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SUMMARY:Arts in Solidarity
DESCRIPTION:VENUE CHANGE  \nOn Friday September 5\, two days before Sunday’s “Arts In Solidarity” event\, organizers were informed that the venue Alhambra Palace had cancelled use of the venue due to perceived threats in the political climate enveloping the City of Chicago.  \nThe event organizers\, who are seasoned cultural advocates are unanimous in the decision to “go on with the show” – stating that presenting opportunities for communities to come together through the arts in times of stress\, as well as supporting fundraising for immigrant legal defense are crucial healing vehicles at this time. The benefit for the Midwest Immigrant Bond Fund has a new sense of immediacy as the weekend plans as advertised by the Whitehouse target local friends\, neighbors and co-workers.  \nThe program as announced below will continue with the same time and terms but at Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC). \nABOUT THE EVENT  \nAn ad-hoc volunteer collective of local arts presenters and advocates has come together to raise funds for legal defense and to speak out against the ongoing persecution of our family\, friends\, and neighbors by law enforcement agencies—often without due process. This group has curated a powerful event featuring cultural voices from across the community. All proceeds will support legal expenses resulting from detentions and prosecutions. \nParticipating artists confirmed to date are: \nCarpacho Y Su Super Combo\, Los Pleneros De Don Segundo\, Surabhi Ensemble\, Afrocolombian Band “Epa!”\, D.J. Damon Locks \nLuis Tubens – Emcee\, Speakers: Aislinn Pulley\, Jorge Mujica\, Alejandra Oliva\, and Sen. Graciela Guzman  \nThe organizers bring together this international chorus of voices to express solidarity with people targeted by ICE and other para-military forces. \nWe are alarmed by the attacks and the ongoing psychological and physical trauma they cause\, and seek to assist in adequately fighting the mounting legal battles immigrants are facing. \nThe program will raise funds for The Midwest Immigration Bond Fund  \nPURCHASE TICKETS HERE \nDuring the event\, speakers will provide information on how you can help and a literature table will include education info\, “Know Your Rights”\, and other useful resources. \nThe organizers of the concert have donated their labor to create this event. The money raised above event production expenses will directly support the beneficiaries. The event is ticketed with a minimum suggested donation of $25 but no one will be turned away for lack of funds. \nThe event is open to all ages with parental supervision. \nThe non-profit concert producers are also accepting donations from event sponsors to offset the production expenses via HotHouse.   \n  \nABOUT THE ARTISTS  \nLOS PLENEROS DE DON SEGUNDO \nBorn at the Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC)\, Los Pleneros de Don Segundo have been performing original plena music in Chicago since 2016. They have become one of the city’s most sought-after Afro-Puerto Rican folkloric groups\, known for their commitment to advancing the genre through original compositions and arrangements\, and a celebration of plena as music of resistance.  \nSURABHI ENSEMBLE\nThe Surabhi Ensemble is a Chicago-based world music collective that blends diverse musical traditions\, including Indian\, Arabic\, African\, and Spanish flamenco. Founded by Saraswathi Ranganathan (veena) and Carlo Basile (guitar) and featuring Ronnie Malley (oud) and Bob Garrett (percussion) along with special guests\, the ensemble tastefully fosters cross-cultural connections through music and dance. The ensemble often incorporates traditional dance forms from various cultures into their music performances.  \nCARPACHO Y SU SUPER COMBO \nCarpacho y su Super Combo is a fun\, high-energy group specializing in Colombian Salsa and other Tropical dance styles like Cumbia\, Merengue\, Latin Jazz\, and Cha Cha. Carpacho y su Super Combo started in 1986 with a main idea of integrating the band with musicians and sounds from various Latin American countries including Puerto Rico\, Ecuador\, and Colombia. \nAFROCOLOMBIAN BAND “EPA!” \nEcos del Pacifico Afrocolombia is a Chicago-based group formed in 2006 by Julio Cesar Montaño Montenegro and steeped in the Afro-Colombian music and dance traditions of the Pacific coast of Colombia. \nThe group features members of the Montaño Arboleda family and a diverse complement of Chicago musicians of various ethnicities performing on traditional Afro-Colombian percussion\, marimba\, guitar\, clarinet\, and bass. Ecos del Pacifico focuses on the Pacific cost sounds of Currulao\, one of the most African influenced-styles in all of