This month is all about love – and water. The fight for indigenous rights (and human rights, really) that began over the Dakota Access Pipe Line at Standing Rock spawned protests, court battles, and intense media coverage. It also spawned the organization we hope to support at this month’s While Rome Burns benefit: The Pacific…
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Our friends at the Interfaith Movement for Immigrant Justice are having their first-ever Advocacy Day
We wanted to pass along this news from IMIrJ – but it’s coming up soon. Here’s their info: Join people of faith from across the state on Monday, April 8th for IMIrJ’s first-ever Advocacy Day in Salem! Drawing on the rich practices, stories and rituals of our various faith traditions, we’ll join our voices together…
Don’t get mad. Get pizza.
For Free! Yes, you heard us – FREE PIZZA! If you vote, that is. AND – dance ’til your feet decide to take a hike, to the music of The New Iberians and the Reverb Brothers! And help support this month’s fabulous organization, Rahab’s Sisters! How could you go wrong? Here’s the deal: While Rome Burns…
Karen Lovely, Tevis Hodge Jr. to benefit Causa at this month’s WRB
Artist/activist group While Rome Burns is focusing on the issue of immigration at this month’s benefit. With back-to-back performances by two of Portland’s most dynamic blues/jazz/R&B/Americana luminaries, Karen Lovely and Tevis Hodge Jr., While Rome Burns hopes to raise both money and awareness for Causa, one of Oregon’s most committed Latino immigrant support organizations. Please…
Reunite an Immigrant Parent with Their Child
Remember last September when we raised a few dollars for RAICES and their efforts to help immigrants particularly hard hit by the floods? Well, RAICES has their hands full now with this insane family separation policy at our southern border. This time, though, people are coming out in droves to support the work they are…
Gerle Haggard and The Big North Duo Hootenanny for Peace Village
This month While Rome Burns is going back to the well: The well of country, blues and swing music. American music. Music to lift the soul and get the feet to tapping and the love to flowing. Music that will make you want to hug your sweetie and do something good for the whole world….
Joe Kye to Headline Benefit for ICHRP-US
Here at While Rome Burns we have a knack for bringing you top-notch artists from all points along the musical spectrum. We continue this tradition with another ground-breaking artist at our May benefit for the International Coalition for Human Rights in the Philippines (ICHRP-US). Born in Korea and raised in Seattle, violinist- looper and vocalist…
It is our anniversary! Or was! Or something!
And we’re throwing a party! Hey, you know us – we might be a little behind the curve sometimes, but we mean well. In April While Rome Burns celebrates it’s one-year-and-a-month anniversary, with PDX Latin faves Sabroso and indigenous dance group Huehca Omeyocan. It’s a reprise our our very first benefit from March 2017, supporting our good…
LaRhonda Steele, 2 8 Tha Native & Stryk-9 Benefit for Right To Health
The March While Rome Burns event is going to be good. Really, really good. We here at While Rome Burns have been working since our first event – can it be a year ago already? – to bring together the finest talent and the most amazing grassroots organizations to put on one helluva show each…
Official Release & Free Download: The World Needs Dreamers by Jaime Leopold
Please freely share this track with anyone who might appreciate it. Words and music by Jaime Leopold Produced, recorded and mixed by Clark Salisbury Location recording by Branic Howard Recorded at Tiny Love Studio & The Portland Garment Factory (courtesy of Britt Howard) Jaime Leopold: Vocals, guitars Jennifer Smieja: Vocals Ward Griffiths: Drums, the…