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"Move Forward Virtual Music Fest" To Support Relocating Bastrop County Confederate Statues
  • USA - English

Featured artists include The Chicks, Ruthie Foster, Grace Pettis, and Rachael Sage


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Bastrop County Monument Relocation Committee

Jan 12, 2021, 15:00 ET

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NEW YORK, Jan. 12, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Musical artists The Chicks, Ruthie Foster, James McMurtry, David Ramirez, Eliza Gilkyson, Dar Williams, Ray Prim, Akina Adderley, Grace Pettis, Rachael Sage, and more are set to appear at the "Move Forward Virtual Music Fest" to raise money to safely relocate two historic Confederate Monuments from the Bastrop, TX County Courthouse lawn. The event will include original performances, new videos and guest speakers and will take place on Martin Luther King Jr. Day (January 18th) at 6:30 pm CT. The project is organized by the Bastrop County Monument Relocation Committee. All proceeds will go to the BCMRC.

The objective of the project is twofold: to help Bastrop County promote an environment of racial equality and to ensure that the history of the two monuments is preserved. Of the $50,000 needed to carefully remove and relocate the statues, $28,000 has been raised, with $22,000 more needed to complete the process.

The "Move Forward Virtual Music Fest" will be simulcast on Move Forward's Facebook page and YouTube channel.

The relocation was given the go ahead by Bastrop County Judge Paul Pape. All participating artists concur with Bastrop City Council Member Dock Jackson, one of two Black members of the Council and a longtime advocate for the city's Black community, who wrote "The Confederate monuments are a serious concern to the Black community, but I think they're now a concern to the whole community. Not only because of recent events, but because of the message it sends. When you have to go to the courthouse for birth certificates or marriage licenses, you have to pass by those monuments, and that's not a very pleasant reminder of the past."

About the Bastrop County Monument Relocation Committee:
The committee was empaneled after the Bastrop County Commissioners Court voted in July to remove its two Confederate monuments from the courthouse lawn. One of the statues is a tall stone obelisk with Confederate symbols that was erected by the United Daughters of the Confederacy in 1910. The second is a granite headstone commemorating Joseph D. Sayers, a major in the Confederate Army and Texas' 22nd governor, which was erected in 1964 by the state of Texas.

Cheryl Lee and Sharah Johnson, Co-Chairs of the Bastrop County Monument Relocation Committee explain, "The Committee is confident that the relocation can be done in a dignified manner, and has resolved to make this transition one that will honor this part of history in Bastrop County while allowing our community to advance toward a more just and inclusive home for all of our residents."

The festival will feature a personal message from 13-time Grammy®-winning Texas band, The Chicks along with their new music video, "March March," and additional performances, music videos and messages from other luminaries, including:

ARTISTS
The Chicks
Ruthie Foster
James McMurtry
Eliza Gilkyson
Dar Williams
David Ramirez
Akina Adderley
Ron DeShay
Tom Prasada-Rao
Rachael Sage
Crys Matthews & Heather Mae
Ray Prim
Robert A. Kraft
Nobody's Girl
BettySoo
Rebecca Loebe
Grace Pettis

SPEAKERS
Cheryl Lee (host), Co-Chair of Bastrop County Monument Relocation Committee
Ryan Holiday, bestselling author ("Trust Me, I'm Lying," "The Obstacle is the Way," and other titles), speaker, and creative advisor

For more information about the fundraiser or to make a donation, please contact
Cheryl Lee, Co-Chair
Bastrop County Monument Relocation Committee
P.O. Box 136, Bastrop, TX 78602 (payable to Confederate Monument Relocation Fund)
512-636-0374
[email protected]
[email protected]

For information about Grace Pettis/Rachael Sage, please contact
Jill Richmond Johnson
MPress Records
[email protected]

Media Contact

Jill Richmond Johnson, Bastrop County Monument Relocation Committee, 212-481-7243, [email protected]

SOURCE Bastrop County Monument Relocation Committee

Related Links

http://mpressrecords.com/

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