We are crowd funding for the staff members of World Cafe Live who have been fired for an ongoing protest against the new CEO of their establishment, Joe Callahan. The crew walked out Wednesday after a List of Demands was given to the board/management. Their hostile work environment started with immediate disrespect, mismanagement, the pushing out of the General Manager of 20+ years, and while prioritizing the activation of their virtual "Meta" world, some woke up Wednesday morning without a regularly scheduled paycheck. CEO, Joe Callahan has retaliated with terminations, threats of arrests and federal charges. We are asking for financial support as our team finds their footing and continues their fight for labor rights, artist rights, and the priority of the Philadelphia community over a "Meta-verse".