by Candace Chang
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For concert goers that enjoy live local music and want to do something to extend helping hands to Hawaii’s homeless families, this Saturday’s Rise Up Hawaii concert is perfect for your weekend plans.
Rise Up Hawaii is a brand new organization of musicians, students, teachers, and volunteers that seek to promote generosity and a motivation to change. Founded in January of this year, they have already held events to raise funds for Haiti and the Humane Society, and generated thousands of dollars for charity.
In the past three months, they have been working on a project to help Hawaii’s homeless population, visiting with struggling families living on the Waianae coast and consulting leaders, politicians, and advocates to find the best way that they could help tackle this issue. All of their efforts will be culminating at 7 p.m. this Saturday, in Rise Up Hawaii’s third concert to be held at Fresh Café. Proceeds from this event will be put into care packages that will be distributed directly by the volunteers to the families on the Waianae coast.
Saturday’s concert features musicians such as: Arkeo, After Ever After, Beverly Ann (Decoration), Bboys of Mass Destruction, Ill Hill Society, and Sleep, Talk. There will be a plethora of local artists from a wide range of genres performing for the evening, as well as DJs Tron and Cozy of Astronauts by Night. Music will not be the only attraction, as guest speaker Rep. Tom Brower will be there to propose an idea for getting homeless families off the beach. Other features include the screening of Blue Tarp City, a film by Henry Mochida, booths, drinks, and a silent auction.
General admission is $10, and for those 21 and up it is only $7. A low cost to pay, considering the wealth of access to local music and industry that it affords you, as well as the contributions that will be returned to the community. If you’ve ever wanted a good deal on an act of charity and awesome acts by local artists, then I’ve only got three words for you: this is it!
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What is most remarkable about Rise Up Hawaii’s message is that they are fighting for more than just one cause. They are fighting to change the way people think about the world, and enable people to take charge over the issues that today’s society is faced with. It’s about “positive activism” and the overall effect of every small contribution that goes towards making this a better world to live in. The founders of Rise Up Hawaii would encourage you to emulate them, start your own organization or simply be your own organization and go out there and start doing something that’s bigger than yourself. What these concerts do is more than just raise funds for worthy causes, they seek to provoke thought and start revolutions within the hearts and minds of those that attend.
As Joel Gaspar, one of the founders and event coordinators for Rise Up Hawaii said, “We want to instill into every single mind that comes to our shows that change can only happen if you put your first foot forward. There is no issue too big or too small, no effort too minuscule or too gigantic for you to make an impact.”
The biggest contribution that Rise Up Hawaii makes to Hawaii, to all of humanity, even, is by proving what Margaret Mead once said to be true, “Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has.”
Now, it is your turn to decide what kind of effects you will leave behind with your life. I implore you, and I encourage you to go out to tomorrow night’s concert and show your support for this wonderful group. As Gandhi once said, “Be the change you want to see in the world.”
To find out more about Saturday’s concert, please check out their facebook page at:
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