SWOPblogger

A collaboration of of organizations educating youth on getting involved in their community

Live Bands! *** Live B-Boy Battle! *** Live Graffiti Battle!

Saturday, August 26
12:00 to 6:00pm
Civic Plaza in downtown Albuquerque

Sponsored by the SouthWest Organizing Project and the South Valley Male
Involvement Project
for more info call Rodrigo at (505) 247-8832 or Craig at (505) 833-9950


Message from SWOP:
Rock Out with Your Cause Out on August 26th at Civic Plaza is aimed to educate the youth in the city on all the organization and services out there for them. There will be live bands, a graffiti battle and b-boy battle. You can help in any of these ways:

1. Send us the information of any organizations or groups you thinks should be there
2. Get the word out through e-mail, calls, myspace how ever you can

3. Be a volunteer for security (we need all the help we can get and will have a training)
4. Help with resources we are still looking for tables, chairs, tents, prizes for bands and graffiti winners (if you have any connections help us out)
5. Be there the day of to help set up
6. Donate money

Border Social Forum Fundraising
The youth are fundraising to go to the Border Social Forum in Juarez,
Mexico we have two main events coming up. The first will be a dinner on
August 31, 2006, location to be announced. Tickets are being sold at
SWOP office for $10 each. Second we are having a yard sale on September
10th at SWOP. You can help by:

1. Buying a ticket to the dinner
2. Volunteering to help with the dinner
3. Donating to the yard sale (call monica to see about pick up or
drop off)
4. shopping at the yard sale
5. Volunteering at the yard sale
6. Donate money


Mónica Córdova, Youth Coordinator
SouthWest Organizing Project
211 10th St. SW
Albuquerque, NM 87102
505.247.8832 (phone)
505.247.9972 (fax)
www.swop.net

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