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April 20, 2016

Michael Stipe, Indigo Girls, Tituss Burgess Oppose Campus Carry

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Photo Credit: Twitter via @REMHQ

Recently a group of University of Georgia poets decided they want to bombard Gov. Nathan Deal with photos of writers and other Athenians holding signs opposing the campus carry bill in hopes he’ll veto it. Well, a few celebrities have joined the fun.

Ex-R.E.M. frontman Michael Stipe:

Emily Saliers and Amy Ray of one-time Athens band the Indigo Girls:

“Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt” actor and Athens native Tituss Burgess also weighed in, though without a photo:

Plus lots of other people. Scroll through #VetoHB859, @VetoCampusCarry or @PoetryActionNetwork on Twitter to see more.

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