Hello all! Jay from Sound Off: Music for Bail here, inviting you to join us this November 19th for a historic show. We are so thrilled to have our first event at the People's Forum in the Garment District this November, partnering with Asian & Asian-American-led massage & sex workers' rights collective Red Canary Song (redcanarysong.net) for a concert that commemorates the past and looks towards our futures. String quartets by Rhiannon Giddens and Wu Man will start off the show, and we are delighted to be joined by vocalist-composer Dai Wei in a performance of her very own "Partial Men". Following that, we will welcome a guest speaker from Red Canary Song, then transition into a time of reflection and remembrance with George Walker's "Lyric for Strings" and Jessie Montgomery's "Strum".

In RCS' own words, "We began our organizing in a fight for justice and police accountability after the death of Flushing massage worker Yang Song, who was killed during a police raid in November 2017. We started as a project to provide legal support for her family and help her mother pay for healthcare expenses." From there, Red Canary Song has served as a leader in advocating for political representation, workers' rights, and envisioning bodily and community safety across the Asian diaspora. Many will remember their work in the wake of the 8 Asian women massage workers in Atlanta. We will be welcoming a representative from the collective as our featured speaker.

Affordable food and drink will be available for purchase at the People's Forum and no one will be turned away from the event for lack of money -- however, RSVPs help us and Groupmuse organize and fund our community-centered work!

NOTE: For arrival purposes, our doors will open at 6:30 -- the show proper will start at 7 PM!

We hope to see you there.

Performers:

• Lara Lewison, violin

• Yoon Jung Hwang, violin

• Jay Julio, viola

• Ezra Escobar, cello

Tickets: https://www.groupmuse.com/events/12734-sound-off-x-red-canary-song-the-people-s-forum