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CONCERT TO SUPPORT THE PAPERLESS IMMIGRANTS IN FRANCE "ROCK SANS PAPIERS"

ACTIONS FOR PAPERLESS IMMIGRANTS

4 & 18 September 2010

Two actions for the Paperless Immigrants in France.

4 September, Jane Birkin, Agnès Jaoui and many others will meet in front of the Ministry of Immigration and will sing, together with Régine, the song "Les P'tits papiers" to denounce the policy of the Minister Eric Besson and recent statements by Nicolas Sarkozy and Hortefeux.

Meeting on September 4th - 11.00 at the Métro Varennes.

18 september, Jane will sing at the concert "Rock sans papiers" in Bercy (19.00). Concert with Agnès Jaoui, Jean-Louis Trintignant, Jacques Higelin, Cali, Josiane Balasko, Dani...

Website of "Rock Sans Papiers" :

www.rocksanspapiers.org

HAITI: EARTHQUAKE

JANE'S VISIT TO HAITI

and Charity Concerts

I was able to give two concerts and also two completely spontaneous performances in Haiti. The evening before our departure yet another final concert took place, broadcast on the radio and later also on TV. This was a modest attempt to show our solidarity and affection to the people of Haiti...

Even more important were the visits to traumatised people in the mountains, together with ATD Fourth World... to see how a small boy was preparing the meals for his five brothers while the mothers were doing the laundry and the fathers were rebuilding houses in the ruins; those same children came down from the hills to attend a concert with a Haitian singer and myself assisted by Stéphane with the sound and Patrick at the piano. At nine o'clock in the morning they were there... and a woman said as I was told later that she had spent the FIRST quiet hour since the earthquake...
To read Jane's full report in the original French version:

Click here

CHECHNYA

Videos by Mylène Sauloy :

Danse avec les ruines

Rayana & l'enfance brisée

Further info :

Handicap International

Ass. Marcho Doryila

Jane Birkin strongly supports a number of activities in favour of the Chechnya people. For more information please visit Handicap International and Ass. Marcho Doryila

Photo: Cyril Le Tourneur / Ass. Apasiom Pakalenie.
Video: Used with permission of Mylène Sauloy / Ass. Marcho Doryila.

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