CAAM Co-presentation: WE ARE ONE ISLAND Japan Relief Concert

We Are One Island, an evening of honoring, remembrance and hope, featuring Kara Tsuboi, Marina Fukushima, Purple Moon Dance Project, Dirty Boots, and more.

An evening of honoring, remembrance and hope, We Are One Island will be emcee’d by Kara Tsuboi (Oakland A’s), beginning with a traditional ceremony led by the Buddhist Church of Oakland, followed by a video slideshow of local damage of critical areas. Offerings from the stage include performances by Marina Fukushima (Kunst-Stoff), Purple Moon Dance Project, Shirley Muramoto and Brian Wong, Michael Sasaki, Maze Daiko, RyuQ Murasaki Daiko, Asian Crisis, Sushi Cal Band, Dirty Boots, and Hip-Hop/Spoken Word artist, Colin “Senbei” Ehara. A silent auction will feature selected, original works by many well-known folks from the API arts community.

Presented by One Island Productions and Oakland Asian Cultural Center, sponsors include Asian Pacific Islander Cultural Center (APICC), Apex Express/KPFA 94.1 FM, JCCCNC, Center for Asian American Media (CAAM), Crosswater Media, East Bay Express, Flytrap Studios, GamaGo, Hello!Lucky, Hyphen Magazine, Kearny Street Workshop (KSW), Lumina Arts, Oakland A’s, Oaklandish, Ozumo, Pro Arts, Rhythmix Cultural Center, and Yoshi’s Oakland. Additional supporters include many other local businesses, community and arts organizations.

WE ARE ONE ISLAND: Japan Relief Concert and Auction
Where: Oakland Asian Cultural Center (OACC)
388 9th St., Ste 290 (2nd Floor, Pacific Renaissance Plaza)
Oakland, CA 94607

When: Saturday, April 23, 2011, 7pm

$15-$25 Sliding Scale, no one turned away. All ages welcome. Door
prizes for full price and above.

What: 100% of the proceeds will go directly towards Japanese Community and Cultural Center of Northern California’s (JCCCNC) effective and established Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund www.jcccnc.org.

For additional information, call OACC at (510) 637-0455 or visit www.oacc.cc.

Go to the CAAM Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Blog post for details on other ways you can contribute.

Related Links:

We Are One Island
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=111613522254808

Oakland Asian Cultural Center
http://www.oacc.cc/

Northern Japan Earthquake Relief Fund
http://www.jcccnc.org/

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  • Kudos to CAAM for their leadership on such an urgent cause, and for finding ever more ways to support community building–and action through the arts!

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