Earth to Table: A Music Benefit for Farm Worker communities // Menlo Park
A Music Benefit in direct support of the farm worker communities.
Earth to Table to Hold a Special Benefit Concert for Farmworkers in Light of the Half Moon Bay Mass Shooting and California Floods.
Headliners include: MALO and Juan Escovedo All-Stars to Benefit ALAS, Dolores Huerta Foundation and Puente de la Costa Sur.
The horrific January 23rd mass shooting left seven people dead at two mushroom farms, exposed the deplorable living conditions, food insecurity, economic hardships and the need for healthcare for farmworkers and their families have endured for decades.
Heavy rain from the winter storms left farms flooded across California destroying crops that impacted the hardworking people leaving many out of work.
The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park, CA
Tue Sep 19 at 7:00pm.
All ages
Doors open at 6:00PM.
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Flyer:
Featured Music Guests:
- Malo / Juan Escovedo All-stars / Bernal Beat / The Just Project/ Ricky Watters Jr. w/ All Nighter
Malo – with Suavacito single. - Escovedo All Stars – from the world famous Escovedo family
- Bernal Beat – Authentic Latino Groove.
Featured Speakers:
- Abel Sanchez of ‘A Song for Cesar’
- Dr. Belinda Hernandez-Arriaga of ALAS
- Dolores Huerta
- Joaquin Jimenez Vice Mayor of Half Moon Bay
- Rita Mancera ED- PUENTE
Notes:
- Doors 6pm / Show 7pm
- General Admission is standing room only.
- Mezzanine is reserved seating.
Press release:
Headliners include: MALO and Juan Escovedo All-Stars to Benefit ALAS, Dolores Huerta Foundation and Puente de la Costa Sur.
Earth to Table is hosting a benefit concert to raise money for California farmworkers who have faced various hardships from the Half Moon Bay mass shooting to severe weather throughout California. The concert is happening Tuesday, September 19 from 7:00pm to 9:00pm at the Guild Theatre, 949 El Camino Real in Menlo Park. The event will feature a variety of musicians: MALO, Juan Escovedo All-Stars, The Bernal Beat, The Just Project and All Nighter featuring Ricky Watters. For tickets, please click here.
The farmworkers’ ongoing struggles were brought to light after the horrific January 23rd mass shooting that left seven people dead at two mushroom farms, exposing deplorable living conditions, food insecurity, economic hardships and the need for healthcare for farmworkers and their families. Heavy rain from the winter storms left farms flooded across California destroying crops that impacted the hardworking people leaving many out of work.
The benefit concert will feature speakers including Dr. Belinda Hernandez Arriaga, Founder and Executive Director of Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS); Abel Sanchez, Filmmaker and songwriter “A song for Cesar,” Dolores Huerta, Civil Rights Leader and Advocate for Farmworkers, and Puente de la Costa Sur.
“We are grateful to Earth to Table for hosting this benefit concert that will help alleviate the economic hardships that have plagued the workers in the past several months,” said Dr. Belinda Hernandez Arriaga, Founder and Executive Director of ALAS.
“We care about the hardworking people who provide the food that we eat, and we don’t want people to forget about the tragedy in Half Moon Bay and about the inequities they’ve endured for decades. This is our first benefit, and we would like to build momentum so that this becomes an annual benefit concert,” said Brent Turner, Co-founder, Earth to Table.
There will be a short film about farmworkers to help the audience learn more about the struggles of the people who provide food for the country and contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy.
About Earth to Table: Earth To Table is a 501(c)3 non-profit, based in Gilroy, California, created to benefit the farm workers of California. Co-founded by Brent Turner and Janet Lloyd – Davis , the charitable organization is enjoying its inaugural event September 19th, 2023. The goal of Earth to Table is to empower the farm worker community. For more information, please visit: www.earthtotableinc.org
About Ayudando Latinos a Soñar (ALAS): ALAS is a nonprofit, 501c3, based in Half Moon Bay, California that offers free programs of cultural arts, mental health, education, basic needs and social justice programs for Latino families, essential workers, and farmworkers of the Coastside. The vision of the organization was born from the desire to help children and their families to feel proud of their identity and culture and amplify their voices. For more information, please visit: www.alasdreams.com.
Media Contacts:
- Victoria Sanchez De Alba
- De Alba Communications for (ALAS)
- 650-270-7810
- Brent Turner
- Earth to Table, Co-Founder
- 619-990-7625
The Guild Theatre, Menlo Park, CA
Tue Sep 19 at 7:00pm.
All ages
Doors open at 6:00PM.
