05.04.08
Community Based Organization Plans Mother’s Day Event In Spirit of Hip Hop
Los Angeles, CA - May 5, 2008 – Mother’s Day Radio (MDR), a community organization dedicated to elevating the images of women in popular music, will hold the 2nd annual “Mother’s Day Radio 2008, A Day of Rest and Uplift”, this Saturday May 10, 2008 in the Crenshaw district. This celebration will honor the strength and wisdom of women through Hip Hop music and spoken words.
Mother’s Day Radio experienced its first major victory on the weekend of Mother’s Day 2007, after weeks of petitioning local radio stations resulted in two Los Angeles radio stations and one Erie, Pennsylvania station—KJLH 102.3 fm,V100.3 fm and WERG 90.5 fm–playing a full day of positive, respectful and uplifting music in honor of women everywhere.
Shaunelle Curry, executive director of MDR, says, “I have a vision for our young girls and young boys that no longer limits their potential for relating to one another to that of sexual degradation, oppression and violence. In this vision, womanhood is honored and revered.” She adds, “We have planted the seed. We now call upon all to support this work’s growth by taking an active role in Mother’s Day Radio’s 2nd Annual Day of Rest and Uplift. This is a national day to rest from violence, sexual denigration, and misogynistic acts in our community and in our music. This is a day to uplift one another through song.”
This year, Mother’s Day Radio has organized an MDR Task Force in at least 7 other cities across the U.S. including Washington, D.C., Chicago, New York, and Atlanta. These groups have spent the past month targeting local radio stations and media outlets in their communities for a day of honoring women through music. They have also mobilized their communities to gather for a Day of Rest and Uplift on May 10, 2008, the Saturday of Mother’s Day weekend.
In Los Angeles, the celebration will take place Saturday, May 10, 2008, at the Harambe Farmer’s Market, 5730 Crenshaw Blvd., (Crenshaw and Slauson) from 12 noon to 4pm.
For more information, please contact L.A. Task Forcer Leader, Mecca Islam at 323-977-3749 or mecca_islam@yahoo.com.
