About the contest
This blog is a Call For Artists to get involved in determining the future of their city.
It is also a call for environmentalists, healers, educators and others.
Your unique communication skills are needed to help inform our communities of the threats that the casinos pose.
THE CONTESTS:
THE PRIZES:
Doing worthwhile work is it’s own reward, but for added incentive, we’re gathering some prizes for you.
- Free photoshoot from JJ Tiziou Photography – for a headshot, artist’s slides, family portrait, performance documentation, etc (as featured in The Bulletin )
- Gift certificates for Studio 34 Yoga, art supplies
- More to be determined – please encourage donations to support this effort!
THE DETAILS:
- Designs and videos will be shared with the community to help communicate the importance of keeping our city Casino-Free
- Deadline for submissions is March 2!
- Winners will be selected in March, and disseminated via Casino-Free Philadelphia and this site.
THE INSPIRATION:
- CP article on how slot machines work and how the casino trade preys on addicts.
- Check out some fact sheets for information to get your creative juices flowing.
- The Mayor’s campaign promises might also be worth looking at. Why isn’t he keeping them?
- A statement from Asian Americans United is also full of good information
- The history of how we got into this mess is nicely chronicled in this article in Philadelphia Magazine.
Philadelphia deserves better than casinos.
Their entire business model is premised upon creating more losers than winners.
This is not just an issue for activists. It is a sustainability issue. It is a wellness issue. It is a cultural issue. It is a single issue that may negative repercussions throughout all facets of our city’s life.
We are being told about the jobs that they will create, but not about the jobs that they might destroy. We are being told about the benefits that they might bring, but not about the costs that might outweigh them.
Rather than taking a gamble on casinos, we should carefully examine the damage that they have caused in other communities before allowing them into ours.
Philadelphia’s Arts & Culture community has far more to offer in the way of entertainment than these cheap, exploitative slots parlors. Help spread the word!
Sign up at Casino-Free Philadelphia, prepare your own submissions for our contest, and check back here to see what creative messages get created!
Any questions?
Want to donate a prize?
email jj@jjtiziou.net
