MsUnderstood RGG and SFA go to Montreal

un 20, 2009 8:00 PM - Salon Tapis Rouge Lounge

1252 de Bleury st (between Ste-Catherine st O. and Rene-Levesque Boul. O) Montreal, Quebec CA Cost:$15 Description:RISE UP SOVEREIGN AFRICANS! Magazine and Community Resources presents Rise Up 2009 on June 20th, 2009. Rise Up 2009 is a fundraising event and remembrance night geared to enhance community awareness and empower all people, especially urban youth, to be builders of a true global community and remember our revolutionary black leaders (past and present) who dedicated their lives to foster progressive social change and knowledge of self. Rise Up 2009 aims to bring people together who have the community at heart, youth workers, facilitators, activists, artists and all other conscious individuals are welcome! Entertainment will be provided by Toronto based artists SFA (STOLEN FROM AFRICA), RGG WORLWIDE and ROCHESTER aka JUICE, and Montreal’s own talented reggae band The Nubian Vanguard. There will be a DJ spinning an eclectic mix of conscious music of the people with revolutionary content. Rise Up 2009 promises to be a night of fun, sharing, and networking in a relaxed atmosphere. The proceeds from Rise Up 2009 will help to support RISE UP SOVEREIGN AFRICANS! Magazine, and our community awareness and empowerment initiatives. Rise Up 2009 Agenda Day Event RGG Beadz Workshop An artistic workshop with RGG Beadz who will teach youth workers the art of making beaded jewellery in order to teach the children in their organizations. Location: Jeunesse 2000 (J2K) Address: 3770 Boul. Décarie (between Chemin Cote-St-Antoine and Notre-Dame-De-Grace ave) Phone :514-481-0277 Time: 2pm -5pm Donation: $10 Night Event Rise Up 2009 Revolutionary show SFA (Stolen from Africa) feat. Preach Ankobia (Kalmunity Vibe Collective) Rochester (AKA Juice) RGG Worldwide Still Waters (Nubian Vanguards) Location: Salon Tapis Rouge Lounge Address: 1252 de Bleury st (between Ste-Catherine st O. and Rene-Levesque Boul. O) Phone:514-509-4522 Time: 8pm -11pm Cover: $12 in advance, $15 at the door Dress Code: "Come as you are, come fresh"* *Casual and classy