Colombia\, The music is centered around a drum known as a “cununo”\, which superficially resembles the “alegre” drum (used in Cumbia)\, and a shaker known in parts of Colombia as a “guasá” or “guache”\, and Colombian marimba\, a wooden xylophone which resembles the African balafon. \nDAMON LOCKS featured DJ \nDamon Locks is a Chicago-based visual artist\, educator\, vocalist/musician and DJ. He attended the Art Institute of Chicago where he received his BFA in fine arts. Since 2014 he has been working with the Prisons and Neighborhood Arts Project at Stateville Correctional Center teaching art. He is a 2025 recipient of the Creative Capital Award. In 2017 he became a Soros Justice Media Fellow. He received a Helen Coburn Meier and Tim Meier Achievement Award in the Arts in 2015. In 2019\, he became a 3Arts Awardee. He spent 4 years as an artist in residence as a part of the Museum of Contemporary Arts’ SPACE Program\, introducing civically engaged art into the curriculum at Sarah E. Goode STEM Academy High School. He teaches Improvisation in the Sound Department at The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Damon leads the Black Monument Ensemble\, is a member of New Future City Radio\, Exploding Star Orchestra and co-founded the band The Eternals. \nEMCEE:  LUIS TUBENS \nLuis Tubens\, a.k.a “Logan Lu”\, was born in Chicago’s West Town neighborhood and raised in Logan Square. In 2014\, he earned a B.A. in Communications\, media and theater from Northeastern Illinois University. Luis has performed poetry across the United States including with the GUILD COMPLEX\, Tia Chucha Press\, and the National Museum of Mexican Art. \nABOUT THE SPEAKERS \nALEJANDRA OLIVA\, MIBF BOARD CO-VICE PRESIDENT \nAlejandra Oliva is the Co-Vice President of the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund\, as well as the author of the book Rivermouth: A Chronicle of Language\, Faith and Migration.  \nAISLINN PULLEY \nAislinn Pulley is a co-executive director of the Chicago Torture Justice Center founded out of the historic 2015 reparations ordinance for survivors of Chicago police torture. Aislinn is also the co-founder of Black Lives Matter Chicago. \nIl. STATE SENATOR GRACIELA GUZMÁN \nGraciela Guzmán (she/her/ella) serves as the state senator for District 20 and as an organizer for the Chicago Teachers Union. Before becoming state senator\, she served as chief of staff for Senator Cristina Pacione-Zayas and political director for her and Senator Omar Aquino. \nJORGE MUJICA  \nJorge Mujica emigrated to the United States from Mexico in 1987. He currently works as lead strategic campaigns organizer for Arise Chicago\, a non-profit organization addressing the needs of low-wage workers\, particularly stolen wages. He is also a Congressman in the Méxiccan Chamber of Deputies\, representing Mexicans abroad.  \nABOUT THE RECIPIENT  \nThe Midwest Immigration Bond Fund was formed through a coalition in 2020 and began paying out immigration bonds for IL\, IN\, WI\, and KY residents as funds allow in February 2021. \nThe Midwest Immigration Bond Fund facilitates a revolving immigration bond fund to pay immigration bonds that frees individuals from ICE custody and gathers community to advocate for the abolition of immigration detention and surveillance. \nABOUT THE EVENT ORGANIZERS  \nA broad array of community based NGO’s\, solidarity organizations\, religious congregations\, peace activists and others\, are joining the organizers and supporting this event with outreach and volunteer efforts. \nThe ad-hoc volunteer committee organizing this event are:  \nPresented by host committee: Marguerite Horberg\, Jaime Garza\, Juan Dies\, Nan Warshaw\, Omar Torres-Kortright\, Shawn Lent\, Elsie Hernandez\, and Brian Keigher \nThis group represents many seasoned arts administrators who have enjoyed collaborating on building community-based projects over the years. \nHotHouse is an award-winning non-profit arts and education institution in Chicago that has programmed international events for 39 years. \nSegundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center (SRBCC) is the longest-standing Latiné cultural center in Chicago. Established in 1971\, it was named in honor of Segundo Ruiz Belvis\, a Puerto Rican patriot and member of a secret abolitionist society that freed children who had been enslaved under Spanish rule. In that spirit\, SRBCC realizes its mission to preserve and promote appreciation of the culture and arts of Puerto Rico and Latin America\, with a focus on its African heritage. \n  \nTickets
URL:https://segundoruizbelvis.org/event/arts-in-solidarity/
LOCATION:Segundo Ruiz Belvis Cultural Center\, 4048 West Armitage Avenue\, Chicago\, IL\, 60639\, United States
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