#WeMakeEvents, now at Red Alert!

Live events employ millions of people across the country.
Live events is an $877-billion industry.
95% of live events have been cancelled due to COVID-19.
96% of companies have cut staff and/or wages.
77% of people in the live events industry have lost 100% of their income, including 97% of 1099 workers.

On September 1st, 2020, #WeMakeEvents North America, a coalition of industry professionals supported by trade bodies, businesses, unions, and non-profit associations, lit up more than 2,000 performance venues, iconic structures, and residences in red in over 75 cities and towns across the United States to raise public and media awareness in support of the live events sector. The initial goal was to light 1,500 buildings, and the results were way beyond our expectations.

Click here for a full list of participants.

If you’d like more information on PUA & FPUC extensions and expansions, click here.

How Can I Help?

We need help spreading the word and asking congress to act now!

1. Contact your local Congressional leaders to tell them what live events mean to you and ask them to pass a comprehensive relief bill NOW that includes the RESTART Act and an extension and expansion of PUA and FPUC – Check out our easy to use tool below

Date of Last Update: 9/17/2020

2. Find a photo from a live event that you LOVED, tint it RED, and post it on your social media with the following: Name of event; Location; a good memory from the event; Help the live events industry survive by going to www.WeMakeEvents.org and write a letter to your Congressional leaders; tag your friends that were there with you and ask them to do the same; #WeMakeEvents #RedAlertRESTART #ExtendPUA