[Blacklabcollective] Banning and burn out

[Megan Speers]

Not that that's directed at you Anju!!! Just a general thing.
On Jun 21, 2016 10:35 AM, "Megan Speers" <speers.megan at gmail.com> wrote:

> For sure. And I mean I don't care. I'm not friends with him at all and
> it's because of his long illustrious history. If someone wants to kick him
> out that's fine w me. I am just sick of the expectation that we as a
> collective need to take on everyone's shit. It's annoying.
> On Jun 21, 2016 10:32 AM, "Anju Singh" <aanjusingh at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> That said if he gets asked to leave he should leave.
>>
>> On Tuesday, 21 June 2016, Megan Speers <speers.megan at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> We can talk about it at the meeting but our policy isn't to ban
>>> people... in general I think ppl need to realize it isn't our
>>> responsibility as a venue to manage every negative social interaction and
>>> beef that arises. I'm also feeling the burnout and am gona talk about a
>>> hiatus at the meeting.
>>> On Jun 21, 2016 10:18 AM, "Anju Singh" <aanjusingh at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Ok good call
>>>>
>>>> On Tuesday, 21 June 2016, mick mccann <nomoreroads at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> I totally understand where youre coming from anju! Life and the
>>>>> problems people bring to us although all valid can be way too much to take
>>>>> on at times.
>>>>>  So the meeting tomorrow we'll talk about the foat banning and the
>>>>> woman playing the iskra gig who someone has a problem with I guess.
>>>>>
>>>>> On Tue, Jun 21, 2016 at 9:59 AM, Anju Singh <aanjusingh at gmail.com>
>>>>> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> Hey everyone
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm not a caregiving type (hence, I'm a technician and don't answer
>>>>>> my phone) so I'm burning the fuck out on taking care of Graham (it has been
>>>>>> 1 of 7 weeks). I am dropping everything on my plate that isn't my own
>>>>>> art/music/volunteer work with other poc until September because I can't
>>>>>> keep up.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm bottomlining tonight, Tara is bottomlining the iskra show in
>>>>>> July I'm promoting, and then that should be it for my black lab stuff. I
>>>>>> won't be going out much in the next while either.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I'm also unable to take on more sensitive stuff like banning, there
>>>>>> is someone who doesn't want to be named who says that Foat should be banned
>>>>>> from black lab and doesn't want him at the next shows. My answer wasn't
>>>>>> good, I just said, ok ban him, and they said how can I enforce it and I
>>>>>> said why do we have to enforce it, and then I was like oh, damn I'm so
>>>>>> burnt out I don't care and they were like ok, but then take it to the
>>>>>> collective and I agreed. They don't feel comfortable talking to anyone and
>>>>>> just said they wanted the collective to know that a group of people don't
>>>>>> want him at shows. Anonymity is important to them.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> I also received a complaint about a girl playing the iskra show, but
>>>>>> again I was like i can't take it on so if anyone wants to navigate that for
>>>>>> me, id appreciate it.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Going to a cabin on Friday, really need that right now.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anju
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Anju Singh
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
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>>>>>
>>>>
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>>>> Anju Singh
>>>>
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>>
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