Busking For Change Is Today!
This event will have some of our favourite musicians busking in metro stations around Montreal both for the change in our pockets, along with the global change that we hope will ensue. Basically, between the hours of 8:00 AM and 7:00 PM on Tuesday, March 2nd, musicians that we know and love will take to the streets, playing songs to raise money and awareness for a very worthy cause. All of the money raised on this day will go directly to War Child, a charity organization that provides humanitarian aide to children around the world that has been affected by war. Here’s a statement from War Child:
“Busking for Change Montreal is taking place at a crucial time, when War Child is setting up long term rehabilitation programming in Haiti. The event will mark the return of a War Child assessment mission from the devastated country, where it will be working to help the most vulnerable by providing support in trauma recovery, poverty reduction and education to those children and youth that are most at risk.”
Here is the full schedule of artists playing along with where and when they will be playing. (Schedule is subject to change)
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Here is the the full list of artists that will be performing:
Annie Blanchard
Amanda Mabro
Amy Millan (Stars)
Amylie
Anastasia Friedman
Colin Moore
David Marin
David Martel
Francis d’Octobre
Florence K
The High Dials
Ins & Outs
Jason Bajada
Jeremy Fisher
Ladies of the Canyon
Leif Vollebekk
Lights Out
Little Scream
Manu Militari
Mackenzie First
Mark Berube
Monogrenade
The New Cities
October Sky
Patrick Krief and guests (ex-The Dears)
Sébastien Lefebvre (of Simple Plan)
Random Recipe
Silver Starling
Shane Murphy
Winter Gloves
So on your way to work, or school, or your violin lesson or wherever you may be going, please stop for a second to listen and donate to this very worthy cause. More information can be found on the Busking for Change Facebook event page, or on War Child’s website.
