we are so stoked to announce the first ever jenny and johnny tour. we are looking forward to seeing you all, whoever you are, all over the place. some of you may have noticed that although we are traveling the US extensively, we are not playing any shows in arizona. the arizona state legislature recently passed a bill, “SB 1070″, as part of their new immigration policy. this bill legalizes and sanctions racial profiling. they can stop you in the street, arrest and even deport you based on what you look like. we say: fuck that. so many of our friends and fans are of latino/chicano/hispanic origin, and we wanna show our love and respect for them by boycotting the state of arizona until they come to their senses. to all our rad southwestern peeps, we’re sorry that the brutes are running the show and we hope they get voted out of office.
love,
JandJ
[...] if you live in The Copper State, you’ll have to hoof it to Utah or Los Angeles, as the duo is boycotting Arizona on account of the recently passed, totally bogus immigration [...]
[...] Belle and Sebastian. But they aren’t playing any shows in Arizona. On their website, the duo announce that they’re boycotting Arizona until the state’s widely hated new immigration law is [...]
[...] Belle and Sebastian. But they aren’t playing any shows in Arizona. On their website, the duo announce that they’re boycotting Arizona until the state’s widely hated new immigration law is [...]
[...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Cynthia Estebes, jessica. jessica said: Ugh, Jenny Lewis. Really? Do musicians realize Arizonans DIDN'T VOTE for SB-1070? http://jennyandjohnnymusic.com/2010/06/21/sorry-arizona/ [...]
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