Comments on: Olympic Torch Diverted http://www.seanhill.ca/2010/02/12/olympic-torch-diverted re: drinking the water Sat, 16 Oct 2010 22:46:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3-beta4 By: sean http://www.seanhill.ca/2010/02/12/olympic-torch-diverted/comment-page-1#comment-1573 sean Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:54:52 +0000 http://www.seanhill.ca/?p=163#comment-1573 Thanks for the clarification and the great music! I didn't really intend to imply a connection between the Carnival Band and any organisation or leadership of the protest. I admit that my words were sloppy. It was actually meant as a description of how people are often led by music. And you guys play some pretty catchy tunes... I've always appreciated the Carnival Band's presence at various events I've been to. You bring a sense of fun, positivity, and spontaneous celebration to what are sometimes difficult moments in the life of a community. Keep sharing that funky music! Thanks for the clarification and the great music! I didn’t really intend to imply a connection between the Carnival Band and any organisation or leadership of the protest. I admit that my words were sloppy. It was actually meant as a description of how people are often led by music.

And you guys play some pretty catchy tunes…

I’ve always appreciated the Carnival Band’s presence at various events I’ve been to. You bring a sense of fun, positivity, and spontaneous celebration to what are sometimes difficult moments in the life of a community.

Keep sharing that funky music!

]]> By: The Carnival Band http://www.seanhill.ca/2010/02/12/olympic-torch-diverted/comment-page-1#comment-1572 The Carnival Band Sat, 13 Feb 2010 04:30:20 +0000 http://www.seanhill.ca/?p=163#comment-1572 As a member of the Carnival Band, I'd like to clarify some details of our involvement in the protest that may have been misunderstood. The Carnival Band in no way intended to "lead" this protest. We were present on our own accord, as a community band from the Commerical Drive area, and were not affiliated with the organizations orchestrating it. We came to support the right to positive, progressive community dialogue about essential issues, and to bring color, fun, and joy to an event that had the potential be angry, and negative. At the event we purposefully distanced ourselves from the main conglomerate of protesters because of a disconnect between the band's own philosophy surrounding demonstration, and the way the protest was shaping up. On our website, we state: We believe that many of our social and environmental dilemmas today stem from a lack of empathy and effective, non-violent expression. The creation of music in group settings has, for millennia, been a critical part of how we learn these vital human skills.... Our mission is to fill the city with live, original music from around the world as a means to personal and political empowerment, creativity, and wellness. For more information on the band's values and visions, please see http://thecarnivalband.com/, under "The Open Air Orchestra Society" ****************************** ****************************** YOURS IN COMMUNITY, THE CARNIVAL BAND As a member of the Carnival Band, I’d like to clarify some details of our involvement in the protest that may have been misunderstood.

The Carnival Band in no way intended to “lead” this protest. We were present on our own accord, as a community band from the Commerical Drive area, and were not affiliated with the organizations orchestrating it. We came to support the right to positive, progressive community dialogue about essential issues, and to bring color, fun, and joy to an event that had the potential be angry, and negative.

At the event we purposefully distanced ourselves from the main conglomerate of protesters because of a disconnect between the band’s own philosophy surrounding demonstration, and the way the protest was shaping up.

On our website, we state: We believe that many of our social and environmental dilemmas today stem from a lack of empathy and effective, non-violent expression. The creation of music in group settings has, for millennia, been a critical part of how we learn these vital human skills…. Our mission is to fill the city with live, original music from around the world as a means to personal and political empowerment, creativity, and wellness.

For more information on the band’s values and visions, please see http://thecarnivalband.com/, under “The Open Air Orchestra Society”

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YOURS IN COMMUNITY,
THE CARNIVAL BAND

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