Cautionary Tales & Testimonials
| "We know who you are, and we're not impressed." --Modesto Police |
| "Thank you Trash Orchestra for standing up for our right to associate, assemble, dance, drum, and use our public property without a time limit, and for coming to the aide of The Drum Circle, Food Not Bombs and the rights of community..." --Tim Rumford |
| "Thank you to The Trash Orchestra, our friends, who beat the drum as the cop hauled away a homeless person. Surrounded her and the cop with three drums! Amazing!" --Valerie Christy |
| "You all sound like a kick ass group of activists. The next time I'm in Santa Cruz, I'll look for you. Keep causing trouble, we need more troublemakers in this world, especially noisy ones." --Paul Watson, Sea Shepherd Conservation Society |
| "The concept isn't particularly original... But a group of people banging on trashcan lids and old plastic containers is much better suited to an outdoor, carnival-style setting than a solo actor trying to perform a monologue." --Chloe Veltman, SF Weekly |
| "Is that another earthquake? No. It's just the raucus Trash Orchestra approaching." --Hiraeth, Last Night DIY Parade |
| "The arrival and involvement of the Trash Orchestra and the presence of video and audio cameras recording seemed to stiffen the resolve of folks there... Two tips of the hat to the Tough-toned Trash Orchestra which not only led the Take-Back today, but also rehearsed without crowd backup..." --Robert Norse |
| You're one of the few groups that have stood up WITH the poor... I appreciate your unique way of fighting for the rights of others in a system that is corrupt and needs shaking up." --Tim, Indymedia |