[Peace] [csawn] Protest Police Shut Down of HotHouse! (fwd)

[Arun Bhalla]

I don't think there's any connection and only little similiarity.  We only
have one side of the story regarding Hot House, but it sounds like
the Chicago city officials are sketchier than the IMC situation, which is
more grounded in reality out of concern for safety rather than bureaucracy.

Arun

Matthew Reichel writes:
> 
> 	This is eerily familiar to what has happened to the imc.
> 	Perhaps inquiry into why similar venues on the same weekend is in
> order?
> 
> 	-
> 	matt
> 
> 
> ---------- Forwarded message ----------
> Date: Sun, 11 May 2003 02:57:23 -0000
> From: jlpchicago <julie at beyondtoday.com>
> Reply-To: csawn at yahoogroups.com
> To: csawn at yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [csawn] Protest Police Shut Down of HotHouse!
> 
> HotHouse, the non-profit club well-known not only for its vibrant,
> multicultural entertainment, but its enthusiastic support for other
> progressive community projects, was raided by the Chicago Police
> Department on Friday night.  Put in the context of growing Chicago
> police harassment of other left-of-center organizing projects since
> the March 20th Lake Shore Drive protest, this is an attack that we
> ignore at our peril.
> 
> A rep from the Emergency Response Cmte of the Chicago Coalition
> Against War & Racism (CCAWR) spoke with a HotHouse rep earlier today
> about what they wanted people to do in support of them.  At this point
> HotHouse is still deciding their next steps, and is asking people to
> assist them by helping publicize the news about the attack on them.
> There is a May 30th court date regarding the raid, but HotHouse is
> still deciding how they would like the community to show its support
> on that date.  Please stay tuned for details.  HotHouse's message
> about the raid follows below.
> --CCAWR
> 
> HOTHOUSE SHUT DOWN IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO SOLD-OUT PERFORMANCE OF
> LEGENDARY CUBAN BAND ORQUESTA ARAGON
> 
> At 8:45 p.m. tonight, Friday May 9, ten undercover officers of the
> Chicago Police Department ordered HotHouse, 31 E. Balbo, and its
> management to cease and desist all operations, claiming the non-profit
> performing arts venue was operating with improper Public Place of
> Amusement licenses.
> 
> At the time of the citation, HotHouse was transitioning from a 7 p.m.
> performance to a sold-out 10 p.m. show of the legendary Cuban charanga
> band Orquesta Aragon. A crowd of ticketholders to the 10 p.m.
> performance had formed an orderly line outside the venue in
> anticipation of the concert.
> 
> HotHouse management asserts that all licenses for the venue are in
> good standing and proper order. Management believes that the raid,
> which will cause untold financial losses to the venerable non-profit
> cultural center, was politically motivated.
> 
> The crowd of ticketholders, many of whom had come from as far away as
> Nebraska to see the rare performance of the Cuban orchestra, left the
> premises in an orderly manner. The patrons of HotHouse, along with its
> management and supporters, are looking to the City of Chicago and its
> agencies for answers.
> 
> A non-profit performing arts center, HotHouse is dedicated to exposing
> audiences to a wide range of cultural expression, encouraging respect
> for our ethnic diversity, and promoting a greater understanding of
> differing traditions and perspectives.
> 
> HotHouse, the Center for International Performance and Exhibition 31
> E. Balbo Chicago, IL 60605 312-362-9707; 312-362-9708 fax Visit our
> web site: www.hothouse.net
> 
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Arun Bhalla