELED!
email / call them & thank the MAJESTIC!!!
PHONE : 313.833.9700
ADDRESS : 4120-4140 Woodward Avenue, Detroit, MI
http://www.majesticdetroit.com/theater.asp
The Majestic Replaces Buju With LGBT Blowout
LGBT Benefit Concert Sept 30
Affirmations, Transgender Detroit and Triangle Foundation worked together to encourage the cancellation of the Buju Banton concert in Detroit . Please join us in turning a hateful night into one filled with supportive and powerful music from the Detroit area’s lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community. Confirmed performers include: Ami Matteson, Andrea Wilson , The Big Pink Black, Chantel & Youth Montage, Cheryl Strebel, Coup Detroit, Jocelyn B “*****” of the Blues, Leslie Thompson , Steffie & the Dirty Virgins. More artists are pending confirmation. Join us Wednesday, September 30th at the Magic Stick http://www.majesticdetroit.com/stick.asp . Doors open at 7pm, show starts at 8pm. Tickets are just $10.
Vocalist Julie Marcos of Coup Detroit, one of several
groups replacing Buju Banton at The Magic Stick
Here is a statement from Detroit’s Majestic Theatre about these events help us thank them by attending the event:
“The Buju Banton concert that was to be held at the Majestic Theatre on Wednesday, September 30th has been cancelled. This was an incredibly tough decision for us both philosophically and economically. If we had known that there was any controversy surrounding this artist, we would have never even considered booking him. We do not condone any form of hate speech. We have struggled to get out of our contract for over a month to no avail. The Majestic is in essence a family-run small business. It is next to impossible to simply cancel a show without major financial consequences. Yet, that is what we have done.”
“We feel that our decision to cancel the show is less about making a statement on free speech and more about continuing to provide a welcoming atmosphere for all people. Over the past month, our friends and neighbors within various LBGT groups have reached out to us and expressed deep concern over Buju’s past comments and song lyrics. For decades, The Majestic has been a haven for unique events and people from all walks of life. At this point and time, Detroiters need to stand together more than ever. We could not allow one event to create a divide. We hope that you continue your support and patronage of The Majestic.”
-The Zainea Family
Transgender Detroit a local non profit working the betterment of the transgender community.
If you can't make the concert consider a contribution to Transgender Detroit. You can mail your contirbution to
Transgender Detroit
25630 Santina Lane
Warren, Mi. 48089
Michelle Fox-Phillips
Shalom
Michigan Turned Anti-Gay Show into Pro-Equality Concert
Triangle Foundation is pleased to announce that the Buju Banton performance scheduled for next week at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit has been canceled.
The Majestic has been friendly to the LGBT community for many years, and they expressed that they wanted to do the right thing. The owners have given us their ear and now we’d like to help them. The late notice cancellation of Banton’s performance left the Majestic with large fees and an open evening.
Instead of a night of anti-gay sentiment from Banton, the Magic Stick (part of the Majestic complex) will host a LGBT awareness concert Sept. 30! Tickets will be just $10 and the lineup is in the works. Please mark your calendars! More details will be provided Monday by Affirmations, Transgender Detroit and Triangle Foundation.
Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Buju Banton's Detroit dates cancelled, replaced by Photography exhibit of GLTBQ Jamaicans
A Buju Banton show which was booked way in August of this year and was slated to happen this Wednesday September 30 was cancelled as the owner of the venue known as Majestic theatre was pressured by metro Detroit lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) organizations to abort the gigs.Buju was slated to perform in the Ann Arbor Bay area but came under intense pressure due to the Boom Bye Bye song controversy.
To help defray the Majestic's costs, local activists The Triangle Foundation and others plan to stage a Wednesday benefit concert at the adjacent Magic Stick. Tickets are $10 for the 8 p.m. show, which will feature local LGBT performers as they say the owner has suported the community over the years so they wanted a positve outcome out of the cancellation. Majestic's director Dave Zainea said the venue stands to lose about $10,000 for canceling its Banton contract.
Zainea, a self-described progressive who has worked with the LGBT community, said he was unaware of the controversy when he booked the show in August."We certainly don't endorse his lyrics or advocate violence," he said.
Also said to happen as a replacement is the first limited showing of a photo project called Photography for Understanding 
which I helped to organise here in Jamaica in May of this year where Photographer Miss Blakely Slater captured images as seen above and below of REAL GLBTQ Jamaicans in poses with a message of their choosing to reflect how they felt. Please visit the site for more by following the links or clicking the photo above.
which I helped to organise here in Jamaica in May of this year where Photographer Miss Blakely Slater captured images as seen above and below of REAL GLBTQ Jamaicans in poses with a message of their choosing to reflect how they felt. Please visit the site for more by following the links or clicking the photo above. sample photos from the US.Project Mission/goals:
Photography for Understanding is a project which uses documentation, creativity and power of photography to highlight issues – in the United States and around the world -- which demand attention and action.
Photography for Understanding is a project which uses documentation, creativity and power of photography to highlight issues – in the United States and around the world -- which demand attention and action.
Photography for Understanding → The Jamaica Project.
The current Photography for Understanding Project is the Jamaica Project. It focuses on the issue of violence against the Lesbian, Gay, Bisexuals and Transgendered population in Jamaica. The project seeks to raise funds as well for GLBTQ Jamaicans and JFLAG.
50% of the profit from this project will be donated back to Jamaica. The rest will go back into the Photography for Understanding to fund additional projects. Only boycott Jamaican products/people/services/music that specifically are hate orientated.
Howie
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BUJU BANTON WROTE "BOOM BYE BYE" IN 1988,WHEN HE WAS 15. IT WAS ABOUT A SPECIFIC CASE IN JAMAICA WHERE A MAN RAPED A BOY,NOT ABOUT ALL GAYS! AND IT IS THE ONLY "ANTI-GAY" SONG HE HAS EVER HAD. GET REAL PEOPLE,DO YOU REALLY WANT TO BE OPRESSED SO BADLY THAT YOU'LL TWIST THE LYRICS OF A 21 YEAR OLD SONG INTO SOMETHING TO PROTEST ABOUT? OPEN YOUR EYES!
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