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When
08:00 PM March 6, 2009
Where
At the Eastern Bloc, located at 7240 Clark, corner Jean-Talon (métro de Castelnau)
10$ at the door Doors 8pm for Silent Auction. Music starts at 9pm.
Come to a fundraising concert and silent auction featuring local woman artists.
This event is taking place in support of the "Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women" campaign.
"Voices for Indigenous Women" is an artistic event taking place in conjunction with International Women's Day, in order to raise awareness about violence against indigenous women in Canada.
Join a talented ensemble of local female artisans and musicians for an evening of beautiful art and music, to help raise money for a cause that is integral to each and everyone of us, as inhabitants of this land.
All proceeds from this show at Eastern Bloc on March 6th will go towards funding a lecture (March 16, 7pm, at the McCord Museum) by Beverley Jacobs, president of the Native Women's Association of Canada, as well as a panel presentation featuring Jacobs, Ellen Gabriel of Quebec Native Women, and 3 women from the Kitigan Zibi reserve who have lost mothers and daughters (March 17, 6pm at the Atwater Library).
These events will explore the root causes of violence towards indigenous women in Canada and pressure our government to investigate the disappearance of at least 510 native women since 1980. Information concerning the speaking events will be available at the fundraiser concert on March 6th at the Eastern Bloc.
******Voices for Indigenous Women***** on March 6th will feature a wonderful array of performances by:
Auresia (reggae)
Banana & the Flying Colors (dark jazz/live electronics)
Annabelle Chvostek (folk)
Teen Sleuth & the Freed Cyborg Choir (the international premiere of an excerpt of an amazing opera that will make you stand up and cheer!)
Molly Sweeney (folk)
Odaya (aboriginal women's drum group) + spoken word performance by Kary Ann Deer
Melissa Mollen Dupuis (a storyteller from the Mingan community)
Rachna Vohra (spoken word)
Chandra Melting Tallow (performance art)
The silent auction will feature visual artworks by the following great local artists:
- Emily Rose Michaud (with a performance piece for her living body armour project)
- Caili Woodyard
- Naledi Jackson
- Ipapurw
- Francis McKenzie
- Chandra Melting Tallow
- Bronwen Moen
- Monique Mathieu
- Allison Astridge
- Camille McOuatt
- Sherry Farrell Racette
- Diane Boyer
This event also has crafting component to it that will take place in the afternoon. Here are the details:
COLLECTIVE FELT-MAKING: A skill-share workshop
Date & Time: Friday March 6th, 2009, 2-8pm
Location: Eastern Bloc, 7240 Clark
Cost: 20$
Sign-up: fiberalley@yahoo.ca
Local feltress Allison Astridge invites the Montreal community to take part in an affordable FELTING skillshare workshop on Friday, March 6th, 2009! In one afternoon, from 2pm to 8pm, Astridge will take a small group of participants on a marvelous felting journey. Participants will work as a felting team and learn traditional carpet-making techniques from Central Asia. All proceeds from the sale of the carpet will go to the 'Justice for Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women Campaign'. No previous experience with felting is necessary. Limited spots are available for this amazing workshop. Please email fiberalley@yahoo.ca by March 4th to confirm your spot.
