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DESCRIPTION:When Hawaii-based slack key guitar player Makana was asked to play for 
 President Obama and other world leaders, he saw it not only as an 
 opportunity to showcase his musical talent, but also an opportunity to get 
 a powerful message to world leaders. His plan resulted in major media 
 coverage from outlets such as CNN and Yahoo and, through his music, he 
 galvanized a community hungry for social change. His song "We Are the Many" 
 was called the “Occupy Anthem” by Rolling Stone Magazine.\n\nListen to 
 "We Are the Many" here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xq3BYw4xjxE\n\nKatie 
 McMillan founded TEDxMaui, and along with a small team, has produced two 
 very successful events that have been seen by over a million viewers. Not 
 only have two TEDxMaui talks been selected for TED.com, the event has also 
 inspired local residents to launch numerous innovative businesses. Perhaps, 
 the most exciting result, is that it has inspired local youth to dream big 
 and share their ideas. The first TEDxMauiYouth event will take place in 
 April 2014.\n\nJoin Makana and Katie McMillan as they share their 
 experiences on the power of art and digital media to impact social 
 change.\n\nFrom the tactical to the visionary, this is an opportunity to 
 learn from two individuals who have merged their desire to create a better 
 world into their life’s work. What have they learned? What are the 
 challenges and risks? Where are the opportunities and gifts? How can you 
 build a successful career with a social mission?\n\nFollowing this 
 conversation, Makana will perform a few songs from his new album 
 Ripe.\n\nAbout Makana\n\nDescribed as “dazzling” by the New York Times, 
 Makana is an internationally acclaimed guitarist, singer, and composer who 
 is widely known for lending his musical talent for social change. His 
 guitar playing has been featured on three Grammy-nominated albums, 
 including the soundtrack of the Academy-Award winning film “The 
 Descendants”. In 2011, at the apex of the “Occupy” movement, 
 Makana’s song We Are the Many went viral on YouTube garnering more than 
 half a million views and was coined the “Occupy Anthem” by Rolling 
 Stone magazine. His unexpected performance of the song at an APEC World 
 Leaders’ Dinner hosted by the Obamas also went viral and became the #1 
 news story on Yahoo worldwide for two days. Makana's captivating and 
 wide-ranging performance style has led him to share the stage with Jason 
 Mraz and Jack Johnson, as well as open for music legends such as Sting, 
 Carlos Santana, Elvis Costello, and more. His sound, while rooted in the 
 tradition of Hawaiian slack key guitar, encompasses multiple genres to 
 include folk, pop, world and his own unique style coined “slack rock”. 
 Makana's latest album Ripe was produced by multi-platinum producer Ron 
 Nevison (The Who, Led Zeppelin, Rolling Stones), along with Grammy-award 
 winning keyboardist, composer, arranger Jeff Bova (Celine Dion, Michael 
 Jackson, Eric Clapton) as well as renowned producer Mitchell Froom (Crowded 
 House, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt). With music ranging from Hawaiian 
 classics to sexy love ballads to songs of resistance, Makana is not only 
 keeping Hawaii’s musical traditions alive–he’s evolving them.\n\nThis 
 event is free and open to the public. Parking is $3 in the Core West 
 Parking Garage. More parking information is online at 
 http://kresge.ucsc.edu/commonground/about/parking.html\n\nFor more 
 information, please contact commonground@ucsc.edu\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/27/18745500.php
SUMMARY:Music, Media, Activism, and Aloha! with Makana and Katie McMillan from Hawaii
LOCATION:UCSC Kresge Seminar Room #159
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2013/10/27/18745500.php
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