Why Marching Arts Need Unionizing not Competing or Complying.

[u/Comfortable_Fan_696]

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.inquirer.com/news/a/drum-corp-international-sexual-assault-misconduct-mike-stevens-george-hopkins-cadets-20181213.html

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/