Straight to Hell and Action Corps NYC Announce StrummerJam: Joe Strummer B-Day Bash Benefit Concert For Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls

What: StrummerJam is the first annual series of grassroots-organized fundraising concerts in the month of August that will benefit a local music non-profit. Action Corps NYC is a volunteer-led initiative seeking justice for all global citizens to end poverty, hunger, and inequality. On August 19th, Straight to Hell, New York City’s premier Clash tribute band, will partner with StrummerJam and Action Corps NYC for a concert to raise funds for Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls. Proceeds from the event will benefit Willie Mae Rock Camp’s Fairness Fund. The Clash’s incendiary music has been the soundtrack to countless revolutions, both personal and political. One fight that still continues however is the fight for girls and women to be heard and taken seriously as artists and equal citizens of the world. Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls empowers young women to reclaim their power and creativity and to “Stay Free.”

• Straight to Hell — Based in New York, Straight to Hell faithfully recreate the Clash’s legendary high energy live show, performing punk, reggae, and rockabilly spanning the full catalogue. Venues include BB King’s The Bitter End, Knitting Factory, Arlene’s Grocery, the Great Hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art as well as clubs all over NYC, New Jersey, Long Island, and Philadelphia. www.straighttohellnyc.com 
• Action Corps NYC — Since 2007, the Action Corps NYC has brought local activists together to find lasting solutions to poverty, hunger, and injustice. They have lobbied local and national government officials and corporations on various campaigns including climate change women’s rights, and income inequality. Action Corps NYC has also organized events for International Women’s Day, World Food Day, and much more. https://www.facebook.com/ActionCorpsNyc/
• StrummerJam — StrummerJam is an ambitious fundraising event being organized by the Joe Strummer Foundation. It’s a month long event running from 1st-31st August 2016 (Joe’s birthday month). The objective is to keep Joe Strummer’s flame burning bright, promote local music scenes to a global audience, create a sense of community, and raise funds for non-profits. http://strummerjam.com
• Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls — Willie Mae Rock Camp for Girls is a non-profit music and mentoring program that serves over 500 girls and women in New York City each year through summer camps, after school programs, and community events. Willie Mae encourages campers to act as leaders in their own process of musical creation, to ask questions of the world, and to build community together. Thanks to their Fairness Fund, all programs are offered free of charge or with sliding-scale tuition to make camp accessible to all of applicants, regardless of their economic resources. http://williemaerockcamp.org/

When: August 19th, 2016 – Doors 8pm/ Show 8:30
Where: The Knitting Factory, 361 Metropolitan Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11211

Cost: $10 advance/$12 Door Buy Now>>