FW: Great Show- Good Cause NYC

From: Manire, Aaron D (amanire@indiana.edu)
Date: Mon May 22 2000 - 18:55:36 MET DST

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    >send it on. . .
    > U-NIGHT
    > to reunite refugee families separated by war through hip-hop
    >
    > Monday May 22 at the Lion's Den. (214 Sullivan btwn W3&Bleeker)
    >Hosted by Talib Kweli.
    >
    >Performances by: Shabaam Sahdeeq, Mr.Complex, Masterminds,
    >
    > Athletic Mic Leauge, One Man Army, Apani B.Fly,
    >
    >Mr. Man, Hydra, Substantial, Jean Grae,
    >
    >Alvin Seme, D-Max & Micah, and more. . . . .
    >
    >Live Music by the Sandhogs
    >DJ Daddy Dog on the 1&2s
    > All this for $10!
    >
    > This Fundraiser is for the Family Reunification Effort (F.R.E), a
    >program designed to expand on the efforts of Freedom House. Freedom House
    >is a non-profit based in Detroit, which provides free shelter, legal aid,
    >and social services for Refugees from over 80 countries.
    > While residents of Freedom house are seeking asylum either in the United

    >States or Canada, improving their English skills and striving to understand

    >the new cultural contexts they find themselves immersed in, many carry with

    >them the pain of a displaced family. The staff is working to assist in
    >this heartbreaking situation. F.R.E. hopes to raise funds to help support
    >expenses such as travel from the country of origin to the United States,
    >housing for the newly arriving families, and other needs.
    > The first family to benefit from F.R.E is the Amisi family from the
    >D.R. Congo. Through events like this one, and individual contributors,
    >emergency airfare was raised before Visas expired. In result, Phillip Amisi

    >will be reunited with his wife and nine daughters this summer.
    > A refugee is anyone who is persecuted for their religion, ethnicity,
    >gender, or political beliefs. They are forced to flee their home country,
    >and often have to leave behind their loved ones. Refugees come from all
    >over the world, including such countries as Albania, Rwanda, Nigeria,
    >Angola, Columbia, Guatemala, Lebanon, Pakistan and others. They are men,
    >women and children seeking freedom, after facing the denial of their basic
    >human rights.
    > By supporting the Family Reunification Effort, you are not only aiding in

    >the union of divided families, but also making a permenant difference in
    >the life of someone who is not so different from you or I, yet in desperate

    >need of your help.
    >
    >



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