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DESCRIPTION:"Eye of the Storm" will bring together a host of extraordinary artists of 
 conscience from across the Bay Area to celebrate the release of a new 
 recording honoring survivors of Hurricane Katrina.  The CD, which features 
 stories of survival from family members, is a gift of love from local poets 
 and musicians to our brothers and sisters of the Gulf Coast.  "Eye of the 
 Storm" features 20 original works by slam-winning Hip Hop poets, gospel and 
 soul singers and nationally-renowned musicians, including Michael Franti, 
 Poet Laureate, devorah major, Aya de Leon, Shailja Patel, Eric McFadden, 
 Alphabet Soup (who got back together for this project), Mike Molina, Vukani 
 Mawathu, Freedom Choir, Glide Church's Vernon Bush, Renee Wilson (from the 
 movie, Ray), Youth Speaks poets, Soulography, and more.  This CD will serve 
 as a legacy document, and take its place in our cultural history during one 
 of the most illuminating travesties of our times.  This historic event will 
 aslo feature visual art works and poets speaking out against police 
 brutality, and the recent killing of Oakland resident Patrick Gaston.  
 Featured visual/performing artists: Ariel Sheppard, Robert Trujillo, Siri 
 Margerin, Borish, Michael Rauner, Colored Inc., The Usual Suspects/The 
 Ghetto Prophet and more.  As the discrimination against poor communities 
 and communities of color in this country continues, we attempt to break the 
 silence and convey a message that the path to peaceful streets and true 
 community safety is not more prisons and police, but ecologically sound and 
 nondiscriminatory economic development.  "Eye of the Storm" is a 
 collaboration of Ella Baker Center's programs, Bay Area PoliceWatch (BAPW) 
 and Reclaim the Future (RTF), connecting the neglect of the Ninth Ward of 
 New Orleans to police brutality in Oakland with the power of Bay Area 
 artists' message of fierce love and deep compassion.  ALL PROCEEDS TO 
 DIRECTLY AID FAMILIES AND GRASSROOTS-PEOPLE'S EFFORTS TO REBUILD THEIR 
 COMMUNITIES AND TO THE FAMILY OF PATRICK GASTON.  Cost: $5 before 7pm, $10 
 after 7pm\n https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/12/01/82363.php
SUMMARY:"Eye of the Storm" CD RELEASE PARTY From Oakland to New Orleans: Art, Music and
LOCATION:La Pena Cultural Center  3105 Shattuck Ave., Berkeley, CA 94705
URL:https://www.indybay.org/newsitems/2005/12/01/82363.php
DTSTART:20051216T020000Z
DTEND:20051216T060000Z
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