About this Event
Give Power To The People: Music & Action
Come join us at Cafe Istanbul for a night of Music and Humanity! This event is all about empowering our community through sharing our gifts, skills, talents & resources with all people through "bottom-up" organizing.
Led by Cole Williams, founder of The Greater New Orleans Citizens Relief Team (GNOCRT) and one of Symphonic's "8 Black Artists Making Waves in 2024," we've got an incredible night of entertainment including a solo performance from Cole Williams (The Cole Williams Band), a talk about the history of organizing a movement through the Ella Baker style of organizing, and tributes to the late Mimi Mladenoff (GNOCRT) & 60-year Organizer, the late Curtis Muhammad.
Don't miss out on this opportunity to be a part of something special. See you there!
"Organizing Black Power to Create Change Through Music, Drives US Singer-Songwriter-Performer Cole Williams Every Minute of Every Day" -Medium
About Cole Williams
The "Queen Of Compassion & Soul”, Cole Williams is a Brooklyn native and founder of The Greater New Orleans Citizens Relief Team and is in the vanguard of the social justice movement for The Houseless community in New Orleans. Currently based in New Orleans, this Jamaican-American singer, WWOZ host, composer, actress, songwriter, producer, percussionist, and organizer, is described by Medium as ”a powerhouse of political action, motivated to help others through her music.”
About The Greater New Orleans Citizens Relief Team
The Greater New Orleans Citizens Relief Team (GNOCRT) was founded by Recording Artist/WWOZ host/Activist, Cole Williams, in 2020 in response to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Under the guidance of 60-year Civil Rights Veteran/Organizer, Curtis Muhammad, GNOCRT and other housing activists were successful in getting the City Of New Orleans to use empty hotels to house The Houseless in April 2020.
Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Cafe Istanbul, 2372 Saint Claude Avenue, New Orleans, United States
USD 12.50 to USD 25.00
