Local peace benefit raises binds, consciousness
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Amber Coates ot the Justice Not War coalition provides information to attendees of Friday’s
concert, featuring three local bands, which benefited local peace groups.
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■The Lorax Manner Student
Co-op hosted bands, artists
and activists to raise money
By Kara Westervelt
for the Emerald
In the wake of the Sept. 11 at
tacks, many organizations are do
ing what they can to help Ameri
cans heal while educating them
on the global issues that have
arisen from the event. In an effort
to help some of these local organ
izations, the Lorax Manner Stu
dent Co-op hosted a benefit con
cert Friday night, showcasing
three local bands.
The Courtesy Clerks, the Free
Radicals and Chevron all shared
their musical talent. Visual art
also was part of the experience:
The Lorax displayed several
pieces of art expressing the
artists’ feelings about Sept. 11
and America’s subsequent attacks
on Afghanistan.
Chevron included a collage of
video images with their musical
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performance. With their song
“Weather Attack,” they showed
footage of New York City and
clips of news coverage on the war
in Afghanistan. They also used
images of a video game and news
reports of holiday sales figures,
among other things.
“We’ve done these kinds of
concerts in the past and
raised $1,000to $2,000per
show.”
Matthew Rutman
concert coordinator
Matthew Rutman, a resident at
the Lorax and coordinator of the
benefit concert, said the proceeds
of the concert will go to three lo
cal groups: the Justice Not War
Coalition, Students for Peace and
Partners in Solidarity.
“We’ve done these kinds of con
certs in the past and raised $1,000
to $2,000 per show, ’ said Rutman.
“We have a unique opportunity to
give a lot of money to these groups
because there’s not a lot of over
head cost and all money generated
goes to the cause.”
Mark Garner, membership co
ordinator of the Lorax and master
of ceremonies for the event, said
the concert offered “a chance for
us to enlighten the public about
what’s going on.”
Along with the art and music,
information tables for various ac
tivist groups were available. The
Justice Not War Coalition was
founded “as a community re
sponse to the events of Sept. 11
and the subsequent military ac
tions,” according to its mission
statement. The group plans to use
their portion of the benefit money
to reserve spaces for speakers at
forums, Rutman said.
“At such a heavy time, it’s nice
to come together in celebration
of our beliefs,” Rebeccah White
said of the event. “This is our
chance to network to speak out
against violence.”
White, a 1998 University grad
uate, is a member of Justice Not
War and had artwork showcased
at the concert. One of her works,
called “Transform Our Tears,”
was a way for her to express how
her personal sadness could be
transformed into a positive force,
she said.
Kara Westervelt is a freelance reporter for the
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