Meeting the Moment: Music for Community, Justice & Service

A benefit concert, Meeting the Moment: Music for Community, Justice & Service, will be held on Saturday March 14 at 7 pm at Centre Congregational Church to support the Brattleboro Area Interfaith Youth Group’s upcoming service and learning trip to Charleston, South Carolina. 

The concert at 193 Main St. in downtown Brattleboro will feature youth musicians from acapella groups Shoulder Narrows and the Alsos, the Brattleboro Area Middle School Selects choir, bands Lovelace and Sammy & Brothers and Becky Graber leading songs from the Singing Resistance.  Many youth group members and alums will be contributing their musical talents. Admission is a suggested donation of $15, with children free, and no one will be turned away for lack of funds.  Baked goods will be available for sale at intermission.  

In Charleston, these 16 young people and 5 adults from the Greater Brattleboro area, representing Christian, Muslim, Buddhist and Jewish faith communities, will assist local nonprofits with projects addressing food insecurity, sea mammal rescue, poverty and homelessness during their April Spring Break. They will be hosted by the non-profit Youth Mission Co., stay in simple accommodations and contribute hands-on service while learning about the historical roots of poverty and racial injustice.

The Brattleboro Interfaith Youth Group builds a multicultural community through friendships, fun and service. It is composed of local young people, including several newcomers from the Democratic Republic of Congo, Eritrea and Afghanistan and exchange students at BUHS, hosted by local families. More information about the youth group and their April trip can be found here.