[mobglob-discuss] Fwd: san: Here We Stand Commemorative Concert May 18: Vancouver

[Graeme Bacque]

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Date: Mon, 13 May 2002 18:35:01 -0700
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From: Alex Boston <xboston at davidsuzuki.org>
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BC & Washington: please circulate.  Great gig Saturday, May 18, Peace Arch

Paul Robeson at the Peace Arch: 1952

On May 18, 1952, in defiance of the authorities who refused to allow him to 
cross the border, Paul Robeson stood on the back of a flat bed truck on the 
US-Canada border and sang songs of defiance and solidarity to 40,000 people.

Paul Robeson was a lawyer and eloquent civil rights activist, powerful 
Shakespearean actor, dazzling Hollywood star, celebrated folk and blues 
singer in numerous languages, and All-American college football 
player.  The son of an escaped slave, Robeson was one of the 20th century's 
great renaissance men.

Here We Stand at the Peace Arch: 2002

Fifty years later, on May 18, 2002 (this saturday) that event will be 
commemorated with another concert on the border. The issues dear to Paul 
Robeson - social justice, freedom, and civil rights - are as pertinent now 
are they were then.

Here We Stand, a free concert at the Peace Arch Park (bordering White Rock, 
British Columbia, Canada, and Blaine, Washington, USA) on May 18, 2002, 
will feature musicians, artists and social activists committed to the same 
ideals.

Date: the afternoon of May 18, 2002 (1 - 5 pm)
Cost: free
Location: Peace Arch Park
Canada / US Border Crossing spanning Blaine, Washington and White Rock, BC
Entertainment: Danny Glover will re-enact Paul Robeson's speech from 1953, 
Total Experience Gospel Choir, D.O.A., Ronnie Gilbert of the Weavers the 
combined voices of Seattle Labour Chorus, Vancouver Solidarity Notes and 
Vancouver Jewish Folk Choir and more...
General Information: White Rock, BC, is a suburb of Vancouver, located 
approximately 1 hour south of the city center. Blaine is a town located 
approximately 3 hours north of Seattle.
Free Shuttle: Free shuttle bus service will be available from the King 
George Skytrain Station (the eastern terminus of Vancouver's Skytrain 
line). The shuttles will leave the station every 15 minutes from 10 AM to 6 
PM. All the shuttles are wheelchair-accessible.

For more info on the concert: http://www.herewestand.org

For more info on Robeson, check out:

A chronology of his life: http://www.rutgers.edu/robeson/main.html

Online biographical info: http://www.princeton.lib.nj.us/robeson/links.html





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