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BUKU and Upbeat Academy launch Take Action Project to combat oppression

June 25, 2020 by: Amanda "Bonita" Mester

The team behind the BUKU Music + Art Project in partnership with Upbeat Academy has emerged from the chaos leading to the cancellation of this year’s festival with something far more consequential. Faced with fallout from the ongoing pandemic and inspired by the revolutionary movements towards social justice and fights against systemic racism, the organization is spearheading the Take Action Project.

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