Bands and Bellies VIII - Living Ubuntu

Bands & Bellies VIII

A concert to benefit Living Ubuntu in honor of World Peace Day

Update 9/25:
Online ticket sales is now closed. You can buy tickets ($10) at the door starting at 4:30p.
Please arrive early as we hope to start on time.

The concert will be at the Student Center at Golden West College.
Parking lot "B" (facing Goldenwest St.) is the closest to the Student Center. Parking is free.

An evening filled with live music, belly dancers, food, drinks, community, camaraderie, contemplation & fun!

"If we have no peace, it is because we have forgotten that we belong to each other."
– Mother Teresa

Sunday, September 25 ☮ Huntington Beach, CA

Over 20 performers

The International Day of Peace (also known as the World Peace Day) occurs every year on September 21. Come celebrate as we join together here in Orange County to commemorate this important day.

Belly dance by <a href='http://www.luluhoop.com/'>Lulu Hoop</a>

Alec Marken and Sarah Al Nour of Global Groove

Belly dance by <a href='http://www.perizaddancer.com'>Perizad</a>

Henna body art by <a href='http://www.hennacrone.com/'>Henna Crone</a>

Tribal belly dance by <a href='http://www.mandaladanceworks.com'>Mandala Dance Works</a>

Face painting by <a href='https://www.facebook.com/DasiDesigns'>Dasi Designs</a>

Alec Marken and Sarah Al Nour, organizers of Bands & Bellies concerts. The show wouldn't be possible without their passion and dedication.

<a href='http://www.deepstirrings.com/'>Deep Stirrings</a>, an OC folk-rock band

Click to see photographs of all performers and vendors

The performance line-up features:

Deep Stirrings, an OC folk-rock band
The Channeling, alternative punk
Shafi Rajput, acoustic soft rock
Belly dance performances by Sarah Al Nour, Perizad, Lulu Levona, Sooz and Azuluna, Mandala Danceworks, Lulu Hoop, Veronika and Global Groove!

Activites include:

Face painting by Dasi Designs
Henna body art by Henna Crone
Camp Darfur by Stop Genocide Now
Booths by various local artists and vendors
Silent auction
Delicious food by vegan, family-owned Loving Hut. See their menu. ^new

Date and location

When: Sunday, September 25 2011 5p – 7:30p	Student Center, Golden West College 15744 Goldenwest St. Huntington Beach, CA 92647
Tickets: $10 per person We want this to be an inclusive, joyful celebration. If you have any financial hardship, we hope you will join us regardless. No one will be turned away. Simply send us a message to let us know you're coming.

We hope you will join us for this community-wide, family friendly celebration :)

Why?

Trauma is a silent epidemic in our world. Trauma shatters a person – left untreated and unhealed, it prevents one from working, caring for loved ones and leading a healthy, productive, fulfilling life. Trauma poses insurmountable challenges especially to the most vulnerable in our society.

Atrocities... refuse to be buried. Equally as powerful as the desire to deny atrocities is the conviction that denial does not work...

Remembering and telling the truth about terrible events are prerequisites both for the restoration of the social order and for the healing of individual victims.

- Judith Herman

Starting in 2012, Living Ubuntu is hoping to launch a Trauma Recovery Program for refugees, immigrants and victims of domestic violence. Our 1st year budget for this community-wide program is a little over $101,000. All funds raised at this event will go towards launching this program. Find out more »

We need your support!

Co-sponsors and partners

A wide coalition of Orange County organizations have partnered for this event. These include:

"Bands & Bellies" in association with HyRev Productions
Goldenwest College Peace, Mind & Body Club
Global Peace & Conflict Studies at UCI
United Nations Association of USA, Orange County
Stop Genocide Now
Living Ubuntu

Tickets

We are expecting over 200 people at this event. Avoid long lines and make your (and our) lives easier, by buying tickets in advance. It's quite simple and easy!

Click here to buy tickets for Bands & Bellies VIII

Alternatively, if you'd like to buy tickets over the phone, please call (949) 891-2005.