Fundraiser for Afrocentric Nonprofit, Meadows Livingstone School
Berkeley, Ca. (PRWEB) August 12, 2016 -- Fundraiser for Only Afrocentric Elementary in San Francisco
Meadows Livingstone School
September 10 | 8pm | Freight & Salvage
In recent years residents of the San Francisco Bay Area have watched their communities change at a rapid pace. Admit displacement, eviction and ever-changing neighborhoods it is more important than ever to preserve and support nurturing educational spaces for youth of color. For more than 30 years nonprofit elementary school The Meadows Livingstone School has provided such a space for Black children from San Francisco, Oakland and surrounding Bay Area communities. It is in this spirit that The Meadows-Livingstone School is proud to announce our upcoming concert to benefit the school scholarship fund. Hosted by local activist Davey D and featuring performances by the Grammy-nominated Linda Tillery & Cultural Heritage Choir, Oakland-based artist and activist Jennifer Johns, poet and author Tongo Eisen-Martin and various artists from local label Rally Up Records. All proceeds will be directed towards scholarships for children to attend The Meadows-Livingstone School in the 2017-18 school year. Purchase tickets
About The Meadows Livingstone School
MLS is a fearless little nonprofit school that meets the educational, cultural and social needs of Black children through a low student/teacher ratio, an emphasis on peer mentorship and immersive experiences in art, dance, drumming, swimming and yoga. Ninety-five percent of the school’s graduates have attended and graduated from four–year universities including Morehouse, Emerson, Occidental, Columbia, Smith, Yale and many of the UC’s and California State universities. More about MLS at meadowslivingstoneschool.com
Gail Meadows, The Meadows Livingstone School, http://www.meadowslivingstoneschool.com/, +1 (415) 695-7735, [email protected]
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