Justice for Migrants Benefit Concert

This cultural evening benefiting migrants will be held in honour of thousands of migrants who have been put into detention facilities. These brothers and sisters have fled their lands because of economic instability (poverty), persecution at the hands of their government/gang violence and environmental degradation. Children as young as two years old have died in facilities that degrade, dehumanize and criminalize migrants for trying to liberate themselves.

We are holding a concert and cultural night to honour the 680 Mississippi workers arrested in a massive immigration raid on August 7th, 2019. Most of the money collected will go to MIRA Mississippi immigrant’s rights alliance. MIRA uses advocacy, education, legal services to expand and protect the rights of immigrants and their families in Mississippi.

Here in Vancouver B.C we will be supporting Sanctuary Health they are a grassroot community group deploying direct action, movement-building, community-engagement, and direct support strategies. Sanctuary health advocates access to services for all regardless of immigration status or documentation.

To learn more about the Sanctuary City movement, please visit: http://www.sanctuarycityvan.com/

We are also honoured to support the crab park expansion and healing lodge. The vision for a healing lodge next to Crab Park has been a vision of indigenous elders, leaders and residents of Vancouver's downtown Eastside. The opportunity has now arisen and we would also like to honour their beautiful work and vision.

Presented with the support of Cushy Entertainment.

Headliner:

Kin Balam and his eight-piece band will be performing all original Indigenous Meso American, Afro Latin Jazz, Hip Hop, Flamenco music.
We will be invited to move to the sounds of the cajon, congas, trumpet, sax, bass and of course Balam’s soulful guitar.

We are so unbelievably ecstatic to have
the multitalented Breaking Boundaries with us on this special night.

We would also like to announce guest speakers who will share their education on the topic of migrant’s rights, migration policies, humane immigration reform and social justice with a focus on Latin/Indigenous issues.

Lastly renowned Salvadoran artist Osvaldo Ramirez Castillo will be presenting his magnificent works of art with us.

He is the recipient of The Artist Studio Award Program by the City of Vancouver (2015-2018), the Pollock-Krasner Foundation Grant (2010) and numerous others from The Canada Arts Council. He was shortlisted for the Pierre- Ayot Prize in 2009 for an emerging artist by the City of Montréal. In 2011 he was the winner of the Victor-Martyn Lynch-Staunton Award for a mid-career artist in visual arts in Canada.
He has also exhibited extensively across Canada and internationally.

The night will also be accompanied by a local D.J TBA

DOORS OPEN AT 7PM SHOW STARTS AT 8PM
RAFFLE TICKETS WILL BE SOLD FOR SOME AMAZING PRIZES

EARLY BIRD TICKETS $20.00 PLUS PROCESSING FEE.

AFTER OCTOBER 30TH TICKETS $25.00 PLUS PROCESSING FEE.

ONLINE PAYMENT VIA eventbrite:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/justice-for-migrants-benefit-tickets-72980230835

TICKETS 30.00 AT THE DOOR

*****If any one in our community would like to attend but cannot purchase the ticket please send me a message, no questions asked I would be more then happy to reserve you a seat.
Cuauhtli Antonio

Refreshments, light snacks and alcoholic beverages will be sold.

JUSTICE FOR MIGRANTS TAKES PLACE ON THE TRADITIONAL, UNCEDED, OCCUPIED TERRITORIES OF THE COAST SALISH PEOPLE: THE TSLEIL-WAUTUTH, SQUAMISH, AND MUSQUEAM NATIONS.

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