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Educating Girls Everywhere

SGU BENEFIT CONCERT

            When

Friday, September 5th 2008
6-10 pm

Raindate: Friday, September 12th

             Why
  • To support educating every girl
  • To help raise awareness about injustice and prejudice against young women
  • To demand an end to child marriage
  • To ask our congressional members to support Education For All
  • To give GIRLS around the world a CHANCE!
  • To demonstrate the power of music in changing the world
                    Where

Downtown Silver Spring (Ellsworth Drive) near the fountain.




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List of Bands


Jon Kesten - A rock duo band based in Gaithersburg, Maryland. Andrew Van Haren, a senior at Thomas Wootton High School is the drummer while Jon Kesten, a senior at Montgomery Blair High School is the singer and guitarist.

Tori Heller - An eclectic solo artist who sings and plays guitar simultaneously to create a relaxed and soft folk sound. She is a senior at Montgomery Blair High School.

Action Jackson & the Go-Getters - An experienced air-band based in Silver Spring, Maryland composed of Sam Barth, Greg Friedman, Peter Myers, Joe Gilbert and Russell Ottalini - all seniors at Montgomery Blair High School.

Color Blind Society - A Silver Spring based band that plays funk and reggae, combined with poetic melodies. Amber Rounds, a senior at the Washington Waldorf School, sings lead vocals, while Northwood High School students lend support on bass, keyboard, drums and guitar.

Metrophish - based in Walter Johnson High School, this band integrates rock rhythms with a cool-twist of classical music. Having produced multiple recordings and performed at several venues, Metrophish consists of Collin Peterson, Andy Andrade, Mariana Triantos on violin, Daniel Mears and Mark Andrade.


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School Girls Unite
Youth Activism Project, Inc.
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Kensington, MD 20895 USA
301-929-8808
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Last Updated July, 2008