AL-AWDA: Live Concert Performance of Musicians from Palestine in Montreal! ============================> SATURDAY AUGUST 21st, 2004 Time: 7pm, 20$ D.B. Clarke Theater Concordia University 1455 De Maisonneuve West (Metro Guy-Concordia) ============================> The Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees and the Palestinian Right to Return Coalition of North America (Al-Awda), invite you to an evening of music and singing performed by Al-Awda a folkloric musical group from Palestine. On August 21st 2004, it is one of the rare times in recent years that a group of Palestinian musicians from 1948 Palestine and the Golan Heights will be presenting a show of rich traditional Palestinian music. The group will be in Montreal as part of a North American tour with stops in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal, New Jersey, New York and DC. The event in Montreal aims to raise funds for the Coalition Against the Deportation Of Palestinian Refugees which represents the ongoing struggle against the deportation of Palestinian refugees from Canada. This event and the North American tour of Al-Awda will also fundraise toward building Palestine community centers throughout North America. The Al-Awda group is part of the Zaitoun Association which was formed in Palestine by artists and musicians from the Galilee in 2000. The Zaitoun Association's goal is to preserve Palestinian culture and work on deepening ties between Palestinians and their culture. The name "Zaitoun" in Arabic means olives. It was chosen to demonstrate Palestinians strong attachment to their land, particularly to the olive tree with all the symbolism of resistance, history and culture it carries. Through their music Al-Awda aims to express the feeling of Palestinian suffering and resistance through music written in complex Arabic notes. The group specializes in singing and playing traditional cultural songs, in addition to modern music. Al-Awda's music is also viewed as a cultural representation of the central issue to the ongoing Palestinian liberation struggle, the right of return for refugees to 1948 Palestine. ----> We encourage you to pre-purchase tickets as there is limited seating. To purchase tickets contact: 514 947 8394 / refugees@riseup.net Organized by: The Coalition Against the Deportation of Palestinian Refugees Al-Awda - The Palestinian Right of Return Coalition - North America For More Infomation: Phone: 514 591 3171 Email: refugees@riseup.net Web: http://refugees.resist.ca / http://www.al-awda.org