06/02/2010- by Natasia Langfelder
The Lilith Fair has canceled their concert date in Arizona. The rumor is that Belinda Carlisle of the Go-Go’s put the pressure on in order to ensure that the performance would be canceled. She’s not the only celebrity who will no longer be performing in the state, due to their racist and xenophobic laws. The LA Times is reporting that Carlos Santana and Willie Nelson are among the stars urging Americans to protest Arizona’s immigration law. Shakira, Juanes, Zack de la Rocha of Rage Against the Machine, Los Tigres del Norte, Sonic Youth and Kanye West have also vowed that they will not perform in Arizona.
carlos
July 9, 2010 at 7:19 pm
Illegal = illegal. What don’t boycotters and protesters understand about that?
Benito
June 2, 2010 at 1:32 pm
I hope that every American, regardless of where he lives, will stop and examine his conscience about this and other related incidents. This Nation was founded by men of many nations and backgrounds. It was founded on the principle that all men are created equal, and that the rights of every man are diminished when the rights of one man are threatened. All of us ought to have the right to be treated as he would wish to be treated, as one would wish his children to be treated, but this is not the case.
I know the proponents of this law say that the majority approves of this law, but the majority is not always right. Would women or non-whites have the vote if we listen to the majority of the day, would the non-whites have equal rights (and equal access to churches, housing, restaurants, hotels, retail stores, schools, colleges and yes water fountains) if we listen to the majority of the day? We all know the answer, a resounding, NO!
Today we are committed to a worldwide struggle to promote and protect the rights of all who wish to be free. In a time of domestic crisis men of good will and generosity should be able to unite regardless of party or politics and do what is right, not what is just popular with the majority. Some men comprehend discrimination by never have experiencing it in their lives, but the majority will only understand after it happens to them.