Did you know that this week, between 3-5 children in every classroom in Calgary will witness their mothers being assaulted? Or that Alberta has the highest rate of reported family violence in Canada and leads the country in domestic assault, homicide-suicide and stalking? Me either. That’s why I was happy to hear about Rock Against Abuse, a Calgary event aimed at raising awareness on domestic abuse and family violence, and to raise funds to support the programs at the Calgary Women’s Emergency Shelter.
Tickets are now available for the May 22 event and only cost $20. They include a free drink, with proceeds going to a great cause. Local bands featured at the event include THE TIME MACHINE, KENSINGTON ROAD and THE A CAPPELLA FELLAS.
For more information visit our event page, or visit the Rock Against Abuse 2010 website.
Huge turnout. Thanks to everyone that showed up and supported this event. We gave away 11 door prizes and $360 to the winner of 50/50 draw and $360 to CWES cash! Net proceeds will be announced later. Thanks to Judy at CityTV for the interview and video clip. It will be shown Tuesday morning on CityTV. The pe…rformers were awesome. Thanks to The A Cappella Fellas, Kensington Road and The Time Machine. Great party! Attendees danced all night, on bar counter, everywhere! Everybody had a blast. We’ll post photos and videos later. Thank you, Ceili’s, Volume Beauty Bar, Q107, CityTV, Swerve, Yoga Passage, Razor’s Edge, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, all the volunteers, Eleanor my awesome neighbor for helping me out at the door. Thanks to Sharon Harris, Lisa Burden, Laurie McLaine for selling 50/50 tickets. Thanks to Hardy and Tony for taking photos. Thanks to Eddie Black. Thanks to members of The Time Machine and Kensington Road for helping Manny haul, setup, breakdown and haul equipment. THANK YOU EVERYONE FOR YOUR SUPPORT. We hope to see you all next year.