FW: kenyan musician in Boston this weekend
Pitek, Rachel Anne
EMAIL: KGI...@GMAIL.COM
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VUMA KENYA! CONCERT TO BENEFIT KENYAN RED CROSS FEBRUARY 2
Berklee alumnus Eric Wainaina, and CNN Heroes recipient Peter Kithene featured
BOSTON --- The Roxy will throb to a Kenyan beat, to benefit the Kenyan Red Cross, this Saturday, February 2, from 6:00 to 10:00 pm. Eric Wainaina, Kenyan popular music star and Berklee College of Music alumnus, and Peter Kithene, recipient of CNNs 2007 Heroes Award, will be featured. Kithene will be the evenings keynote speaker.
VUMA KENYA! is a new and exciting non-profit initiative that is the brainchild of a group of resourceful and socially connected young Kenyan professionals based in the US. They have decided to pool their resources in response to the recent post-election violence following the disputed December 27th Kenyan General Elections, in order to rally fellow Kenyans and concerned global citizens to bring an end to the violence and strife currently tearing our nation apart.
According to the Kenyan Red Cross, 575 people have been killed and approximately 300,000 internally displaced (IDPs), www.kenyaredcross.org. The majority of the displaced are from poor areas, and in the midst of the ethno-political tension and polarization, lies an IDP crisis waiting to implode, a Hurricane Katrina-like situation with Tsunami-scale consequences for my country.
VUMA KENYA! Initiative not only strives to highlight the plight of the internally displaced, but also to rally and mobilize Kenyans both in the Diaspora and in Kenya to be more proactive and socially conscious in addressing this humanitarian crisis. VUMA KENYA! Initiative seeks to encourage productive, peace-centered efforts to evoke change. To achieve this ambitious goal we are planning to raise awareness using pop culture and the Internet as our main tools.
The Roxy is located at 279 Tremont Street; phone 617-338-7699.
Please refer to our website for more information: www.vumakenya.org.
Renee P. Jones '04
ExecutiveAssistant to President Roger H. Brown
Berklee College of Music
Office: 617.747.2316
Direct: 617.747.2116
On Jan 31, 2008, at 4:49 PM, Linda Mason wrote:
Renee,
I know that Berklee is hosting a Kenyan musician this weekend to publicize the plight of Kenyans. I believe there is a concert Saturday night and then something happening on Sunday. Susannah Sirkin (copied on this e-mail) is with Physicians for Human Rights and is interested in these events. Could you send Susannah some information. Thanks!
Linda
Linda Mason
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