#WeMakeEvents RedAlertRESTART ExtendPUA

[aldrinlights]

Nick, James, Felix and myself started a boy band to raise awareness. We still can't play a gig due to covid though. But all jokes aside, Our industry was the first to shut down and will be one of the last to reopen.

Usually you don't see any of us because we work to entertain and are barely seen by the public. Tonight however you will see us. We will be lighting up venues across the county in red from 9pm to midnight.

Live events employ over 12 million people.

Live events contributes over $1 trillion annually to the US economy.

95% of live events have been cancelled due to COVID-19.

96% of companies have cut staff and/or wages.

77% of people in the live events industry have lost 100% of their income, including 97% of 1099 workers.

Let Congress know we need them to get to work and pass the RESTART Act and extend PUA & FPUC.

[brenli]

On Sept 1st, 2020, this was filmed from an attendee POV of the national march and rally for entertainment, staging, and live event workers as we push road cases through downtown streets, bringing awareness to the troubling state of the industry. The event saw venues, businesses, and music lovers light the city in red to show support.

#WeMakeEvents #RedAlertRESTART #ExtendPUA

Filmed and edited by Annika Welsh

Interview with Joe Cole of R90 Lighting in Seattle, WA

Seattle PUSH Event organized by Tyler Alexander, Autumn Jacobs, and many more local stagehand organizations and workers. For more information, please visit https://wemakeevents.org

[eastdaniel]

#redalertrestart #pua #wemakeevents #extendpua https://www.instagram.com/p/CErRSazA1_H/?igshid=weg8m0oty8k4

[mistamarcus414]

Cant Believe Its Already Been ✌ Years Since I Worked The FIRST Show Played At @fiservforum!! @thekillers were the Grand Opening Act at Fiserv Forum!! I Miss Working These Events!! The Restart Act would assist with the economic crisis the live events industry is facing. 🚨🚨 #StagehandLife #WeMakeEvents #LiveEvents #RedAlertRestart #ExtendPUA #FiservForum (at Fiserv Forum) https://www.instagram.com/p/CErRDr6h1PT/?igshid=l9k3hsmbctw1

[dmbgorgecrew]

#RedAlertRESTART: the live events we love may never recover from the pandemic, we need to take action! Take 2 minutes to contact your representatives here, and post a red photo of you at your favorite event, too: wemakeevents.org #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA (at The Gorge Amphitheatre) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEpApvEMgTo/?igshid=1kd1bt7u2548g

[rockpicschick1]

It is crushing ! More attention is needed to to see the huge blow the music industry has sustained. and activate to fight for helping all affected. We all miss live events. Covid-19 has halted so many people's livelihoods. The people and companies who make these shows happen have been unemployed since March with no end in sight. They need our help. Please check out WeMakeEvents.org to urge congress to pass the Restart Act and extend PUA. #WeMakeEvents #RedAlertRESTART #ExtendPUA The live events we love may never recover from the pandemic, we need to take action! Take 2 minutes to contact your representatives here: https://wemakeevents.org/ #RedAlertRESTART #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA https://www.instagram.com/p/CEoSODjHhHW/?igshid=sj5o9zn0af5t

[alyssaruffin]

@joshtimmermans Are you going RED for #WeMakeEvents today September 1? Every light matters, so whether it's your room, your house, your venue, or your business, we want to know who is standing with us! RSVP here and get on the official list: https://bit.ly/2YJMFBi! -Live events employ over 12 million people. -Live events contributes over $1 trillion annually to the US economy. -95% of live events have been cancelled due to COVID-19. -96% of companies have cut staff and/or wages. -77% of people in the live events industry have lost 100% of their income, including 97% of 1099 workers. Today, September 1st, 2020, #WeMakeEvents, a coalition of trade bodies, businesses, unions, and live events workers, will light up their venues, homes, and cities red in over 1,500 locations across North America to raise public and media awareness in support of the live events sector. Will you join us? How to participate on 9/1 #RedAlertRESTART will only jump-start relief for the live events industry with mass participation. We need industry workers, venues, fans, and artists to all unite for the cause of saving the places we love. Scroll down for details on how you can help, whoever you are. Please spread the word far and wide, and prepare to take action on September 1. LIVE EVENTS FANS Please contact your representatives at this link: https://wemakeevents.org/#action Please post a red-tinted photo of your favorite live event to your social media with the following caption: #RedAlertRESTART: the live events we love may never recover from the pandemic, we need to take action! Take 2 minutes to contact your representatives here, and post a red photo of you at your favorite event, too: https://wemakeevents.org #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA You can turn your photo red here: https://www11.lunapic.com/editor/?action=tint Check out the hashtag #RedAlertRESTART and share/RT images of venues and live events workers you love. Image of Widespread Panic captured one year ago to the day on 09/01/19 in Pensacola, FL ©Josh Timmermans | Noble Visions (at Abate Freedom Park) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnqA6sp4Ns/?igshid=923dljfcoje0

[bignazo]

