Red Alert RESTART Awareness Campaign September 1, 2020
On September 1st, 2020 over 1,500 locations across North America will be lit up in red to draw attention to the plight of the Live Events Industry.
Red Alert RESTART is an awareness event created by WeMakeEvents, a coalition of trade bodies, businesses, unions and live event workers coming together to raise public awareness and advocate for the live events sector during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Live Events Industry was one of the first industries shut down and will be one of the last to return.
- Live events employ over 12 million people.
- Live events contributes over $1 trillion annually to the US economy.
- 95% of live events have been cancelled due to COVID-19.
- 96% of companies have cut staff and/or wages.
- 77% of people in the live events industry have lost 100% of their income, including 97% of 1099 workers.
The goal is to ensure that Congress quickly passes the language of the RESTART Act (S.3814) for small businesses and extends and expands PUA & FPUC for displaced workers, offering economic relief to the Live Events Industry.
As Red Lights glow nationwide, the tens of thousands of people following this event on social media are invited to watch RED ALERT LIVE, with incredible sights, sounds and interviews streaming live, for FREE from 9pm-1am Eastern Time on
Facebook at: https://www.facebook.com/WeMakeEventsNorthAmerica
YouTube at: https://bit.ly/WeMakeEventsLive.
Harlequin Floors supports our colleagues and partners in the Live Events Industry and looks forward to seeing them on stage again soon.
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