[OccupySheffield] OccupySheffield Digest, Vol 5, Issue 19

[Rick B]

Why don't occupation records do a cover of 'I fought the law' and donate
monies to the kids and their families who have been evicted from their
homes as a result of the political protests on the streets of London and
other cities last year.
Rick

On Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 12:00 PM,
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>   2. Occupy Sheffield Statement ? 10th February 2012 (Occupy Sheffield)
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> From: Ronan McNern <ronan at occupationrecords.com>
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> Subject: [OccupySheffield] Call to crowd-fund a record label for
>        Occupy from     Occupation Records
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> Hey all,
>
> Ronan here from Occupy London/Occupation Records.
>
> If you can help share this to supporters would be great. With music being
> such a big opportunity, we are hoping to financially help Occupy London,
> occupations across the UK and Ireland as well as globally.
>
> Cheers,
> Ro
>
>
> *Occupation Records aims raise ?20K in less that 2 weeks for Occupy label -
> but needs help!*
>
>   - *Supporters invited to spread the news via on facebook, twitter and
>   spread among supporters!
>
> http://www.sponsume.com/project/occupation-records-99-cent-launch-record-label
>   *
>   - *Artists from Occupy London, OWS, Occupy Los Angeles, and Occupy
>   Baltimore already involved and more invited to get involved - let's make
>   this global!*
>
> Hi and solidarity from Occupation Records,
>
> We are the new label *formed by people involved with Occupy London to help
> spread the message of Occupy and support the Occupy movement around the
> world*. What we are doing has the potential to throw open doors by
> providing funding for Occupy projects around the world, getting the message
> out through worldwide distribution and creating a democratic alternative
> for an industry that has produced music that has influenced most of us in
> profound ways.
>
> *We are in the middle of finalising our first release, Folk the Banks, a
> folk benefit album with cover artwork by Jamie Reid, the artist behind the
> Sex Pistols' artwork including God Save the Queen. Featured on the album
> are some amazing artists, among them Ani DiFranco, Tom Morello, Get Cape.
> Wear Cape. Fly, Billy Bragg, Chumbawumba and Anais Mitchell. Distribution
> is lined up. Manufacturing is ready to roll. Promotion is ready. What we
> need now is you.*
>
> *The label will be an incredible tool for outreach and funding Occupy
> projects, but we're going to need some help to get there.
>
> We're raising start up costs for the label with donations via our
> crowdfunding site<
> http://www.sponsume.com/project/occupation-records-99-cent-launch-record-label
> >.
> Our
> deadline to raise the money is less than two weeks - we've already raised
> just over ?3K but we need your help donating and spreading the word to
> reach our target. There's signed prints of the album artwork by Jamie Reid
> and copies of the Folk the Banks album in digital, CD and vinyl formats
> plus more donated as rewards for helping us!*
> *
> *
> *Any questions? *
> We?ve put together a handy FAQ of some of the questions we?ve heard
> frequently since coming up with the idea for Occupation Records.  You can
> find it here: http://occupationrecords.com/faq.php *
> *
> Occupation Records was created when a group of people who had been inspired
> and involved with Occupy London came together to form the autonomous
> collective, 45 Revolutions Per Minute, with the aim of facilitating music
> industry support for the Occupy movement. We want to use our previous
> experience to create a record label that will help raise awareness of, and
> funds for, Occupy worldwide. Profits from our releases will support Occupy
> financially around the world - all profits will be divided between Occupy
> London (25%), occupations across the UK and Ireland (25%) and a global fund
> for the Occupy movement and aligned causes. The aim is to help Occupy
> around the world become more sustainable as the movement grows.
>
> Financial support will help fund start up costs for Occupation Records as
> we prepare for the release of the Folk the Banks - and the other four
> albums currently being lined up! The initial funding we're asking for
> includes office set up costs, marketing, licensing, manufacturing and
> worldwide distribution costs.
>
> *Using music to spread the word of Occupy*
> We see music as central to the next phase of Occupy as we take the
> movement's core messages - of economic, social, environmental and
> democratic justice for all - into communities, schools, universities,
> across the internet and around the world. Music has the power to inspire
> and reach people who haven't heard about Occupy yet - and that's what
> Occupation Records intends to do. Through music we can find new ways to
> impact change, steer the debates and get people involved. There are many
> artists who want to find a way to help and thank people involved in Occupy
> and we can hope we help them do just that.
>
> *Help us spread the word*
> Please consider donating but - more importantly - please help spread the
> message through your listservs, your Occupy twitter and facebook accounts,
> digg, blogs, and anywhere else to get the word out!
>
>   - Our crowd-funding project on Sponsume -
>
> http://www.sponsume.com/project/occupation-records-99-cent-launch-record-label
>   - Our website  - http://occupationrecords.com/
>   - Find us on Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/occupationrecords
>   - And on Twitter - https://twitter.com/OccuRecords
>
> Solidarity,
> Occupation Records
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> Date: Sat, 11 Feb 2012 00:11:23 +0000
> From: Occupy Sheffield <info at occupysheffield.org.uk>
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> Subject: [OccupySheffield] Occupy Sheffield Statement ? 10th February
>        2012
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> Hi
>
> On Monday 13 February 2012, the occupation on Cathedral
> Square will be gone, but Occupy Sheffield will continue.
> The snow has been fun, but the threat of over ?100,000 of
> High Court costs, and the Cathedral's answer to peaceful,
> public protest as eviction has made the decision easier.
>
> Our stand against excessive greed and corruption of our
> democracy continues. Since November 5th, thousands of
> people have come to show their support for the camp in
> many ways. Thank you Sheffield. Occupy is a global
> movement, manifesting itself in the heart of this city
> with a occupied space that has been a mission for
> fairness, a sentry point for justice and an outpost for
> compassion. But we are more than the sum of our parts;
> more than tents and sleeping bags. We will continue this
> process with events, and build on discussions with
> peaceful direct action.
>
> To mark the beginning of a new phase for Occupy Sheffield,
> people are invited to a Moving Forward Parade starting at
> the camp at 3pm this Saturday 11th February 2012, and
> finishing with a free Impromptu Cabaret/Poetry/Open Mic
> event at the Citadel of Hope on Cross Burgess Street (near
> the Peace Gardens) at 5:30pm.
>
> Occupy Sheffield will continue to have daily meetings.
> Public General Assemblies (GA's) are Mon/Wed/Fri at
> 6:30pm, 3pm on Saturdays and are open to all. Meetings
> will start from the Citadel of Hope on Monday, with plans
> for meetings back on the streets in the Spring. Follow
> @OccupySheffield and @Citadel_of_Hope for the latest."
>
> Occupy Sheffield
>
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