Celebrity-filled telethon set for Facebook Live on inauguration day

[inanna]

Source: CNN

Jan 04, 2017 12:31 PM EST

NEW YORK (CNNMoney) -- For inauguration day counter-programming, tune into Facebook Live.

A group of entrepreneurs have banded together to create Love-a-thon, a Jerry Lewis-style telethon for the digital age.

Love-a-thon will be a three-hour Facebook Live broadcast, beginning at 12:30 p.m. ET on inauguration day, January 20. The move is a part of an effort to raise money for three organizations -- the American Civil Liberties Union of Southern California, Planned Parenthood and Earthjustice.

The organizations notably focus on topics ranging from preserving civil rights and preventing climate change to fighting for women's reproductive rights. These are hot button topics that came under fire during President-elect Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

Celebrities such as Jane Fonda, Jamie Lee Curtis, Judd Apatow, Patricia Arquette, Christopher Guest and Tim Robbins are taking part. Singer Jeff Tweedy of Wilco will also join.

Read more: http://www.nbc-2.com/story/34182415/celebrity-filled-telethon-set-for-facebook-live-on-inauguration-day

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Wonder how Trumplethinskin will react to this?

[riversedge]

1. Boycott the corination of Trump. I will tune into this-and donate a few buckos!

[inanna]

2. I don't particularly idolize celebrities.

I just really like this idea because I know it's going to burn Trump's ass.

[FrankfurtCat]

3. Great idea!

I'm sure they'll far exceed their $500,000 goal-probably exceed $5,000,000.

[Thekaspervote]

4. Be sure to turn the tv on to a channel not covering the ignoration

By doing this it will cause the ratings of the non-event to tank. Just repeating this from another du'er

[riversedge]

16. Needs repeating. Thanks

[Equinox Moon]

5. For me,

it is important I don't spend any energy on how bullygrabberman will react to anything. I want to focus on what we do moving forward.

I will be marching in the streets this day with 1,000's of others to express our outrage. I invite everyone to join in the rally's all over this country and world:
January 15th - Save Our Health Care
January 20th - Anti-trump. Anti-GOP agenda.
January 21st - Woman's March - in solidarity supporting women's issues and rights.

Please, if you can get away from the TV or computer, join others in the streets.

[TygrBright]

6. Way to blow it, idiots.... FACEBOOK?? FFS.... n/t

[yeoman6987]

8. I thought it was lesser then needed as well

I'm on Facebook. But I see this as getting minimum attention it needs.

[KittyWampus]

11. You think a network would carry it? This is the most democratic way of doing it.

I'm on Facebook and I WILL be sharing it.

[TygrBright]

13. How about do it LIVE? At a major venue? Madison Square Garden or Hollywood Bowl?

It would get covered.

But FACEBOOK?

Just one more way to make Zuckerberg's profit margins go up, bless his heart.

wearily,
Bright

[KittyWampus]

18. You think MSG is just laying around vacant? And some organizer has that much money to cover it?

And get enough talent together?

The reaction to the "Facebook" angle is asinine.

Facebook is a social media platform. It is a tool. And it's useful.

-shaking my head-

[crazycatlady]

23. Considering MSG's owner is a right wing twit

You know the guy who doesn't want his Rockettes opting out of Orange Man's inauguration.

[yardwork]

32. "Better to do something imperfectly than to do nothing perfectly." Robert H. Schuller

[DownriverDem]

7. No Problem

I watch and hear nothing related to Trump and the repubs. I can only stomach to read about what is going on. That will be my mode of operation for the next 4 years.

[BumRushDaShow]

9. +1

[dhill926]

17. pretty much my m.o.

[llmart]

25. Mine too.

I'll get whatever info I want on DU. Even here I'll pick and choose carefully.

I can only take about two seconds of evening reading his name.

[TheBlackAdder]

10. Facebook? The fuckers who helped get Trump elected? The chief data miners for the FBI next to Google

[KittyWampus]

12. It's not organized by Facebook.

[TheBlackAdder]

14. It uses Facebook services, doesn't it? Regardless of logging in, they know who owns the computers.

[riversedge]

15. REC.

[MadDAsHell]

19. Celebrities? WTF is the point of that. It's us regular folks who are going to be hit hardest.

Why aren't they using this opportunity to highlight the veterans, the single mothers, racial minorities, and the poor?

[Cal33]

20. It could be that some people don't want to be reminded of the negative side of life in these

United States. After all, it is depressing. Who wants to feel depressed?

[inanna]

21. They are using this particular event to raise money and awareness

for civil rights, climate change and women's reproductive rights - in stark contrast to Trump.

From the article:

The organizations notably focus on topics ranging from preserving civil rights and preventing climate change to fighting for women's reproductive rights. These are hot button topics that came under fire during President-elect Donald Trump's presidential campaign.

[romanic]

24. I agree.

So sick of the celebrity-ass kissing. It did not HELP US during the elections, how is it going to help us now. These a-listers, regardless of whose president, don't give a fuck about regular folks like us so why the fuck should I care about them?

[AgadorSparticus]

27. Because, like it or not, celebrities draw in more people.

[pstokely]

30. they don't draw votes if they aren't on the ballot

nt

[AgadorSparticus]

31. What are you talking about? This is not about voting.

It is about drawing people in to watch a telethon to avoid the inauguration.

[Stellar]

22. Giving this thread a KICK so that we don't forget the telethon!

[Guilded Lilly]

26. I'll add my KICK

And kick an extra time at those who sneer or scoff at ANYTHING being organized by anyone who can fight against the foulness of this coming administration.

I'll back them anyway I can.

[HoneyBadger]

28. On Inauguration day I will wake up at 4am and go fishing

Complete media blackout. I hope not to spend too much time online, but that is up to the fish.

[wryter2000]

29. I'm going to have to learn how to use Facebook live

Do I just go to Facebook and search for the broadcast?

[coco22]

33. Kirsty Alley?

[Scurrilous]

36. K & R