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Russell Simmons at the Music 4 Peace News Conference
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There are so many paths towards peace and music is one of them. When the Dalai Lama sent a "message of peace," at the Sundance Film Festival during the Music4Peace Initiative press conference, the event that announced the partnership of The Music 4 Peace Tour and Initiative and four nonprofit charities: Hip Hop Summit/Action Network, Tribes of the Worlds, Music4Peace Foundation and The Gandhi Tour, you gotta believe they're paving a path towards peace.
Def Jam founder Russell Simmons, and Dr. Arun Gandhi, Mahatma Gandhi's grandson, have teamed up to educate, empower, and improve the world through the universal language of music. The Music4Peace Initiative and Tour brings together these collaborating charities to promote a global message of peace and harmony utilizing music, artists and global resources to inspire humans across the globe to mobilize for change and to make a difference in today's violent world. Music and humanitarian charities across the globe will be the recipients of the campaign.
Gandhi is an obvious choice, but why Simmons?
"We want to create the platform for the youth and give them the possibility to raise awareness that non-violence is something functional and not just a fun dream. And it is possible to have the change we want to see in this world...Hip-hop artists are the most popular in the world. Sometimes they're the voices of protest, but if you listen carefully, they are the voices of reason. Music artists are the leaders in the youth movement. We're excited about the potential these diverse organizations have in coming together to harness music as a transformative and unifying power to promote peace throughout the world." ~ Russell Simmons
Peace, Water and Wisdom
Music4Peace has adopted the mantra of "Peace, Water and Wisdom" and strives to eradicate world hunger and violence while providing clean water and teaching empowerment.
The first events announced for the 2010 Music4Peace Tour include:
- A Hip Hop Summit in South Africa with the World Cup and FIFA in June
- A Hip Hop Summit in India in November
- Gandhi Tour International day of peace in Brazil
How You Can Help Music4Peace
Go to an event:
Keep up with all the Music4Peace events here.
Create a video:
Music4Peace announced the launch of the Film4Peace Contest to raise funds to aid Haiti. The prize will be a trip for two to South Africa in June 2010 to attend The Music4Peace Tour "Hip Hop Summit South Africa's" inaugural concert event and two tickets to the United State's opening match against England at the World Cup. Visit Music4Peace for more details.
Donate:
Here is the link to donate. "Humanitarian charities will be the campaign recipients."
Sign Up:
Become a member of the Music4Peace Tour.
So, go on...
Be The Change You Wish To See In The World ~ Mahatma Gandhi
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