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11/12/16

WHY WE PROTEST

“There’s a fundamental misunderstanding of what these protests are about. No one believes they will effectively stop a Trump inauguration.

They are large scale disruptions meant to send a message that the people will not allow bigotry to become normalized.

And that if Trump governs from that place he will have huge numbers of voters who will resist him, in fact a majority.

And it is meant to send me message of solidarity to the targeted groups that are frightened right now- we are with you.

And doing nothing always nets nothing. It sends a message that the people are docile and passive and will accept what is to come.

Let the new administration imagine a world where 51% of the country is taking advantage of that 2nd amendment the other 49% love so much.”

11/11/16

TODAY IS ANTEBELLUM'S 11TH BIRTHDAY

(ARTWORK COURTESY- RAFAEL SANTIAGO)

ANTEBELLUM- THE GRAND OL MAN OF HOLLYWOOD PROMOTING FETISH- EROTIC- QUEER TRANSGRESSIVE CULTURE TURNS 11 YEARS OLD TODAY.

WE'VE FOUGHT THE LONG BATTLE TO PRESENT INDEPENDENT ART- ARTISTS & ORIGINAL IDEAS WITHOUT ANY CENSORSHIP AND NO CORPORATE BACKERS- INSTITUTIONS.

WE ARE FIERCY INDEPENDENT.

AS OF NOVEMBER 9TH- (BLACK TUESDAY) ANTEBELLUM HAS CHANGED IT'S NAME TO- BELLUM

ANTEBELLUM- IS A LATIN PHRASE MEANING,

"THE STATE EXISTING BEFORE THE WAR"

ANTE- BEFORE, BELLUM- WAR

NOW THAT WE ARE IN A TRUMP ELECTED SOCIETY- THE GALLERY IS OFFICIALLY CHANGING THE NAME TO

~~ANTE~~BELLUM

11/10/16

AMERICA MATTERS

PRESENTS

AMERICA MATTERS

ART EXHIBITION IN RESPONSE TO THE 2016 ELECTIONS

(ARTWORK COURTESY- RAFAEL SANTIAGO)

BECAUSE OF THE CURRENT CLIMATE OF OUR UNION

IT'S ~~ANTE~~BELLUM CIVIL DUTY TO PRESENT

A GROUP ART EXHIBITION FOR & ABOUT OUR COMMUNITY

WE ARE SEEKING ARTWORKS DEPICTING YOUR THOUGHTS & IDEAS ON

THIS ELECTION, AMERICAN POLITICS, CIVIL RIGHTS- PROTESTS

THROUGH VISUAL IMAGERY- DRAWINGS-PAINTINGS- PHOTOGRAPHY- CRAFTS- SCULPTURE-

ALL MEDIUMS, SPOKEN WORD, MUSIC, PERFORMANCE ART, SPEECH

IF YOU ARE

GAY- LESBIAN- TRANS- BI- QUEER- BLACK- MUSLIM- IMMIGRANT-

WOMEN- MEXICAN- DISABLED- JEWISH- PERSON OF COLOR- FREE THINKING- INTELLIGENT PERSON

WE NEED TO SPEAK OUT NOW.

PLEASE JOIN US

art drop off dates- december2nd

1pm till 7pm

opening reception

december 3rd

5pm till 9pm

$5donation

FACEBOOK EVITE

INFO- antebellum@earthlink.net

STATEMENT FROM CALIFORNIA LEGISLATIVE LEADERS

BELLUM POLITICAL SALON

ARTWORK COURTESY- RAFAEL SANTIAGO

BECAUSE OF THE RECENT ELECTION AND THE DANGER OF FREEDOM'S

TO ALL PEOPLE WHO ARE-

GAY- LESBIAN- TRANS- BI- QUEER-BLACK- MUSLIM- IMMIGRANT-

WOMEN- MEXICAN- JEWISH- DISABLED- INTELLIGENT

ANTEBELLUM WILL NOW HOST A WEEKLY SALON AS A THINK TANK TO DISCUSS IDEAS AND SOLUTIONS FOR THE TIMES WE ARE LIVING.

PLEASE JOIN US

BELLUM POLITICAL SALON

SATURDAY

NOVEMBER 12TH

5PM TIL 7PM

$5COVER

(INCLUDES ONE DRINK- HARD OR SOFT)

INFO- ANTEBELLLUM@EARTHLINK.NET

ANGELA MERKEL LAYS IT ON THE LINE

german chancellor- angela merkel was very clear with her speech to donald trump.

HERE ARE THE BEST QUOTES-

‘Germany’s ties with the United States of America are deeper than with any country outside of the European Union.

‘Germany and America are bound by common values — democracy, freedom, as well as respect for the rule of law and the dignity of each and every person, regardless of their origin, skin color, creed, gender, sexual orientation, or political views.

‘It is based on these values that I wish to offer close cooperation, both with me personally and between our countries’ governments.’

‘The U.S. is an old and honorable democracy. The election campaign this year was a particular one with some confrontations what were difficult to stomach.

‘I, as many of you, watched the election results with trepidation.

‘The person the American people chose to be their president in free and fair elections has an effect far beyond the U.S.’

Merkle's deputy chancellor, Sigmar Gabriel, didn’t hold back at all, stating-

‘Trump is the trailblazer of a new authoritarian and chauvinist international movement. … They want a rollback to the bad old times in which women belonged by the stove or in bed, gays in jail and unions at best at the side table. And he who doesn’t keep his mouth shut gets publicly bashed.’

you can read the entirety of her statement- here

11/9/16

VAN JONES TELLS IT LIKE IT IS AND CALLS OUT CNN

BELLUM

ANTEBELLUM- is a Latin phrase meaning
"the state existing before the war.”
ANTE- means before, BELLUM means war. now that we are in a trump elected society, we are officially changing the gallery name to
BELLUM

GAY BAR HECKLED- "GET READY FAGS"

Gay Bar Patrons In New Orleans Allegedly Told To “Get Ready, Fags” By Hecklers After Election

And so it begins. Now that he has been elected to the Oval Office, the hatred Donald Trump unleashed during his rallies seems to be spreading out into the streets of America. Blaise Navarro is a receptionist at a salon in New Orleans. After getting off work last night, he says he went to The Bourbon Pub, a popular gay bar in the French Quarter, to watch the election results. Related: The Next Four Years Are Going To Be Awful. How Awful Is Anyone’s Guess. In an emotional Facebook post, Navarro writes: I went outside to smoke a cigarette and people passing the bar on the street were jeering at my friends, acquaintances, and strangers. What were they saying? Things like, “Worried, faggots?” Or “Get ready, fags.” Or just flat out screaming, “Faggots!” And then just continued walking.

Navarro continues by saying that in the eight years he’s been going to that bar, he’s never experienced any sort of homophobia. Until the day Donald Trump was elected president, that is.