STStation Yuranians stand in support and in the glow of the red light illuminating thousands of venues across the country this eve that have been impacted by the current shutdown. Legislators are being called upon to support #ReStartAct and #ExtendPua. Both are measures designed to help reduce the financial strain on workers of the live events industry. Providence venues included in this post: #The Strand Theatre, Trinity Repertory Company, Dunkin' Donuts Center, The Boom Box, The Stable. #redalertrestart #extendpua #wemakeevents #wemakeeventsnorthamerica #providence #downtownprovidence #downcitypvd #red #redlight #thestrand #trinityrep #dunkindonutscenter #theboomboxpvd #stablepvd #extraterrestrials #spacetransformationstation #STStation #bignazolab https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnmDiTHX9M/?igshid=z7qkancjblkf

[brenli]

Please don't forget us. 🚨✊ http://wemakeevents.org (Labyrinth art installation created by Pinky Estell)

[cocochanell1]

For my entire adult life, I’ve been working in the event & music industry. Never did I think my industry would be at rest. And yet, here we are. Longing for live entertainment, a chance to see our favorite band, or an opportunity to gather with the community to support the arts. @WeMakeEventsNorthAmerica - along with most event venues in the greater Cincinnati area - are going RED for the 12 million people out of work due to COVID-19. Help us save the live events industry & check out www.wemakeevents.org for an easy form that contacts YOUR members of Congress and urges them to pass the RESTART Act and extend PUA and FPUC. We need YOUR help to bring back LIVE ENTERTAINMENT. #WeMakeEvents #Cincinnati #RedAlertRESTART #ExtendPUA (at Madison Theater) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnf0rjhbKN/?igshid=1qydagbf41jyp

[infinityevents]

If we’re doing our job right, you don’t see us. But now we need you to see us. #wemakeevents #redalertrestart #extendpua #eventsprof #liveevents #infinityeventsinc https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnfK3TDHcF/?igshid=rs1s6banvfvb

[keenpirate13]

#wemakeevents #extendPUA #redalertRESTART @wemakeeventsnorthamerica https://www.instagram.com/p/CEndPC_lzwz/?igshid=13vyj4czoctff

[criminalrecordsatl]

#RedAlertRESTART: the live events we love may never recover from the pandemic, and we need to take action. Please visit: wemakeevents.org to contact your reps and learn how you can get involved. Thank you for all of your support. ❤️ #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA #SaveOurStages (at Criminal Records Atlanta) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnYdmWB3GI/?igshid=vr6rp96zm8c

[scales-music]

#wemakeevents On September 1st, 2020, #WeMakeEvents, a coalition of trade bodies, businesses, unions, and live events workers, will light up their venues, homes, and cities red in over 1,500 locations across North America to raise public and media awareness in support of the live events sector. Will you join us? How to participate on 9/1 #RedAlertRESTART will only jump-start relief for the live events industry with mass participation. We need industry workers, venues, fans, and artists to all unite for the cause of saving the places we love. Scroll down for details on how you can help, whoever you are. Please spread the word far and wide, and prepare to take action on September 1. LIVE EVENTS FANS Please contact your representatives below using the Action network widget Please post a red-tinted photo of your favorite live event to your social media with the following caption: #RedAlertRESTART: the live events we love may never recover from the pandemic, we need to take action! Take 2 minutes to contact your representatives here, and post a red photo of you at your favorite event, too: https://wemakeevents.org #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA You can turn your photo red here: https://www11.lunapic.com/editor/?action=tint Check out the hashtag #RedAlertRESTART and share/RT images of venues and live events workers you love. (at Denver, Colorado) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEnJtQipmf0/?igshid=iu3e7t2vhyy1

[theblackbirdacademy]

#RedAlertRESTART: The live events industry is on the brink of collapse and needs immediate action. Once a robust $35 billion industry, the live events business was the first to close due to the coronavirus pandemic. An estimated 12 million people working in live entertainment are currently unemployed or furloughed. 77% of those people have lost 100% of their income – including 97% of 1099 workers! Financial losses sustained are in the tens of billions of dollars. Tonight, as thousands of our colleagues illuminate 1,500 venues across the country in red, we ask Congress to pass the Restart Act to provide much-needed assistance for our friends, family members, and graduates in the live events industry. If you want to help: • Visit wemakeevents.org. There's an easy form you can use to send a letter to Congress. • Post a red-tinted photo of your fav live event(s). • Use the hashtags: #wemakeevents #extendPUA #RedAlertRESTART and share images of venues and live events you love. 📸 just a few of our alumni working in #live sound https://www.instagram.com/p/CEm5ZrSHywH/?igshid=eg61hamz87wi

[adarkershadeofred]

#RedAlertRESTART: the live events we love may never recover from the pandemic, we need to take action! Take 2 minutes to contact your representatives here, and post a red photo of you at your favorite event, too: https://wemakeevents.org #WeMakeEvents #ExtendPUA • Live events employ over 12 million people. Live events contributes over $1 trillion annually to the US economy. 95% of live events have been cancelled due to COVID-19. 96% of companies have cut staff and/or wages. 77% of people in the live events industry have lost 100% of their income, including 97% of 1099 workers. On September 1st, 2020, #WeMakeEvents, a coalition of trade bodies, businesses, unions, and live events workers, will light up their venues, homes, and cities red in over 1,500 locations across North America to raise public and media awareness in support of the live events sector. Will you join us? (at The Caverns) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEmi2hWBdnE/?igshid=181ywf9qdpb9q