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Date and Time

Sunday, June 21st, 2009

8:00pm

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Age Limit

18+

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Cost:$15
Description:RISE UP SOVEREIGN AFRICANS! Magazine and Community Resources presents Rise Up 2009 on June 20th, 2009. Rise Up 2009 is a fundraising event and remembrance night geared to enhance community awareness and empower all people, especially urban youth, to be builders of a true global community and remember our revolutionary black leaders (past and present) who dedicated their lives to foster progressive social change and knowledge of self. Rise Up 2009 aims to bring people together who have the community at heart, youth workers, facilitators, activists, artists and all other conscious individuals are welcome! Entertainment will be provided by Toronto based artists SFA (STOLEN FROM AFRICA), RGG WORLWIDE and ROCHESTER aka JUICE, and Montreal’s own talented reggae band The Nubian Vanguard. There will be a DJ spinning an eclectic mix of conscious music of the people with revolutionary content.