For Immediate Release
On 15th January 2009 Goldsmiths Students’ Union will be hosting one of the most unique musical events of the year. Organised for the union’s Palestine Twinning Campaign the night, Audio Initifada, will see headlining act and grime star Low Key perform an exclusive set alongside artists John McClure (Reverend and the Makers), Faith SFX (World Famous Beat Boxer), and Logic (New World Order). Also on the bill are Afro-Beat legends United Vibrations and female MC Excentral Tempest with her band Sound of Rum. The night will kick off with a set by legendry DJ Snuff.
The night will not only raise money for the Palestine campaign but will also raise awareness of the Palestinian cause in a unique way; reaching a different audience with the message of solidarity and freedom. Professional Visual effects for night are being supplied by newly launched social commentary magazine R.H.A.S Media to bring the message home.
This will be the first event of its kind organised by a Student Union in Britain and is being filmed to be broadcast across university campuses across Palestine in the near future.
Details of the event:
Audio Intifada
The Stretch, Goldsmiths Students’ Union Building
Dixon Road
London
SE14 6NW
Thursday 15th January
Doors: 8pm – til late
Price: Before 10pm, £4
After 10pm, £5
Solidarity price: £7
Hosted by Goldsmiths Students’ Union
All money raised goes to the Goldsmiths Palestine Twinning Campaign
Notes for Editor:
• For interviews with Student Union officers, organisers of the event or performing artists please contact James Haywood, Campaigns Coordinator, on 07766516166 or hs701jh@gold.ac.uk
• The Palestine Twinning Campaign, voted for by students at a General Meeting two years ago, has since formally twinned with Al Quds Open University (see below for details), including receiving a delegation from the university in May 2008 and organising awareness events, fundraising activities and giving Palestinians a platform to depict their struggle.. This has grown to be one of the biggest campaigns at Goldsmiths for years.
• Al Quds Open University was created to enable Palestinians to gain qualifications who find movement and education severely restricted due to the illegal occupation of their land since 1967. Its operations cover the Gaza Strip, West Bank, and refugee camps in Jordan and Saudi Arabia. The website URL Link: www.qou.edu/englishIndexPage.do
• Details and extensive biographies of the artists can be found at:
Low Key: www.myspace.com/lowkeyuk
John McClure: www.iamreverend.com
Faith SFX: www.myspace.com/faithsfxbeatbox
Logic: www.myspace.com/chosenlogic
United Vibrations: www.unitedvibrations.co.uk
Sound of Rum: http://www.myspace.com/soundofrumband
R.H.A.S. Media: http://www.myspace.com/rhasmedia
• Known as “Radical Goldsmiths” the Student Union has a history of radicalism and fighting for social justice. Goldsmiths was a central hub of resistance against the introduction of Top Up Fees and has recently joined student protests against the attacks on education due to the bank crises. It also came top 100 in Britain’s “CoolBrands” of 2006/07.
