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Dear Friends and Community Partners,
We're asking for your support as we prepare our next virtual performance event. Intended as a creative act of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, this Thursday evening at 6 PM PST, we will be going live on our Facebook page with "8 Minutes & 46 Seconds". A cast of Black actors will essentially hold a silent vigil for the entire length of time George's Floyd's life was choked out of him by murderous cop, Derek Chauvin, sometimes also evoking the painful phrases from his last 10 minutes on earth.
We need people to see this video. We know it will be moving and powerful. Would you be willing to join us at 6 PM and share or start a watch party on your business, organization, or personal Facebook page once you see us go live?
If you would like to tease the event beforehand, please reach out to us at thefoolscollaborative@gmail.com and we will send over social media graphics for you to use. While we want a large audience to tune in, we do not want to give away all the details about what people should expect, so we ask that you only tease the event rather than fully spread word about content of the piece. You are welcome to direct folks to our Facebook page, tag any of the artists involved, or mention our fundraising efforts. But outside of that, please do not explain what "8 Minutes & 46 Seconds" entails.
Speaking of fundraising efforts:
Watching the performance is free, but we are also collecting donations for Fresno State NAACP, Fresno NAACP, and Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce from now through JuneTeenth (6.19.2020). Donors can simply text "FLOYD" to 44321 and any money raised will be split between these local organizations. We will also be selling locally made BLM-themed art soon and, again, all proceeds will benefit those same groups. In the meantime, please follow Fresno State NAACP to stay up-to-date on local protests, campaigning, and ways to support efforts in the Fresno area.
8 MINUTES & 46 SECONDS CAST:
Arium Andrews
Myles Bullock
Camille Gaston
Regina Harris
Jimmy Haynie
Trey Jones
Jessica Meredith
Harrison Mills
Nwachukwu Oputa
tony sanders
Summer Session
Josh Slack
Jamar Thompson
Deseree Whitt
Kay Wilkins
&
Ryan Woods
with a special pre-show performance by Patrick Nalty and Randy Freeman
We're asking for your support as we prepare our next virtual performance event. Intended as a creative act of solidarity with the Black Lives Matter movement, this Thursday evening at 6 PM PST, we will be going live on our Facebook page with "8 Minutes & 46 Seconds". A cast of Black actors will essentially hold a silent vigil for the entire length of time George's Floyd's life was choked out of him by murderous cop, Derek Chauvin, sometimes also evoking the painful phrases from his last 10 minutes on earth.
We need people to see this video. We know it will be moving and powerful. Would you be willing to join us at 6 PM and share or start a watch party on your business, organization, or personal Facebook page once you see us go live?
If you would like to tease the event beforehand, please reach out to us at thefoolscollaborative@gmail.com and we will send over social media graphics for you to use. While we want a large audience to tune in, we do not want to give away all the details about what people should expect, so we ask that you only tease the event rather than fully spread word about content of the piece. You are welcome to direct folks to our Facebook page, tag any of the artists involved, or mention our fundraising efforts. But outside of that, please do not explain what "8 Minutes & 46 Seconds" entails.
Speaking of fundraising efforts:
Watching the performance is free, but we are also collecting donations for Fresno State NAACP, Fresno NAACP, and Fresno Metro Black Chamber of Commerce from now through JuneTeenth (6.19.2020). Donors can simply text "FLOYD" to 44321 and any money raised will be split between these local organizations. We will also be selling locally made BLM-themed art soon and, again, all proceeds will benefit those same groups. In the meantime, please follow Fresno State NAACP to stay up-to-date on local protests, campaigning, and ways to support efforts in the Fresno area.
8 MINUTES & 46 SECONDS CAST:
Arium Andrews
Myles Bullock
Camille Gaston
Regina Harris
Jimmy Haynie
Trey Jones
Jessica Meredith
Harrison Mills
Nwachukwu Oputa
tony sanders
Summer Session
Josh Slack
Jamar Thompson
Deseree Whitt
Kay Wilkins
&
Ryan Woods
with a special pre-show performance by Patrick Nalty and Randy Freeman
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