[e-drive] EQUIFLASH [BLUE MAN BOYCOTT RALLY TO GO AHEAD]

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EQUIFLASH [BLUE MAN BOYCOTT RALLY TO GO AHEAD]
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A major Yonge Street rally sponsored by the Blue Man Boycott Coalition will go ahead this Sunday, June 19, at 5:00 p.m. despite efforts by Blue Man Productions Inc. to quash it. 

"The Anti-Blue Man Experience" will coincide with the official premiere performance of the Toronto production of Blue Man Group being held at the Panasonic Theatre. The event will feature live musical entertainment headlined by the all-female all-star band, Blue(s) Woman Group, along with several special guests from the Canadian performing arts and political communities.

Last Thursday, Blue Man Productions LLC (a Limited Liability Corporation) applied to the Ontario Labour Relations Board for an injunction against the June 19 event. It asked the board to forbid picketing activity anywhere within two city blocks from the theatre, in all directions. A consultation on the application has been called by OLRB Chair Kevin Whitaker for Friday, June 17, 2005.

"We have the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms on our side despite Blue Man's efforts to silence us," says Susan Wallace, Executive Director of Canadian Actors' Equity Association (CAEA), one of the Coalition partners. The Toronto Musicians' Association (TMA) and Locals 58 and 822 of the International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) are the other partners.

EVENT:	The Anti-Blue Man Experience
DATE:		Sunday, June 19, 2005
TIME:		5:00 - 6:30 p.m.
PLACE: 	Yonge & St. Mary Street (south of Bloor)


Canadian Actors' Equity Association
44 Victoria St., 12th floor
Toronto, ON  M5C 3C4