Posted on 10/06/2014 3:18:54 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
Ferguson, Mo. — Protesters rallying over the slaying of unarmed black teenager Michael Brown left the streets on Saturday night, put on sports coats and fancy dresses and sat in on the St. Louis Symphony.
During the intermission of a performance of Brahms Requiem, the 23 protesters sitting in various parts of the auditorium stood up and sang, “Requiem for Mike Brown.”
“Justice for Mike Brown is Justice for us All, Which side are you on friend? Which side are you on?”
As they began to sing, protests unfurled banners from the balcony that encouraged symphony patrons to “join the movement.”
The group was surprised by the response, said Derek Laney, an organizer for Missourians Organizing for Reform and Empowerment. Instead of being ushered out in handcuffs by police, some patrons of the symphony — and some symphony members themselves — applauded the tuneful message. The group left on their own after about a minute and a half of singing, while they chanted “Blacks Lives Matter.”
“It went to show that there are people among that crowd who think that the protests matter and that it’s not okay to just kill black children, and they’d be receptive to hear that message,” Laney said. “It was a perfect moment. As we left, people were smiling and reaching out to shake our hands.”
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I’ll PAY these people to Flash Mob the Madistan ‘White Wine & Brie’ crowd that attends, ‘Thee Op-er-ah,’ in this town, LOL!
Oh, to be a fly on the wall!
Nice, now 99.4% of the #mikebrowntards are Googling requiem. go watch it trend.
Passive responses is not what they want, rather they want a tough response to help get their message out. And if they thought attending the symphony would create a clash with conservatives, they were wrong, Not too many working people have the money or desire to spend an evening at the symphony. The well to do limousine liberals would be there before rational conservatives.
They are getting deperate to keep the lie alive that Brown was gun downed for no reason by a white cop.
During the intermissionOtherwise known as potty break.
Were they arrested?
Perfect counterpoint can stimulate unused areas of the brain associated with logic. And sheer beauty, well, that is enobling in itself. One can hope that these lost souls may one day learn to shut their yaps during future performances of requiems, whether by Mozart or Faure, or even Webber.
"He was just a gentle giant that wanted to make some blunts"?
Post number 8 is just as applicable here.....heh
Oh, there are a LOT of conservatives at those Dead White European Male Music concerts. I volunteer at the local classical station, and while there are a few real libs, it is overall a right of center crowd.
I can’t wait until the grand jury findings are announced. I have stocked up on popcorn, and I just hope there are plenty of webcams to stream the action! Burn baby burn!
Wow!! Next there will be burning and looting SAKS!! So glad the Patrons loved them.
That is excellent. It ought to be posted in the comments on every race-baited story and Youtube video.
It is a shame that Mike is gone...Such a fine, upstanding young fellow...he would have lit up the academic world and may even have qualified for a Roads scholarship...I am sure he would have...
Macbeth
He already earned a Road Kill Scholarship.
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