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My wife Amanda and I created #MakeAmericaSmartAgain (MASA) to combat voter apathy and the spread of misinformation. We’re happy to announce our upcoming #MakeAmericaSmartAgain (MASA) events we’ll be hosting in Detroit and Los Angeles this September which feature screenings a must-see, eerily relevant film for today “Idiocracy,” as well as live music, and other programming to encourage citizens to stay informed and motivate voter turnout for this upcoming election.
If you aren’t familiar with it, “Idiocracy” is a cult comedy directed by Mike Judge that satirizes the rise of commercialism and decline of human intelligence in a future dystopian society. Not only is it one of our favorite films, but we wanted to show the movie to remind and inspire audiences to use their brain and participate in our democracy.
The first MASA event is Saturday, September 3rd at The Skip in Detroit, Michigan co-hosted with our partners Library Street Collective. Proceeds will benefit Vote Detroit, a local grassroots initiative fighting to ensure that the voice of every city resident is heard in the upcoming election. I’ll be DJing the after-party with local DJ Amy Dreamcatcher of Nothing Elegant at The Skip as well.
On Saturday, September 24 MASA we’ll cohost an event with Eat|See|Hear at the Los Angeles screening of “Idiocracy” at the Echo Park Tennis Courts and Baseball field. The night will include DJs, special guests, a live performance, and a variety of food vendors by Smorgasburg Los Angeles. Proceeds will benefit the Young Literati of the Library Foundation of Los Angeles.
Debate parties, screenings and additional election-themed events will be scheduled leading up to the general election on Tuesday, November 8. Other #MakeAmericaSmartAgain partners include Obey Giant, Studio Number One, Subliminal Projects, Pop and Circumstance, Obey Clothing, Spin Media, Rock the Vote, Amoeba Music, Spaceland Presents, and Flood Magazine.
Details about each event and information about Make America Smart Again can be found at www.GoVoteMASA.com. Hope to see you there!
Thanks for caring!
-Shepard
