“ANGELS WITH HAMMERS”
PROPOSES KATRINA-RELIEF
CONCERT IN SUPERDOME
VOLUNTEERS WOULD STAY
AND HELP REBUILD FOR WEEKS
ALGIERS NEIGHBORHOOD, NEW ORLEANS
APRIL 18, ‘07
Blaine Kern, head of Mardi Gras World,
has pledged the use of 140 generators with tractors to
help in the “Angel With Hammers” New Orleans
rebuilding effort.
“Angels With Hammers” is a new group
that plans to draw thousands to New Orleans in
mid-August.
The group wrote Pete Seeger, the legendary
folk-singer and activist, for a letter of support.
Seeger, now 88, wrote back “your plan to have a
massive Katrina-relief music festival sounds great.
It’s ideas like this which are going to save this
weary planet.”
“Angels With Hammers” is working with two
other groups. Bayou Coastal Indian Tribes, a group
of Louisiana Natives, will invite so-called “Indians”
to perform. “Delta Helps Delta,” West Africans
living in the Inland Delta of the Niger River, will
invite musicians from Mali.
CONCERT
free concert in the Superdome; individual performers and
groups to be announced
TRANSPORTATION
free transportation to New Orleans, by bus and carpool,
camaraderie starting in home cities
LODGING
free lodging in Superdome (with lockers for valuables;
no weapons, no drugs). Let’s revitalize the Superdome
with scenes of hope, not horror.
FOOD
free food from Food for Life
FUNDING
money from major contributors at a second, smaller concert,
possibly on the paddle-wheeler Natchez; contribution
envelopes gratefully accepted, opened, and publicly
acknowledged
CONSTRUCTION
in cooperation with Habitat for Humanity, and/or
Oxfam America and other groups, including
Louisiana State University’s “floating houses” group
SCHEDULE
concerts proposed around August 12th; “Angels”
could work for three weeks or more
In the name of thousands hurting and homeless, please contribute!
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