The GAG-ers Are Up to Their Tricks!
By Sally Van
Vleck
The GAG-ers are working on a new skit! For those who haven't heard, the Guerrilla Action Group, known as GAG, performs skits and actions to highlight environmental, peace and justice issues. Formed in the fall of 1999, GAG emerged from a collective sense of fear, anger and depression over the state of the world. We decided that using humor as a tool to get our point across would help convey our message in a way that people would hear. It has also served to lift the spirits of some discouraged activists.So, the new skit is about campaign finance reform - a topic that may seem difficult to laugh about. But as lobbyists Mr. Laserbeam, Mr. Gene Splicer, Mr. Flintheart and Mr. Spectrum Byte vie for Mr. Dough's attention, the absurdity of our current system takes a humorous twist. When the protesters, along with Granny Dee show up, Mr. Dough is confronted with a choice. You'll have to catch the performance to see how it turns out.
Our debut is April 19th at the Leelanau Democratic Party meeting at the Leland Library at 7:00 P.M. The public is invited. We are planning repeat performances through-out the campaign season and will probably take to the streets during the Cherry Festival.
If this sort of stuff sounds like fun to you, please join us! We welcome new faces, and if you don't like to get up in front of a crowd, there are other behind the scene tasks that need doing. We also like having an audience at our meetings for feedback and suggestions. Call the Neahtawanta Center to find out our meeting schedule.