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Grassroots Efforts Demonstrate Power of Musician Organizing
[Reprinted from the April 2014 issue of the International Musician] Fair Trade Music (FTM) Seattle, with support from AFM Local 76-493, has won a significant victory: musician loading zones at several major clubs. This follows a similar win by AFM Local 257 (Nashville, TN), which gained similar zones in 2011. FTM is a grassroots campaign…
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FTM-Seattle Win on Musician Loading Zones!
“The real lesson for me was that as musicians we actually do have the power to make change — we just need to get together and act.” A new group of Seattle musicians have notched their first victory in making life a little easier for area club musicians: musician loading zones at several area clubs.…
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Monday 3/18: Fair Trade Music Seattle Meeting
Seattle musicians: come to the Fair Trade Music meeting tonight. It’s open to working musicians of all genres. Guest speaker: Dmitri Iglitzin on the legal rights of working musicians. He’ll give a short but invaluable presentation on the legal rights of working musicians followed by a short Q & A session. RSVP on Facebook If you…
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Announcing Fair Trade Music AFM
Welcome to Fair Trade Music AFM, a website designed to connect the dots of the growing Fair Trade Music movement. Founded in Portland, Oregon, Fair Trade Music is opening new chapters throughout the United States and Canada. Get involved today!
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