Sharing on the bird app for the first time in over 6 months in case anyone else is on here and is interested in arts and policy in MD. Today I’m at the #MDArtsSummit2023 on behalf of @BMoreCulture with @ArtsAdvocate_MD hearing from state leadership
@Smith4Delegate advice: You don’t need to be a slick corporate lobbyist to be effective! You have power as a constituent in your district. Show up. Leverage social media. Tag your elected officials about your concerns and priorities. #MDArtsSummit2023
@TorreySmithWR I am a huge fan esp bc I’ve seen you on here having hard conversations that hold people to account. Please take a step back and hear the Jewish people here, including me, telling you this is a hurtful and dangerous take. It might not be obvious to you but this hurts.
@melissawimbish Thank you, thank you, thank you Melissa. I really believe not only the petition but also your ongoing calls for accountability both on and offline made a critical difference.
The person who suggested the COVID vax magnetizes ppl, saying it makes keys stick to the foreheads of the vaxxed, made my husband mad in a very specific way. There was a key & fridge magnet demo, the Smooth Criminal tilt, BUT I now know how compasses work (a good thing to know)!
@melissawimbish I cannot get over how in spite of your daily outreach and their full awareness of the unbelievably harmful statements a musician has made in writing, @BaltSymphony continues to offer silence as a response.
This choice is also baffling given that the @BaltSymphony directing energy toward this is their interest. It would strengthen their ability to fulfill their mission and embody the values they claim. It’s shameful to miss such an opportunity. (9/9)
Here we have an artist personally and professionally taking risk and performing a great deal of labor, and @BaltSymphony chooses to defect to existing white supremacist behaviors vs. making any effort. The laziness is both infuriating and sad. (8/9)