Free Agents Brass Band and Sunni Patterson Headline Benefit for New Orleans Grassroots Youth Organization

From our friends at Project Future for the Youth:
Project Future for the Youth is a grassroots organization that utilizes the arts as a vehicle to broaden the horizon of youth to effect positive social change in our communities. To spread the word and raise much-needed funds for their work, they will be hosting a very special fundraiser on September 8 at the McKenna Museum.

Among the highlights of the event are special performances by Free Agents Brass Band and Sunni Patterson. the event will also feature beautiful art work provided by Uptown's Illest, Charlie V.

Project Future for the Youth
Thursday, Sept. 8th,
McKenna Museum
Doors 8:30pm, show starts at 9pm
$10 advance tickets, $12 door
Food, spirits, good time, great cause
Tickets available at projectfuturefortheyouth.org

Proceeds benefit Project Future's "WE ARE ONE" Summit of Youth in Service, a youth-led summit where New Orleans youth facilitate interactive, engaging workshops for their peers regarding issues that plague our communities both locally and globally. They in turn collectively develop resolutions with the end result being the application of those resolutions. The summit takes place every 6 months in New Orleans. Visit projectfuturefortheyouth.org for more info on your organization or to volunteer. We appreciate your continued support.

Happening Here: An Evening of Theater, Poetry, Film and Food

Louisiana Justice Institute encourages you to check out the first local screening of Land of Opportunity, a multi-platform documentary project that follows people from different walks of life through the post-Katrina reconstruction of this city.

During the last four and a half years, footage and short pieces from the film have been used as tools for organizing and education and even featured in art exhibits in New Orleans and across the country. According to the filmmakers:

After years of filming, we and our partners want to share this work with our friends and family: the entire New Orleans community! Please join us as we present this evening of performances and film to designed to inspire, educate, and galvanize.

This event also features the brilliant poet Sunni Patterson and The New Orleans Day Labor Theater of Revolution.

Happening Here: An Evening of Theater, Poetry, Film and Food
Saturday, August 14th
5:00pm - 9:00pm
Warren Easton High School, 3019 Canal Street
This is a free event. Food will be available for purchase.

Happening Here is organized in partnership with JoLu Productions, New Orleans Video Access Center, PATOIS: The New Orleans International Human Rights Film Festival, The Greater New Orleans Fair Housing Action Center, and Survivors Village.