We can live in a world where the police don't kill people

by limiting police interventions improving community interactions and ensuring accountability.

It will take deliberate action by state and local policymakers to resist this administration and protect our communities from harm.

President trump's administration plans to use power of the federal government to escalate police violence and incarceration in our communities.its essential that state and local governments step up to protect communities from harm and continue making progress towards equity and justice.

We stage voter registration drives at concerts and run programs that translate the power of music into real action. By reaching young people and music fans where they already are – at concerts and online – we make civic participation easy and fun. To get a real sense of who we are, follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

We’ve registered about 500,000 voters since 2004, and built a huge network of 20,000 volunteers nationwide. You’ll find us at more live music events than any non-profit in the world. But it doesn’t end there. We run “Participation Row” social action villages at major festivals and tours, creating an interactive experience around causes and raising over $1 million for various other organizations. We’ve produced themed concerts, network TV public service announcements, and award-winning digital media campaigns starring the likes of Jay-Z, Dave Matthews, Pearl Jam and members of The Grateful Dead. A list of our most popular projects can be found here.

“I was 5 years old when Columbine happened. I was in university when Sandy Hook happened. I was in the recording with studio when I found out about Parktown. My whole life has been marked by the senseless carnage, the complete inaction of those in congress, the disgusting relationship between corporate agenda and political apathy. Now more than ever though my generation seems to be standing up and making this a pivotal moment towards a basic effort to curb this epidemic, and as an artist I felt it necessary for my music to reflect the times. Do I have the answers? Absolutely not. Am I running for president? Fuck no. Do I have the slightest clue what it feels like to be a part of gun culture, to have this sense of empowerment and freedom that guns seem to provide for so many Americans? No. But I feel a responsibility to start a dialogue, because I do think we all want change and we all want to feel safe and want our children and families safe when they go to school or go to work.

So consider this is a message directed to Marco Rubio, to the NRA, to Paul Ryan and Donald Trump: get the fuck out of the way of progress. Support social infrastructure enabling those who need it to get help. Destigmatize mental health. Continue to TRY, to make it harder for these massacres to occur without feeding into the notion that we want to take guns from those that are responsibly exercising their second amendment rights. The obstructionism, the distractions, the partisanship, throw it out the fucking window. Enough is enough. No thoughts, no prayers. Action.”