NY2NO

The New York 2 New Orleans Coalition cordially invites you to attend

Wade in the Water - featuring Living Colour's Corey Glover http://www.facebook.com/pages/Corey-Glover/55639095677 & special guests!

Friday July 31st, 2009 6pm - 11pm

On June 28th Corey Glover hosted a fundraiser for NY2NO at Temple M. Vernon Reid, V. Jeffrey Smith, Booker King, Howard Alper, Dean Bowman, Kaila Paulino, and Will Calhoun joined him. If you were there, you know I’m not exaggerating when I say it was one for the books.

On July 31st Corey Glover, frontman for multiple Grammy Award winning rock band Living Colour will host another solidarity jam, this time unplugged. This acoustic set will also feature some very special guests. We promise another evening of impeccable musicianship – a night which will make you think hard about the world and your own inner life, while having a stomp down, sweaty good time!

All proceeds from this event will go directly to financial aid for participants in NY2NO’s summer projects. Financial aid covers the cost of food, shelter and transportation.

Katrina was nearly four years ago. We all watched it go down on TV. Some of us saw Spike Lee's 'When the Levees Broke.’ We watched busloads of pets being evacuated while people waited for days atop their roofs, left to die. Our newscasters on the screen told us white people were salvaging, while black people were looting. We all saw it happen. What most of us aren’t aware of is how much devastation remains, particularly in the Lower 9th Ward. A historical neighborhood equivalent to NYC’s Harlem, which was hardest hit with over 30 feet of toxic floodwaters. The Lower 9th had the highest rate of African-American home ownership in the country. Those who survived were displaced; families were separated in ways eerily reminiscent of slavery. Survivors are still scattered throughout, as far away as Alaska with no means of returning. Families are still searching for each other. Almost FOUR years later.

NY2NO is a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization. They are a youth-led, consensus-based organization creating a network of young people interested in organizing and mobilizing across New York City. NY2NO works in solidarity with those most affected by the social, racial, and economic inequalities in both New York and New Orleans. Through this, the youth break down barriers and work together to combat racism and classism and help move us towards a more egalitarian society. For more information on NY2NO please visit them at http://www.ny2no.org/ Twitter - http://twitter.com/NY2NO

MySpace - http://www.myspace.com/newyork2neworleans

Facebook - http://www.facebook.com/pages/NY2NO/16371438556?ref=ts

Price: $10 at the door, $5 if you confirm on this event page, FREE if you’ve ever volunteered or chaperoned a NY2NO brigade. If you wish to support NY2NO but geography prevents you from being at the event, please consider making an online donation http://ny2no.com/donate.htm

7pm-11pm

An art show is being held at 230 Central Park West and 83rd Street Apt 11b to benefit NY2NO.

$3-5 sliding scale

With artists

INDIA MENUEZ, CECE RUSSELL, PERRI HOFMANN, OLIVIA STRAUTMANIS, REBECCA WETTICK, VICTORIA CRONIN, SCOUT PARE-PHILLIPS, SAAR SHEMESH, ZOE BURKE, CAT GUZMAN, IZZY JAGNINSKI, JUJU HOFFMAN and RACHEL COCKRIL

more to come!

Take the ACE to 81st and walk North up CPW. Take the 1 to 86th and walk East up 86th then walk south down CPW.

AV Max, a prominent jewelrey designer is having a huge sale with tons of beautiful jewelery at highly discounted prices!

A third of the profits will be going to NY2NO!

Thursday June 11th from 12-2 and 5-7

60 West 38th Street Between 5th and 6th Avenue, 4th Floor

Check out their website at www.avmaxaccessories.com

NY2NO is constantly having fundraisers to raise money for financial aid, our trips, and our projects. So it is of paramount importance that we get a lot of support at these fundraisers. Our fundraisers are very diverse and range from music shows with many different types of bands and artists to adult fundraisers where art and food is sold. NY2NO fundraisers are known for being a great time, so check them out!

If you are interested in donating, all donations made to our organization are Tax Deductible and will go directly towards helping the rebuilding process in New Orleans and towards helping our networking and outreach across NYC. Make checks and money orders payable to: IFCO/New York 2 New Orleans - or - IFCO / NY2NO and mail to: IFCO 418 West 145 Street New York, NY 10031 (See our "About Us" page for information about our Fiscal Sponsors IFCO/Pastors for Peace)

• Poetry and Photography at the Nuyorican - April 17th 2009
• Jazz Fundraiser at the 6th Street Community Center - April 4th 2009
• 2nd NY2NO Flea Market in Ditmus - March 29th 2009
• Presentations and Poetry for the 20th Annual Freindshipment Caravan at Bluestockings - March 23rd 2009
• NY2NO Flea Market in Park Slope - March 22nd 2009
• Bamboozled on Butler at Marshall's Woodshop  -  February 20th 2009
• December Art Auction for the School at Blair Grocery at ABC No Rio - December 19th 2008
• Moshing for Mobilization Again at Sputnik
• 8 BIT Show at the Buchwick Starr
• Joseph Arthur Concert at The Living Room - August 17th 2008
• Cake Shop  - July 1st 2008
• Jazz Fundraiser at the 6th Street Community Center - June 13th 2008
• New Orleans Benefit Madness at STFO
• Moshing for Mobilization at the Bushwick Starr - April 24th 2008

We are always looking for new and innovative fundraising ideas. We actually have a fundraising committee that meets once a week and plans fundraising activities. If you are interested in helping plan a fundraiser or want to suggest a fundraising idea, please email newyork2neworleans@gmail.com.