Cultural strategist & researcher; founder & former ED of Revolutions Per Minute, Milarepa Fund & the Tibetan Freedom Concerts. I help artists create change.

New Orleans
Joined May 2009
Need healthcare coverage? Due to #COVID, a special open enrollment period begins today through May 15. Louisiana residents can sign up at healthcare.gov
Uninsured Americans who want to buy Affordable Care Act coverage have another three months to do so, thanks to an executive order President Biden signed last month. cnn.it/3pr2GGt
Thank you to our partners @CityOfNOLA, our hosts @BroadsideNola, the unparalleled DJ @RQaway, and @BeadShopNOLA and 9th Ward Nursery for their generosity and commitment to protecting our community!
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Mardi Gras Indian Big Chief Demond Melancon couldn’t mask as usual this year, but he had a plan for a symbolic, COVID-safe alternative. Here's what he did ⤵ youtube.com/watch?v=npnAa7d2…
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If you're getting anything done today (except for voting ✅), you are a champ! h/t @erin_potts 👇
Timeline of 2020, to scale
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And in the meantime, it'd be good to see a prominent permanent exhibit that explores these treaties from the perspective of the sovereign nations, as we have seen them largely from the colonizer perspective so far. An example for all: natlib.govt.nz/he-tohu
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By the end of the year, probably about 1 out of every 450 residents of Louisiana who were alive on March 1, 2020 -- of all ages -- will be dead from COVID.
“It’s not nearly as lethal as the experts told us it would be,” Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, just said on Fox News when asked about President’s Trump’s COVID-19 infection.
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Exciting to see @mayorsforagi on the move in the south...people need monthly checks now. bizneworleans.com/5-southern…
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RETWEET if you are registered and ready to vote @SenBillCassidy out of office. 👉Today is the LAST DAY for in-person voter registration.
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I can't believe I was ever told that women are too emotional to be president
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We are so, so thrilled to partner with Culture Surge on this event! eventbrite.com/e/lunchlearn-…
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You have changed us forever. Rest in paradise, King. We got this. #BlakeLivesMatter #GeorgeFloyd
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Defunding the police sounds radical until you realize realize we’ve been defunding education for years.
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“Racism isn’t getting worse, it’s getting filmed” - Will Smith
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The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Foundation is excited to announce that applications for the Jazz & Heritage Music Relief Fund have been re-opened for a two-day window, closing at 8am CDT on Thursday, April 16. To apply now, click here: jazzandheritagefoundation.wu….
My agency TaskForce, in partnership with The Soze Foundation, is launching an ARTIST + ACTIVIST RELIEF FUND to support artists + activists whose work has been impacted by #coronavirus. Selected applicants will receive a $250 grant. Apply here -> forms.gle/buykEpNvNjsp7R3j6
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As COVID-19 continues to grow in the New Orleans area, our local musicians and clubs are facing unprecedented challenges. At the link, we've outlined some of the resources available to artists impacted by COVID-19, as well as ways music fans can support. wwoz.org/blog/639646
MusiCares has an Emergency Financial Assistance Program that provides critical funds for music people struggling with financial, medical or personal crises. Details on eligibility: grammy.com/musicares/client-…
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This is amazing! And if you want to give to #RIPMedicalDebt in #NewOrleans we've got a holiday campaign going here with $5k matching, making every $ you give worth $200 in medical debt forgiveness! #thanks secure.qgiv.com/event/nola/
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Our state has the highest per capital medical debt in the nation and Bill Cassidy has done nothing about it despite being both a doctor and a senator. Instead, kids, artists and others have to have bake sales to fix what he hasn’t. #DoBetter. secure.qgiv.com/event/nola/
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