A guest blog on the accessibility of live music by Erin Phillips.
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A Mental Health Awareness Month Guest Blog by Abby Kurszewski.
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Join us on June 2nd for a virtual event in support of Mental Health Awareness Month!
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A Mental Health Awareness guest blog from Rachelle Dela Cruz as part of our 8123 Impact series.
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Read on for a Mental Health Awareness Month guest blog from Krystal.
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May is Mental Health Awareness Month. This past year has been especially hard for everyone, and taking care of your mental health is so important. We’re excited to be celebrating and raising awareness with the 8123 family all month long!
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“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of a difference you want to make.”
-Jane Goodall
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A guest blog by Allen Suating.
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Join 8123 Impact in celebrating World Clean Up Day by getting out and cleaning up your neighborhood, park, or local beach on September 19th.
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8123 Impact supports National Nonprofit Day - read the blog to learn more!
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A guest post from Wesley Jones.
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We are Reina and Rachel, sisters in the Chicagoland area, and a couple of years ago, we started a podcast "Sisters on a Sofa" to share our experiences as young Black women in a predominantly White world, the racism and microaggressions we faced.
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Music, while a safe space for many, still isn't a safe place for BIPOC. We don't feel safe in your crowds. We don't feel safe with your fans. We don't feel safe.
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I’m a 29 year old black male and as far as I know that makes me a super minority in the scope of 8123 members.
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I asked him “would you shoot me if I was walking in your neighborhood in a hoodie at night?” His response was, “yes if I didn’t know who you were and you didn’t respond to me.” I was shocked. Taken aback and for the first time in my life, truly reminded that my skin color mattered to people.
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Can I have your full attention as your brown skinned equal as part of the music scene, and life in general?
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Normally I would feel so lost and confused as to where I stand with what’s going on right now. I think back to that long period of time where I was confused with my own identity on a racial level. From the first time I picked up a skateboard, grabbed a guitar, and put on a Black Flag record I didn’t know that me jumping into this world would put a mental struggle on me
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Three years ago, 8123 Impact gathered in a park in Buffalo to spend a couple of hours winterizing it. This meant physical labor from The Maine and around 50 fans in the cold. This Earth Day, we’re reflecting on this experience and all of the future actions we can take in the name of environmental protection.
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