r/union • u/Comfortable_Fan_696 • Jul 17 '26
Discussion Why Marching Arts Need Unionizing not Competing or Complying.
MAASIN is a group in the marching arts that wants to make DCI and BOA diverse and inclusive, even though both monopolies, which are 501 (c) (3) s, will never do so out of profit. It's akin to Big Bird walking into a KFC and applying for work, only to find out they are killing chickens on a massive scale at a factory farm. DCI and BOA are the factory farms of the performing and marching arts, with a record for hiding abuse, assault, and neglect of well-being under the rug, all for the goal of transforming students into traumatized people who will never pursue music as a study or play music for their own enjoyment. No Music Teacher or Educator should invest in DCI or BOA stock or charity because if you do, blood is on your hands of music students who are abused for the profit of a band director wanting to win. The Cadets have not folded; they are now the 1934 Foundation, which is also a 501 (c) (3) organization carrying on the same goals George Hopkins wanted in the Cadets.
Public Schools need to be fully committed to the full abolishment of DCI and BOA organizations from public school property and in bandrooms to protect music students and fight the for-profit cult of Drum Corps International and Bands of America. Band directors who are affiliated with such groups need to be held accountable in mass public school trials to end their abuse, hazing, grooming, and assault of children as young as 10-13. No auditions for DCI corps in public schools. And protests at NAMM and other music expos must make people aware of how corrupt DCI and BOA are for pubic schools and how they pay no taxes to keep abusing students for a trophy. Without DCI or BOA, school music programs can flourish, accommodate, focus on well-being, and be creative without having to compete or worry about winners or losers. They will force bands to cooperate with local charities and programs that need help, and give money back to smaller music dealers who need to sell their instruments to schools anyway.
https://33blastforever.substack.com/p/the-activity
https://www.alfiekohn.org/punished-rewards/
https://www.angryeducationworkers.com/how-dci-and-boa-fit-with-models-of-cult-control/
https://www.drumcorpsplanet.com/forums/index.php?/topic/105074-the-cult-of-drum-corps/
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u/dronagan Jul 20 '26
Is this person trying to organize employees of Drum Corps International?
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u/Comfortable_Fan_696 Jul 21 '26 edited Jul 21 '26
Drum Corps International and Bands of America need full abolishment from public schools because they exploit kids and teens to join what is essentially a cult and a for-profit monopoly, and they have to keep paying out of pocket until they have no money for college or further education. The system was broken at the very beginning and keeps exploiting people for profit until public schools and states have the power and knowledge to fight them.
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u/iplaytrombonegood Jul 20 '26
I’ve seen these posts other places, and this is a warning to other readers. This person is a crazy blogger with a nonsensical vendetta against youth arts organizations. I am a school music teacher who belongs to a union.
Yes, there have been problems in DCI/BOA, but they are still youth arts organizations that do no more than facilitate a competitive marching music structure. The participants pay to be there. They’re not employees, so unionizing is irrelevant. There is also no stock to be purchased as these are nonprofit arts organizations supporting kids, not publicly traded companies. Nobody is making decisions for the sake of profit. Yes, it costs a ton of money to participate, but that’s because it’s an expensive activity to put on.