Yesterday the Oregon Liquor Control Council disappointingly voted 3-2 against relaxing regulations around minors being allowed in venues where entertainment occurs.
The past few months, the Portland music community has been trying to work with the OLCC on this in order to open up the music scene to young music fans and musicians. The change would give young folks viable, safe, and monitored options for participating in Portland's music community while simultaneously nurturing the long term health of the music scene and the creative community in general.
Cary Clark, who organizes the all-ages music festival PDX Pop Now, has been organizing and writing tirelessly about the issue for the Portland Mercury.
AMP would like to stockpile some stories of people with similar experiences in organizing around youth access to music at the state and local level in effort to figure out a way to share the best strategies and messaging.
Add your thoughts to this thread in the Forums and can someone explain to me why sports facilities don't have to go through this?