Gospel Jazz Festival fundraiser Pioneer Valley Interfaith Refugee Action Group
Gospel Jazz Festival fundraiser Pioneer Valley Interfaith Refugee Action Group includes music from various local groups.
Annie Patterson and Mary Witt, Amherst Area Gospel Choir, The Amherst College Gospel Choir, Knights of Zion Gospel Quartet and jazz ensembles from Amherst Regional High School and UMass!
Join us for an amazing night of music to raise funds for Pioneer Valley Interfaith Refugee Action Group do advocacy work for refugees:
Political Advocacy: To exert political pressure at the state and federal level to increase the flow of Syrian refugees into the United States and into Western Massachusetts.
Hospitality: To undertake a campaign to make Western Massachusetts a welcoming place for all refugees. Present efforts have focused on counteracting Islamophobia.
Material aid and social support: To work with the area’s designated resettlement agencies, currently Jewish Family Services and Ascentria Care Alliance, in providing for the needs of refugees who have been approved to resettle in this area. The group has promoted the collection of household items for various “welcome kits,” bedding, and furniture for incoming refugee families.
Suggested Donation is $10.