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Archbishop Desmond Tutu, Carlos and Deborah Santana to Hold June 5 Press Conference Announcing New Initiative and Call to Action on Aids in Africa
Business Wire, May 30, 2003
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LOS ANGELES--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 30, 2003
The Net Proceeds from Santana's Entire Summer 2003 U.S. Shaman Tour
Will Benefit Artists for a New South Africa's Amandla Aids Fund
June 5 event, at 10AM at CAA in Beverly Hills, CA, will also
include participation by Alfre Woodard, CCH Pounder,
Robert Guillaume, Blair Underwood, Antonio "LA" Reid
And other noted ANSA supporters
In response to the catastrophic AIDS pandemic in Africa, Carlos and Deborah Santana are donating the entire net proceeds from Santana's summer 2003 U.S. Shaman Tour - running from June 13 to July 14 - to benefit Artists For A New South Africa's (ANSA) Amandla Aids Fund supporting South African organizations battling AIDS on the frontlines.
The initiative will also educate people about the crisis as well as announcing ANSA's call to action to the South African government.
This marks the first time an artist has donated the entire net proceeds from an extended concert tour to charity. Each stop on the Shaman Tour itinerary will have tables with information on ANSA and AIDS, and in some cities, noted ANSA artists will speak to the audience from the stage. In Mansfield, MA on June 25 and Los Angeles, CA on July 14, there will be Golden Circle fundraisers, offering VIP tickets and receptions with the performers. For more information on the Massachusetts event, call 617.482.1317, and for L.A., call 310.204.1748.
The Santana/ANSA initiative will be presented in detail at a June 5, 10AM press conference at Creative Artists Agency in Beverly Hills, CA. In support of this historic call to action, 1984 Nobel Peace Prize recipient and South African Archbishop Emeritus Desmond M. Tutu will make a special trip to Los Angeles to participate. The Santanas hope that this event and their partnership with ANSA will spur increased global attention on and humanitarian response to the escalating African AIDS crisis. ANSA Founders, Board Members, supporters and others expected to take part on June 5 are: Alfre Woodard, CCH Pounder, Blair Underwood, Alexandra Paul, Robert Guillaume (who lost a son to AIDS), Donna Brown Guillaume, Arista President and CEO Antonio "LA" Reid, CAA Managing Partner Rob Light, and ANSA Board President and Executive Director Sharon Gelman.
The public can support this effort by purchasing tickets for the summer 2003 U.S. Shaman Tour, donating directly to ANSA, and logging on to www.ansfrica.org or calling 1.877.4AFRICA for information on how to:
-- Take action on AIDS in South Africa.
-- Advocate globally.
-- Volunteer locally.
-- Learn about HIV/AIDS.
-- Protect themselves and others from HIV infection.
Materials distributed throughout the summer '03 Shaman Tour will spell out ways to get involved, and direct people to resources and organizations through which they can help. Carlos and Deborah Santana and ANSA invite all interested individuals, artists, companies and foundations to join them in this ongoing and essential work.
Founded in 1989 to support South Africa's quest for freedom, ANSA is a non-profit organization of artists and others now working to combat the African AIDS pandemic, advance democracy and equality in South Africa, and further civil rights and voter participation in the U.S. Every ten seconds, another person somewhere in the world dies of AIDS. Currently, there are over 42 million people living with HIV/AIDS worldwide--29 million of them in sub-Saharan Africa. South Africa, home to more of these individuals (5 million +) than any other country, is the very epicenter of the pandemic. Each day, 1,600 South Africans become newly infected, and 600 more lose their lives from AIDS-related illnesses.
With Carlos and Deborah Santana's support, ANSA's Amandla AIDS Fund was created to provide urgently needed support to effective South African HIV/AIDS organizations. Grants will focus on: provisions of life-saving medicines for those living with HIV/AIDS; care for children orphaned by AIDS; pivotal advocacy; prevention of new infections through grassroots education and peer programs; destigmatization and empowerment of people living with AIDS; and mitigation of the social and economic impact of AIDS.
In Zulu, Xhosa, and other South African languages, Amandla means strength and power, and is used as a call for empowerment for the people. In that spirit, Carlos and Deborah Santana invite you to join them and take action in the global fight against AIDS. For more information, visit www.santana.com and www.ansafrica.org.
SUMMER 2003 SHAMAN TOUR
Date City Venue
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6/13/2003 Raleigh, NC ALLTEL Pavilion @ Walnut
Creek
6/14/2003 Bristow, VA Nissan Pavilion (near
Washington, D.C.)
6/15/2003 Burgettstown, PA Post Gazette Pavilion at Star
Lake
6/17/2003 Hartford, CT Ctnow.com Meadows Music Center
6/18/2003 Holmdel, NJ PNC Bank Arts Center
6/20/2003 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre (near
NYC)
6/21/2003 Wantagh, NY Jones Beach Amphitheatre
6/22/2003 Saratoga Springs, NY Saratoga Performing Arts Center
6/24/2003 Camden, NJ Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
6/25/2003 Mansfield, MA Tweeter Center (near Boston)
6/27/2003 Scranton, PA Montage Mountain Performing Arts
6/28/2003 Darien Lake, NY Darien Lake Performing Arts
Center
6/29/2003 Toronto, Ontario, Canada Molson Amphitheatre
7/1/2003 Clarkston, MI DTE Energy Music Theatre
7/2/2003 Columbus, OH Germain Amphitheater
7/4/2003 Milwaukee, WI Marcus Amphitheater
7/5/2003 Tinley Park, IL Tweeter Center
7/6/2003 St. Louis, MO UMB Bank Pavilion
7/8/2003 Englewood, CO Fiddler's Green Amphitheater
7/11/2003 Concord, CA Chronicle Pavilion at Concord
7/12/2003 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre (San
Fran)
7/13/2003 Chula Vista, CA Coors Amphitheater (near San
Diego)
7/14/2003 Los Angeles, CA Hollywood Bowl
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