Event: Head Tax Hip Hop for Redress
Published by Patrick August 30th, 2006 in Racially Visible Tags: Racially Visible.Media Advisory – August 25, 2006
Head Tax Hip Hop for Redress in Saltwater City: no luck club (NLC) and Funk In Da Attic at Carnegie Hall!
Vancouver, BC – BC Coalition of Head Tax Payers, Spouses and Descendants invites citizens to a petition signing and letter writing dance party with music by no luck club (NLC) and performance by Funk in Da Attic. Colleen Hua, president of the Chinese Canadian National Council, will also be in attendance.
- Date: Sunday, September 10, 2006
- Time: 10:00am call time – program to begin shortly after
- Place: Carnegie Community Centre Main Hall, 401 Main Street at Hastings, Vancouver
The Conservative government’s unilaterally imposed redress package ignored and rejected repeated calls from head tax families for a just and honourable redress.
no luck club (NLC) is an instrumental hip hop group combining turntable improv with sample-based rhythms. Founded by the Chan Brothers (Matt & Trevor), Vancouver DMC DJ champion Paul Belen (Pluskratch) joined the group in 2004.
Funk In Da Attic is a local recreational dance troupe with steps to put “move” into the redress movement. They are Nicole Chubb, Gary Quon, Cathy Jupista, Julie Miller, Ikue Ueno, Megan Hui and Hersie Init.
The BC Coalition of Head Tax Payers, Spouses and Descendants are today’s Canadians on a two decade plus quest for justice and honour for Chinese adventurers and pioneers and their families.