Holly Near with emmas revolution at the Unitarian Fellowship, 87 4th St., Ashland, this Saturday, February 15, 8 p.m. Along with honoring Black History Month, V-Day Billion Women Rising and Valentines Day, they will also do a musical tribute to Pete Seeger. The concert will to be filled with love and inspiration. Come join us. We would love to hear a mighty choir in the house. Tickets at stclairevents/tickets_20140215.htm, 541-535-3562 or the Music Coop in downtown Ashland. Some facts about Holly: Nears historic papers are housed at Radcliffes Schlesinger Library and are regarded as an informative look at the last 40 years of social change movements as experienced by a singer/songwriter/activist. Nears participation crosses over many cultures and countries. Some samples of her work in the last few years include: One of the 1000 Women for Peace nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize in 2005. Presented at the National Womens History Projects 2003 conference at Smith College Spoke to workers at Intels Albuquerque, NM facility about tolerance and diversity Delivered the prestigious Ware Lecture for the Unitarian Universalist General Assembly in 2005 Invited to sing her song Hay Una Mujer Decaparecida at Villa Grimaldi in Santiago, Chile. The villa, an infamous prison of torture and death, has been reclaimed by survivors and families and turned into a peace park. Joined Eve Ensler, Jane Fonda, Sally Fields, Christine Lahti, and noted Mexican performers in Juarez, Mexico to protest the uninvestigated killing of hundreds of young women Sat witness to the testimony of women reporting rape and other violence against women in Toledo, OH Participated in a two-day discussion with Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Harry Belafonte, and Pete Seeger that focused on political song, responsible citizenship and the effect that protest music has had on public policy -Met with Mohawk and European-American women to invite spiritual healing -Has received numerous awards including honors from the A.C.L.U., the National Lawyers Guild, the National Organization for Women, National Association of Recording Arts and Sciences, Ms. Magazine (Woman of the Year), the Legends of Womens Music Award, and Impact Fund Nears portrait hangs at The Freedom Center in Cincinnati, Ohio along with those of other social change artists including Paul Robeson, Marion Anderson, Pete Seeger, Dr. Bernice Johnson Reagon, Joan Baez, Harry Belafonte, and Woody Guthrie. In 1972, Holly Near was one of the first women to create an independent record company. Although unusual then, many artists now follow that path of independence. Nears vision was to promote and produce music by politically conscious artists from around the worlda mission that Redwood Records fulfilled for nearly 20 years. Often cited as one of the founders of the womens music movement, Holly not only led the way for outspoken women into the music world, but also worked for peace and multicultural consciousness.
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