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Posted: Jan 18, 2021 / 10:49 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 18, 2021 / 10:50 AM CSTBASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — A virtual music festival headlined by The Chicks to raise money for the removal and relocation of Confederate statues from the Bastrop County courthouse lawn is set for Monday.The “Move Forward Virtual Music Fest” will feature several artists in addition to the Grammy award-winning trio , and it begins at 6:30 p.m. The festival organized by the is aimed to raise the remanding money needed to “carefully remove and relocate” the statutes, and to promote “an environment of racial equality and to ensure that the history of the two monuments is preserved.”Organizers say $28,000 is needed to get to the $50,000 goal to relocate the statues — an obelisk that features Confederate symbols and a memorial to Confederate major and 22nd Texas governor Joseph D. Sayers. The obelisk has been on the courthouse lawn since 1910 and the Sayers memorial has been there since 1964.Cheryl Lee and Shalah Johnson, co-chairs of the committee, say the statues can be moved and still represent historical significance.“The Committee is confident that the relocation can be done in a dignified manner, and has resolved to make this transition one that will honor this part of history in Bastrop County while allowing our community to advance toward a more just and inclusive home for all of our residents,” they said in a statement.Bastrop County commissioners voted to .Lee and author Ryan Holiday are set to speak as part of the event. It will be simulcast on and .Artists slated to perform are:Thanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe NowThanks for signing up!Watch for us in your inbox.Subscribe Now✕× Close Ad

Posted: Jan 18, 2021 / 10:49 AM CSTUpdated: Jan 18, 2021 / 10:50 AM CSTBASTROP, Texas (KXAN) — A virtual music festival headlined by The Chicks to raise money for the removal and relocation of Confederate statues from the Bastrop County courthouse lawn is set for Monday.The “Move Forward Virtual Music Fest” will feature several artists in addition to the Grammy award-winning trio , and it begins at 6:30 p.m. The festival organized by the is aimed to raise the remanding money needed to “carefully remove and relocate” the statutes, and to promote “an environment of racial equality and to...

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