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SUMMARY:Solidarity Notes 10th Annual Concert
DESCRIPTION:SINGING FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE:\nSOLIDARITY NOTES LABOUR CHOIR
  CELEBRATES ITS 10th ANNIVERSARY\n\nVANCOUVER – September 28 2010 �
 � They've been called, \"without a doubt, the finest union choir in No
 rth America.”\n\nVancouver’s Solidarity Notes Labour Choir have be
 en making music and working for a better world for a decade now, inspi
 red by conductor Earle Peach.\nThey will be presenting their 10th Anni
 versary Concert on Friday, November 5th, at 7:30 PM, at the Unitarian 
 Church, 949 West 49th Avenue in Vancouver.\n\nThe Solidarity Notes are
  a group of 60 people from many walks of life who have come together o
 ut of their shared love of song and the belief that music is an essent
 ial ingredient for positive social change. As is their tradition, the 
 Choir will be donating the proceeds of this concert to others working 
 for social justice who are in need of support.\n\nThis special anniver
 sary concert will benefit Guatemala’s Campensino Committee of the Hi
 ghlands, known by its’ Spanish acronym as the CCDA. The CCDA is a so
 cial movement which organizes cooperatives who produce Café\nJusticia
  - an organic, fair trade ‘plus’ coffee that is widely available i
 n Vancouver under the label Café Ético. Because the CCDA also promot
 es Mayan culture, fights for plantation workers’ rights and struggle
 s for land reform in Guatemala, they are often targeted by political o
 pponents. They have recently suffered a series of coordinated, vicious
  and debilitating attacks which include death threats,\nshootings, lar
 ge-scale robberies and extensive vandalism.\n\nThe Solidarity Notes 10
 th Anniversary Concert will feature performances of Mayan dance, the m
 usic of Marimba La Kanjobalita, and an appearance by the\nBig Sing (a 
 group of five East End choirs who came together during the Olympics), 
 in addition to a full repertoire of fabulous songs sung by the Choir i
 tself.\n\nThere will also be a silent auction, delicious Guatemalan fo
 od and refreshments, and baked goods for sale. Tickets are $20 and are
  available from People’s Co-op Books, 1391 Commercial Drive; however
 , no one will be\nturned away at the door for lack of funds. Seating i
 s limited!\n\nAs one inspired audience member said of the Solidarity N
 otes, “Music wins hearts and attention where words sometimes fail.�
 �\n\nOn November 5th, please join us for an unforgettable and upliftin
 g evening of music and solidarity.\n\nFor more information visit http:
 //villagevancouver.org/events/solidarity-notes-10th-annual
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CATEGORIES:celebration, fundraiser
LOCATION:Unitarian Church
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 ach
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