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Hello, friends. Wow! We had a great weekend, culminating in our Saturday night concert singing to 800+ enthusiastic justice-loving folks at "Peace Co
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 Sending an "I love you!" to the audience after our concert at Peace Colloquy, with keyboardist, Gary Johnson, and percussionist, Robin Burdulis. (Photo courtesy Community of Christ) |
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Hello, friends.
Wow! We had a great weekend, culminating in our Saturday night concert singing to 800+ enthusiastic justice-loving folks at "Peace Colloquy: Peace, Justice & Song" in Independence, MO!
Read on for more about the Colloquy, including the launch of Community of Christ's hymnal which includes our song "Peace Salaam Shalom", the fabulous video "Peace Through All People" of CofC folks around the world singing our song, and photos that give you a sense of the spectacular Temple where those 800+ people were sitting . . . and, yes, sometimes standing up and dancing, too. |
 Join us in New Orleans, Nov 15-17! |
Then, check out our invitation below and join us On the Road with Emma's Revolution in New Orleans Nov 15-17 for a Music & Social Justice weekend!
And, catch us coming right up:
-Tomorrow Night, Fri Oct 25 Wakefield MA: Benefit Concert for UU Mass Action Network
-Saturday Night, Oct 26 New York NY: Memorial Tribute Concert for Jon Fromer |
 Getting the stage ready for soundcheck. Next concert? Pipe organ accompaniment too! |
-Fri Nov 1 Olympia WA: Traditions Cafe
-Sat Nov 2 Kirkland WA: Northlake UU Church
-Thurs Nov 7 Grass Valley CA: Anniverasry Celebration for John Woolman High School & Woolman Semester
-Fri Nov 8 Sebastopol CA: Holly Near Concert
-Sat Nov 9 Berkeley CA: Holly Near Concert
-Sun Nov 10 Mill Valley CA: Holly Near Concert
-Fri-Sun Nov 15-17 New Orleans LA: On the Road with Emma's Revolution, “Singing for Justice”: Music & Social Justice Weekend
Then it's on to GA and FL before the year is out! We look forward to singing with you wherever you are.
Peace,
Pat Humphries & Sandy O
Emma's Revolution
email: enews.ermusic@gmail.com
web: www.emmasrevolution.com |
Upcoming Concerts
See our concert page for details on these & all of our shows.
Fri Oct 25 Wakefield MA: Benefit Concert for UU Mass Action Network. "Since 2006 UU Mass Action has had a history of mobilizing the 140 Unitarian Universalist congregations around social justice issues in Massachusetts." Tickets
Sat Oct 26 New York NY: Memorial Celebration for Toshi Seeger. Private Event.
Sat Oct 26 New York NY: Memorial Tribute to Jon Fromer, with Anne Feeney, Bev Grant, Colleen Kattau, D.C. Labor Chorus, Elise Bryant, George Mann, Professor Louie, Rick Burkhart and more at People's Voice Cafe |
 Fri Oct 25th in Wakefield, benefit concert for UU Mass Action Network! |
Sun Oct 27 Woodinville WA: Singing at the installation of Reverend Lois Van Leer. Private Event.
Mon Oct 28 Federal WA: UU Ministers Retreat. Private Event.
Thur Oct 31 Everywhere!: With Betty Devereux on Community Radio KGHP. Listen online.
Fri Nov 1 Olympia WA: Returning to wonderfully progressive, Traditions Cafe! Tickets
Sat-Sun Nov 2-3 Kirkland WA: Return Concert (& Sunday Service) at Northlake Unitarian Universalist Church. Tickets
Thurs Nov 7 Grass Valley CA: Celebration Concert for 50th Anniversary of The John Woolman High School & 10th Anniversary of The Woolman Semester! Tickets
CA Concert Tour with Holly Near: We'll be accompanying the fabulous Holly Near and performing as her special guests at these shows:
Fri Nov 8 Sebastopol CA: Tickets
Sat Nov 9 Berkeley CA: Tickets
Sun Nov 10 Mill Valley CA: Tickets
Fri-Sun Nov 15-17 New Orleans LA: “Singing for Justice”: Music & Social Justice Weekend! Come to New Orleans for a weekend of music & social justice including workshops, an ice-cream social community sing and our concert with the extraordinary, Gina Forsyth, on fiddle! Of course, there’ll be time for you to explore Nawlins and catch some great music and great food this weekend, too. Incredibly affordable housing and meals available at the Center for Ethical Living & Social Justice Renewal. Tickets
Fri-Sun Nov 22-24 Columbus GA: School of the Americas Watch Vigil Our 13th year. We will be remembering our friend Jon Fromer--and gathering once, again, to close the SOA torture school.
SAVE THE DATE!
Fri Dec 6 St. Petersburg FL
Sat Dec 7 Davie FL
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Events held at First Unitarian Universalist Church of New Orleans, 5212 S. Claiborne Avenue.
Of course, there’ll be time for you to explore Nawlins and catch more great local music and food, too.
Incredibly affordable housing ($40 per night) and delicious meals available at CELSJR!
Get tickets here and come enjoy New Orleans! |
 Looking up the Nautilus-inspired spire from the sanctuary. | |  The spire at night. |
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"Peace Salaam Shalom" Colloquy
As we announced in our September enewsletter, our song, "Peace, Salaam, Shalom" was chosen for the new hymnal of a worldwide denomination. As abolitionists, this group had already begun to show their progressive nature 150 years ago when they split off from the Mormons. And Community of Christ has kept up with it, ever since, including ordaining women in 1984 and, this year, voting in full marriage equality rights and acceptance of LGBT clergy and members in their US, Australian, Canadian and British Isles sectors.
Out of the hymnal's 600+ songs, CofC selected "Peace, Salaam, Shalom" to be taught to its 250,000 members worldwide and has created "Peace Through All People", a stunningly beautiful and moving video of congregants and friends from Australia to Zambia singing "Peace, Salaam, Shalom". |
 About to sing "Peace Salaam Shalom" in French! From the video "Peace Through All People". |
Watch and share the video with your community.
The Peace Colloquy is Community of Christ's annual summit on social justice (prior year's themes included nuclear non-proliferation and next year's will be poverty). And this year, it was also the launch of the new hymnal. We were thrilled to have our song (and tee shirt) be a featured element of the hymnal and this year's Colloquy, where we presented two workshops and, together with fabulous keyboardist/accordionisto Gary Johnson and percussionista extraordinaire Robin Burdulis, put on a rockin' Saturday night concert! |
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