Concert protesting Trump border wall will be in Mexico only
Source: Agence France-Presse
AFP May 22, 2017
Mexico City (AFP) - A concert next month protesting US President Donald Trump's plan to build a border wall will be on the Mexican side only after US authorities nixed plans for a cross-border event, organizers said Monday.
The free June 3 event featuring the Dresden Symphony Orchestra "will now take place exclusively on the Mexican side of the border," the group said in a statement.
"'Tear Down This Wall!' is possible and necessary at different sites around the world. The list of walls to address is unfortunately very long," orchestra director Markus Rindt told AFP.
He said US authorities denied permission to hold the crowdfunded event on their side of the border, citing security concerns.
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USA Prevents German Orchestra from Performing on US-Mexico Border
Washington, May 22 (Prensa Latina) The United States Government has denied permission to the German Dresden Symphony Orchestra to perform on both sides of the US-Mexico border, according to local press.
The performance was scheduled for June 3 at Parque de la Amistad, an area located between the US city of San Diego and the Mexican city of Tijuana.
According to Markus Rindt, director of the German orchestra, in view of the refusal due to the security and protection of birds in this spot, this performance will be conducted in the Mexican side.
The concert was called as a cultural expression of rejection to the increase of world´s segregation, fanaticism and nationalism.
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