Rally for the scene!

No, yes, I'm not talking about the bloody scene, but about the SCENE. The music scene. Here in Shreveport. Sceneport if you will. On Saturday, July 21st the SPD shut down a live performance by the Noids. A member of the audience clashed with police and was taken away in a squad car, bruised and cuffed. While the music-goers that day do realize that they didn't have permission to perform at Stoner Skate park, they feel that the police response was hostile to their art.

In response, a group of fifty-plus met at Big D's BBQ to talk about what happened, and what to do now.
The main points from this gathering:

• we should have the right to assembly
• it's extremely difficult to get the proper permission to have live shows on public property (Stoner Park)
• other cities have instituted "Copwatch" to stop police brutality, maybe Shreveport should follow
• city council is hurting our group of music goers
• you don't want to get "labeled" as a terrorist by videotaping police
• "we have to be involved"
• go to city council meetings
• need a all-age friendly venue
  
• use contacts and connections
• "let's make Shreveport cool"

The Noids have a comment on their myspace here and Port City Punx have a response here.