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DESCRIPTION:Raise your voice, rouse your body, and move to the rhythms of the highly 
 spirited Dance Chants and smooth jazz of Humanistic on Sunday, the 28th of 
 January.  Calpulli Huey Papalotl, a Danza Mexica and cultural circle open 
 the days cultural jamboree with danza and songs to honor the fight for 
 justice for all immigrants. Danza Mexica,a vibrant meditation in movement, 
 connects the dancers to the Cosmos and to their Indigenous Ancestors 
 through the movements of their bodies, accompanied by the beat of the 
 Huehuetl, the Ancient drum.\n \nThe opening ceremony will set the stage for 
 Humanistic, a diverse soulful jazz band with a flare for funk.  The group 
 features international artist, Otoe Mori on the saxophone, Greg German on 
 drums, and Vince Khoe on keys. Grab a preview of their music here. Poetry 
 by local artist Pennie Opal Plant will lead us to the highly energetic 
 finale featuring Dancechant, a unique gathering of 12 musicians who 
 cultivates love, joy, and community with simple meaningful chants and 
 melodic phrases that invite listeners to join in and sing and dance along 
 with the band.\n \nThe cultural workers of Artists for Humanity are 
 performing to raise funds for the Bay Area Bond Fund, a project of the 
 Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC). \nYou 
 can support men and women targeted by the Immigration and Customs 
 Enforcement Agency (ICE) due to their citizenship status.  ICE detainees at 
 the West County Detention Facility in Richmond are not provided legal 
 counsel if they cannot afford a lawyer.  and often times, due to a backlog 
 in the court system, wait years for a hearing. Imagine being forced to sit 
 behind bars, unable to work, isolated from family and friends, and too poor 
 to afford an attorney to pay for bail. The average bond of $3,411, is often 
 times an impossible sum for detainees to raise.  According to CIVIC, 
 immigrants who secure bond during their case and find legal representation 
 are about 8 times more likely to win their cases than those who remain 
 incarcerated and unrepresented. \n\nWe need a revolving Bond Fund now!  You 
 can be a part of the movement to end the isolation and help build the Bond 
 Fund to get our residents out of detention and back into society with 
 family, friends and co-workers.    Share out!\n\n 
 https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/01/04/18805666.php
SUMMARY:Support ICE Detainees in West County Jail Facility - Benefit Concert
LOCATION:Ashkenaz Music and Dance Community Center\n1317 San Pablo Ave, Berkeley, CA 
 94702
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2018/01/04/18805666.php
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