The National Independent Venue Association does. Independent venue is one that is not owned by a multinational or a publicly traded corporation. More often than not it means its locally owned. Lots of times its a family owned business thats been handed down from generation to generation. Two people in the communities that are hiring in their communities, that are taking care of their neighbors and opening their doors to is fundraisers. That are hired out for , special family and lifetime events. The onestaking chances on emerging artists and in rtrying to build more communitybased initiatives as well. Prior to four months ago literallyto the day , there wasnt an organization that was able to speak on behalf of these thousands and thousands of individually owned venues and promoters across the country and i think a good portion of that was because we didnt need it. Part of being independent is finding the solutions and putting them into play and everybodys so busy and overwhelmed with j
Your number is going to be 202 7488002. And if you are in american gun owner but not part of the nra, you should be part of this conversation, as well. Your number is going to be 202 7488003. Keep in mind, you can also text us your opinion at 202 7488003 and we are always reading on social media on ontter at cspanwj, and facebook at facebook. Com cspan. Once again this week, new york state announced a major lawsuit against the National Rifle association, accusing them of corruption and misspending of the organizations funds. Here is a bit of the story from the New York Times. New York Attorney general has issued an existential threat to the National Rifle association on thursday, arguing in a lawsuit that years of runaway corruption and misspending demanded a dissolution of the nations most powerful gun rights lobby. While the legal confrontation could take years to play out, it constitutes another deep blow to an organization whose legendary medical clout has been diminished by infigh