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#Protest today. #Broadway fights back! We must stand up and speak out for representation, safe work environments, fair pay, vital benefits, and the unquestionable encouragement to use our voices for change without fear! #BroadwayFightsBack
Protest #Thread
Protest #Thread
Crowds gathering at Columbus Circle. Friends hugging. Voices loud. Presence strong. #broadwayfightsback
Fortifying snacks & water provided. Sign making supplies available! #broadwayfightsback
“The abuse of assistants benefits celebrities. Celebrities need to speak up for assistants even at their own expense.” Protesters invoke @MusicManBway at #broadwayfightsback
“Ladies and Gentlemen... and Everyone Else!”
The crowd erupts in cheers at the inclusive language. (It really isn’t that hard!) #broadwayfightsback
The crowd erupts in cheers at the inclusive language. (It really isn’t that hard!) #broadwayfightsback
Demands. #broadwayfightsback
This photographer just pushed a disabled person to get a shot. At a rally for inclusion. #broadwayfightsback
“The experiences I had at @dearevanhansen were blatant racism.” Former understudy @ThisIs_Essence tells of backstage abuses at the show, like being told she “wasn’t fooling anyone into thinking she could be WASPish” as Zoe — the role she was hired to play. #broadwayfightsback
A message to white people:
“Your silence is hurting us. ... Be uncomfortable so WE can be safe! ... There are no outstanding legally binding [equity]contracts. DON’T GO BACK until we are treated equally!”
![A message to white people: “Your silence is hurting us. ... Be uncomfortable so WE can be safe! ... There are no outstanding legally binding [equity]contracts. DON’T GO BACK until we are treated equally!”](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/EzmKCBzWUAEepxl.jpg "A message to white people: “Your silence is hurting us. ... Be uncomfortable so WE can be safe! ... There are no outstanding legally binding [equity]contracts. DON’T GO BACK until we are treated equally!”")
“Your silence is hurting us. ... Be uncomfortable so WE can be safe! ... There are no outstanding legally binding [equity]contracts. DON’T GO BACK until we are treated equally!”
“AEA must work for the people and not for the pockets of our employers. ... #AntiRacismForBroadway sent these four demands” to the leaders of the organizations that run Broadway.
“There and thousands a of people with invisible disabilities. They hide them because of fear. ... We have the talent. We have the skill. We need the support! We need the accommodation!” #broadwayfightsback
. @ucancallmesis talks of being in callbacks for #Broadway musicals and being told that key changes “are not possible”— while white cis men had keys changed regularly on the same shows.
#broadwayfightsback
#broadwayfightsback
“ #ScottRudin has ‘stepped aside’?!
Money is STILL going in his pocket.
I need him to SIT THE FUCK DOWN!”
— @ucancallmesis
Money is STILL going in his pocket.
I need him to SIT THE FUCK DOWN!”
— @ucancallmesis
Please also search #MarchOnBroadway! I’ll be using that too moving forward! #broadwayfightsback
“It is not enough to say ‘I see you, I support you.’ We are asking for more. ... Use the skills of empathy and imagination you paid so much for, and for once, put yourselves into someone else’s shoes in LIFE as well as on stage!” #broadwayfightsback #marchonbroadway
Please search and amplify #MarchOnBroadway and #BroadwayFightsBack posts!! There are many more stories, perspectives and important calls to action than any one account can cover. #RepresentationMatters #amplifydiversity
