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Caroline Foster, Event coordinator
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Email: caroline@s-j-c.net

Social Justice Committee of Montreal to celebrate 30 year anniversary with “Global Music 4 Social Justice” fundraising concert

Montreal - 20 April 2006 - The Social Justice Committee of Montreal will mark its 30 year anniversary this April by holding a fundraising concert entitled “Global Music 4 Social Justice”. This special event will celebrate the SJC’s past and ongoing involvement in delivering popular education programs and advocacy campaigns on economic and human rights issues in Third World countries.

Artists scheduled to perform at the “Global Music 4 Social Justice” concert include legendary West African griot minstrel Boubacar Diabate, traditional Chilean folklore and resistance music group Acalanto, JUNO-nominated traditional folk and roots musician Michael Jerome Browne, and critically-acclaimed Chadian musical group H’Sao.

The SJC fundraising concert takes place at Kola Note (5240 Ave. du Parc) on Saturday, April 22nd, 2006 at 8 p.m. (doors open at 7 p.m.). Tickets are priced at $20, with a special reduced rate of $10. Advance tickets can be purchased from the Social Justice Committee (via phone, e-mail or in person) or from Kola Note. People can reserve tickets or book a table for a group of six or more guests by e-mailing the SJC at sjc@web.ca, or by visiting the SJC office at 1857 boul. de Maisonneuve Ouest.

This event is co-sponsored by Concordia Copy and CKUT 90.3 FM McGill Radio.