My friends at NextAid Lauren and Michelle told me about December’s activities and a great NY event at Cielo….
NextAid Unites The U.S. Dance Music Community
With Events Recognizing “World AIDS Day”
In Over A Dozen Cities Throughout December 2008
LOS ANGELES, CA – In observance of World AIDS Day (WAD) 2008, which takes place every year on December 1, Los Angeles-based humanitarian organization, NextAid, is uniting the U.S. dance music communities from coast to coast, including the scenes in Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, Omaha, Denver, Syracuse, New York, Brooklyn, Boston, DC, Detroit, and Chicago to raise funds and awareness for kids in Africa who have been orphaned due to the AIDS pandemic. See info on all events here: Nextaid
NextAid has connected these 20 (& counting) events to recognize the 20th annual World AIDS Day during the month of December. The following artists and DJs are confirmed to play at these events including: DJ Dan, Louie Vega, Tony Humphries, Mr. V, Anane, Kevin Hedge, Ultranate, jOHNNYDANGEROUs, Kenny Bobien, Soulive, Fred Everything, David Harness, Stacey Pullen, Diz, Monty Luke, Roy Davis Jr., Jeremy Sole, Miguel Migs, Colette, Adam Gibbons, Boddhi Satva, Marques Wyatt, Joe DiPadova, DJ Sabine, DJ Brent Crampton, Anthony Mansfield, Wiseacre, Jeremy Sole, Raul Campos, and the Turntables on the Hudson crew, Nickodemus, Mariano, Zeb, and Nappy G.
Each event will donate a portion of their proceeds to NextAid to raise funds for the completion of NextAid’s pilot project, the NextAid/Youth with a Vision Community Center and Children’s Residential Village in Dennilton, South Africa. For images from the project, please visit:
To help with the massive promotional efforts for each of the participating clubs in each city, NextAid has partnered with influential organizations such as Wantickets, Flavorpill, Fusicology, Green Galactic, URB Magazine, Scion and others, which together will get the word out to thousands through their numerous print, broadcast, and online media outlets. For more information on all aspects of the WAD events and NextAid’s work in Africa please visit NextAid.
NextAid “World AIDS Day” Events Include:
Dec. 01: Monday Night Social National Los Angeles DJ Dan
Dec. 03: Louie Vega’s ROOTS Cielo New York City Louie Vega/Tony Humphries
Dec. 04: Soulive Westcott Theater Syracuse Soulive/Thousands of One
Dec. 04: LOOM Espana Tapas Bar Omaha Brent Crampton
Dec. 04: Uhuru Afrika All Asia Boston Adam Gibbons
Dec. 05: ONE The Ruby Room Phoenix Joe DiPadova
Dec. 05: Sub Rosa Otis SF San Francisco Fred Everything/David Harness
Dec. 12: 88/OneLove Gallery Washington DC Roy Davis Jr.
Dec. 13: Radio Skool The Park Bar Detroit Stacey Pullen
Dec. 13: Afroblu Bar Standard Denver DJ RJ Duran
Dec. 13: BK Mecca/Uhuru Afrika The Five Spot Brooklyn DJ Sabine
Dec. 18: Afro Funké Zanzibar Santa Monica Jeremy Sole & Glenn Red
Dec. 19: OM Records Mighty San Francisco Nino Moshella & The Park
Dec. 20: TOTH – LA TBD Los Angeles Turntables on the Hudson
Dec. 20: Salted Music Mighty San Francisco Miguel Migs
Dec. 27: SmartBar Metro Chicago Colette
Dec. 27: QualitySIP Ashkenaz Berkeley Zumbi of Zion I
Dec. 28: DEEP The Vanguard Los Angeles Marques Wyatt/Boddhi Satva
NextAid is also in talks with a variety of promoters in other cities. Events are coming together in Charlotte, NC (12/17 or 12/18) and Reno, NV (12/20 tentatively).
Members of the dance music industry are responding to an urgent call to action. Every 14 seconds, an African child loses a parent to AIDS, and every day, more than 6,000 young Africans aged 15 – 24 acquire the HIV virus. After more than two decades of AIDS devastating the continent where life began, only 10% of the 15 million AIDS orphans are receiving any kind of public support. The enormity of the AIDS pandemic demands a response from every corner of society. NextAid believes that the best place to focus the collective energy generated on the dance floor, in order to make the greatest impact in the face of the crisis, is on the children.
All proceeds from these events will go toward the funding of one of the children’s homes that are part of NextAid’s pilot project, the building of NextAid’s Youth with a Vision Community Center and Children’s Residential Village in Dennilton, an impoverished and AIDS-affected community in rural South Africa. The center will not only provide much needed shelter and care for 50 children but will also provide for hundreds of other children, teens and adults in the community with afterschool programs and economic enterprise opportunities. Youth With A Vision (YWAV) uses theater and music to teach AIDS awareness and other issues to their peers. NextAid broke ground with green builders and architects in 2005 and has since completed 11 of the 25 structure children’s eco-village, and plans to finish in time for the World Cup in July 2010.
NextAid represents the dance music community’s response to AIDS in Africa. NextAid receives support from a wide range of industry leaders including some of the most internationally recognized names in dance music, such as DJ Dan, Louie Vega, Miguel Migs, OM Records, DubSpot, and URB Magazine. From mega-events like Miami’s annual Winter Music Conference to small clubs, through benefits and other music-related activities, NextAid channels the positive energy on the dance floor across the globe to children in Africa, thus providing an opportunity for this niche demographic to truly experience that they can make a difference.
“Even in these tough financial times, we can all do something to help those less fortunate. In fact, we need to; it feels good! And I just can’t think of a worthier cause than children whose parents have died of AIDS in Africa. NextAid is the right organization for anyone involved in house music to support. They are based in the dance music community and they are actually doing the work on the ground in Africa, so you know your contribution is making a real difference.” ~ Louie Vega
NextAid’s mission is to promote community-driven, environmentally, economically and socially empowering responses to the AIDS orphan pandemic. NextAid collaborates with individuals, businesses and nonprofits to produce culturally-rich, awareness-raising projects and events involving music, technology, the arts, public education projects, and volunteer opportunities.
The 1st of December, World AIDS Day, is the day when individuals and organisations from around the world come together to bring attention to the global AIDS epidemic. 2008 marks the 20th anniversary of World AIDS Day. Whilst we have come a long ways since 1988, there is still much more to be done. The worldwide theme for World AIDS Day 2008 is “Respect and Protect” developed by the World AIDS Campaign (WAC), in order to provide an opportunity for people to get involved and make their voices heard and become part of a global movement. More information can be found at www.worldaidscampaign.org.
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For more information, photos or interviews, please contact Green Galactic’s Lynn Hasty at 213-840-1201 or lynn@greengalactic.com.
I will be at Cielo next Wednesday, December 3rd…Can’t wait to see Louie Vega and Tony Humphries….Plus it’s a great cause!!!!
hiv aids in south africa…
Well spoken. I have to research more on this as it is really vital info….