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Complaint Review: Rainbow City Performing Arts - Seattle WA

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  • Reported By: Sherri — Seattle WA United States
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  • Rainbow City Performing Arts PO Box 45454 Seattle, WA United States

Rainbow City Performing Arts RCPA Reign City Riot Local Non-Profit Operating For Profit and Descrimating Against Musicians and Volunteers Seattle WA

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I have been passively and actively associated with RCPA for nearly 11 years. My partner, Lisa, is a musician and saxophone section leader; I was a volunteer and supporter. We currently do not share the same views poltically. Sadly, RCPA is no longer a community band, it is a pay to play political cult. RCPA used to be an all-inclusive band supportive of gays and allies aka everyone was welcomed equally.

I have attended hundreds of your shows and invested thousands of dollars into your bands. In the past five years, this non-profit has become revenue generating with paid staff and it shows. The band has become greedy. It charges its members, the groups they are playing for and now digs into grants using any DEI buzzwords they can. They use musicians' photos on printed, money-making marketing material with no consent.

The band has come to the point of being so inclusive of anyone lacking talent but is willing to pay for a seat, but they are exclusive of anyone who dare share differing values. Just being gay or an ally is not enough. I have quite literally heard a music director on a group call say, "I wish we had a disabled black l*****n." More buzzwords, more grant money.

Members are required to sound off their pronouns. Positions that used to be audition only are now given to underqualified "minorities". Capable musicians are passed over by greedy section leaders for solos (Trumpets in Riot as one example). It's a shame to see a community band become a pay to play corporation. Issues have been brought up publicly and privately with no resolve. I no longer volunteer, donate and rarely attend their functions. Many of the previous ensemble leaders have left for similar and other reasons. You have many current members of RCPA speaking privately and they're afraid to speak up publicly.

I encourage my wife to leave a group that now presents as a cult. Most recently, Caleb of Riot, told me I was unwelcome at Reign games despite having purchased a ticket and security advising me where I could sit. A husky tan woman aggressively interjected herself into the conversation and refused to identify herself. This happened after "leadership" who refused to identify themselves bullied my wife so badly, she was sobbing in the bathroom for 30min and I approached Caleb asking what happened and who the bully was.

He refused to identify them. Instead of having a dialogue, he stood there making accusations while his hands trembled and he wanted to hear none of the facts I brought to the table. The husky, aggressive woman told me I was lying...despite Lisa being the one to notify me of the uncalled for altercation. This particular conversation came to be because some girl named Nate has attempted inappropriate relations with my wife multiple times and I identified her in a public place.

Your band has lost grip on reality. Your social media team can block me all they want. After 11yrs of volunteering for your cult, someone there needs to get their s**t together.

To top it off, Lisa paid Damien to repair her saxophone and he stole all of the blue steel in it and returned it with subpar parts. Your corruption goes to the top. You're no gay community band. You're a money hungry political movement that doesn't deserve Lisa's talent or my time.

I'm saying things that many of your band members speak about privately because you shame or censor anyone that challenges your slimey business ethics

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