Music Community Protests at Legislature Against Closure of Di Xia She Hui
樂界人士至立法院抗議地下社會被迫歇業事件
Source: Live House Set to Close — Musicians Rage at Legislature: “Lung Ying-tai, Show Yourself!”
From: New Net News
Date: July 9, 2012Author: Chang Yu-ping
On June 30, 2012, Taipei’s Urban Development Bureau and Commerce Department issued Underground Society a notice with a 14-day deadline to comply — citing safety concerns and violation of its business registration category for selling alcohol — meaning the Live House would be forced to close on July 15. In response, Underground Society spokesperson Ho Tung-hung, legislators Cheng Li-chun and Ho Shu-fen, and numerous musicians gathered at the Legislative Yuan on July 9, 2012, to call on Minister of Culture Lung Ying-tai. The press conference drew a huge crowd of musicians and music supporters inside the Legislative Yuan’s Red House venue, while hundreds more gathered outside the main gate, creating an impressive show of force.
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- Without Legal Footing — Underground Society Reportedly to Close; Independent Music Scene Calls for Live House Recognition (Coolloud)
- Online-Formed Offline Identities: Social Media and the Imagined Community of Taiwan’s Independent Music Scene (Chen Chih-hao)
- Hit with 2 Fines Totalling NT$120,000 — Underground Society Protests Taipei City Government (Liberty Times)