EMMA’S REVOLUTION will perform Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick.
Musical duo Emma’s Revolution, comprised of activist singer/songwriters Sandy O and Pat Humphries, will perform for the Unitarian Universalist Church of Brunswick’s Concerts for a Cause series on Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
Emma’s Revolution’s music brings a focus to social justice. Their songs have been performed for the Dalai Lama, praised by Pete Seeger and recorded by Holly Near. Their song “Peace, Salaam, Shalom” is sung around the world. “If I Give Your Name” won the Grand Prize in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest and the band’s music has been featured on NPR’s “All Things Considered,” Pacifica’s “Democracy Now!” and “The Thom Hartman Show.”
Emma’s Revolution wrote “Love Reaches Out” for the 2014 Unitarian Universalist General Assembly theme. Their songs, “Keep on Moving Forward,” “Swimming to the Other Side” and “Peace, Salaam, Shalom” are sung by UU congregations across the country and included in the “Earth and Spirit Songbook,” the UU Tapestry of Faith series and the new UU Spanish Hymnal.
Emma’s Revolution were featured performers at the Parliament of the World’s Religions in Salt Lake City in 2015. An inclusive gathering of people of all faiths and traditions, the Parliament brought together 10,000 global and religious leaders, grassroots activists and practitioners from 50 traditions — and more than 80 countries — to collaborate to achieve a more peaceful, just and sustainable world. Emma’s Revolution opened the Saturday evening session of speeches by famed primatologist and conservationist Dr Jane Goodall, Nobel Laureate Mairead Maguire and Dr. Tariq Ramadan, among others.
Touring over 200 days a year, Emma’s Revolution has performed at hundreds of events from Canada, Chile, Korea, Scotland, England, Israel/Palestine, Nicaragua, Cuba, and throughout the U.S. spreading their message of peace and justice.
Tickets for this event are $20 in advance and $22 at the door, and are available at the church office at (207) 729- 8515, Gulf of Maine Books, or online at emmasrevolution.com/live. Money raised from the concert will benefit the programming of the church and local charities.
Last year the UU Church raised $10,000 and provided a gift of $2,000 to each of the following charities: Midcoast Hunger Prevention, Tedford Housing, The Gathering Place, Habitat for Humanity/7 Rivers Maine, and Boys to Men.
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