The Concert for a Green World

What it is:

The Concert for a Green World (C4GW) is a world music concert which seeks to advance the cause and awareness of the Green movement by bringing together artists (poets, writers, musicians, dancers, orators), who will share their talents to entertain, educate and inform all in attendance.

Who’s doing it:

St. Elmo Village, a non-profit 501 (c) (3) arts organization in collaboration with Universe Soul Records, Global Arts to Go, and TaMar Productions, presents this concert series. The “Viillage” believes that all people are creative and powerful in their own way. Together we can be a powerful voice calling for change. For nearly 40 years, the Village, located in Los Angeles, CA, has endeavored to provide a place for people to explore and develop their creativity by providing free art (visual, music, dance, and theatre) workshops, computer classes, and hosting music concerts and a myriad of other events.

Why its important:

The effects of global warming are very real and worsening daily. The problem affects all of us! As the next generation of consumers, the Youth must be educated and informed so that they can make good sound healthy decisions in all aspects of their lives (diet, health, environment). We all must do our part to ensure that they too have the opportunity to live their lives free of green house glasses and harmful, uncontrolled pollution in the air, water, ground, as well as in our bodies.

Who it’s for:

C4GW is intended for all groups of people because we are all affected by the threat of Global Warming, but the target audience, are the Youth, the socio-economic disadvantaged, individuals unaware of the green movement, and anyone without access to the internet, TV, and other forms of print media.

What it’s all about:

In an effort to bring about awareness through a cultural sense, the goal of C4GW is to provide conscience music, impassioned speakers, and free family-friendly, arts workshops designed to educate, entertain, and enlighten all to the role they can play in the effort to be green. We are using the Arts to teach, stimulate, inspire, and remind us of our collective responsibility as global citizens to protect Mother Earth.

There are three main components that make up C4GW:

1) Music Concert- Universe Soul Records will host the music stage and present various World music artists. The artists and their music reflect the diversity of the people affected by global warming throughout the world. During band set changes, poets, activists, and speakers will address the audience with information and knowledge for continued support for a green agenda.

2) Arts Workshops- St. Elmo Village (West Coast) and Global Arts to Go (East Coast) will provide educational arts materials and facilitate arts workshops for youth and family. The workshops will be based on the themes of recycling and conservation, and sustainability, include Art and crafts projects, storytelling, movement, percussion, and other green related activities.

3) Green Vendors- There will be booths set up with information and activists covering Green related topics and principles including waste prevention, resource conservation, sustainable cities, biodiversity preservation, the Particapatory process, social justice,and green alternatives for diet, health, protection of the ecosystem, transportation, renewable energy, and job creation.

Where its at:

The 20-city concert tour will encompass 12 countries worldwide spanning 4 continents (North America, South America, Asia, and Europe). Potential destinations include Los Angeles, San Francisco, Santa Monica, Vancouver, B.C., New York, Washington D.C., Atlanta, London, Paris, Milan, Barcelona, Geneva, Munich, Rio de Janeiro, Lima, and Mexico, Buenos Aires, City, Hong Kong, Beijing, Tokyo)

How You Can Help:

A portion of the proceeds raised from the sale of Concert DVDs and CDs from each event, will we used to help GREEN the host concert city by establishing a Green Thumb [information] kiosk.

We cannot do this alone. We need your support to help make this concert effort a reality. We humbly ask for your financial assistance with this massive undertaking. We have established several donor levels for giving.

•$100,000.00 & above (Angel)

•$50,000.00 (Saint),

•$25,000.00 (Patron),

•$10,000.00 (Bene),

•$5,000.00 and below (Doner)

All donations are tax deductible and will significantly enable us to achieve our goal of bringing a free concert to the 20 cities throughout the world. Every gift will be appreciated

We [humanity] are in this struggle together; there can be no divide amongst us, but yet a common understanding that we are stronger as ONE. Together we can be an effective force of change! Thank you for your support.

For more info or to make a donation, go to www.stelmovillage.org