Sulha Benefit Concert For Peace November 8, 2008

New York City, one of the most multicultural cities in the world, will serve as the fitting backdrop for the first annual Sulha Benefit Concert for Peace on Nov. 8. Sulha is a non-profit organization working to develop a culture of peaceful co-existence and equality amongst Israelis, Arabs, Jews and Muslims. The concert, centered around Sulha’s founder Gabriel Meyer, will celebrate these efforts and bring together a group of ethnically and religiously diverse musicians and speakers from all over the world including event MC, acclaimed actress Debra Winger, Sulha Peace Project founder Gaby Meyer, Rumi poetry expert Coleman Barks, spiritual figurehead Gabriel Cousens MD, who launched the acclaimed Tree of Life Center, and world-renown musicians Hassan Hakmoun and Karsh Kale. The event will be produced by two of New York City’s most well-respected figures in the global music scene, Fabian Alsultany and Brice Rosenbloom

Other musicians who will participate in the day’s unique cross-cultural collaborations include a mix of NY and international artists and speakers including Haale (singer), Ron Guttman (Broadway Producer and acclaimed actor), Morley (singer) Adam Rudolf (percussions, Amen (Gaby Meyer’s band from Israel), Basya Schechter (singer of Pharaoh's Daughter), Brahim Fribgane (oud), Jamshied Sharifi (composer/keyboards), Shahid Habib (singer), Vishal Vaid (singer), and internationally acclaimed healer Parashakti (presenter),

Founded seven years ago by musician Gabriel Meyer and peace activist Elias Jabbour and using the indigenous process of mediation (“Sulha”) as its core teachings, the Sulha Peace Project hosts an annual three-day gathering that integrates listening circles, multi-cultural workshops, sacred interfaith rituals, shared meals, and the arts, from Arab and Jewish traditions. They appeal to a broad cross-section of Israeli and Palestinian society, secular and religious. Hosting an annual three-day gathering The Sulha Peace Project has also been praised by world renown leaders such as the Dalai Lama and Bishop Desmond Tutu for its effective ideas in promoting peace in the Middle East.


WHO: Debra Winger, Coleman Barks, Dr. Gabriel Cousens, Hassan Hakmoun, Karsh Kale, Vishal Vaid, Gabriel Meyer, Amen, and more

DOORS: 6PM
EVENT: 7PM

FOR MORE INFO:
www.sulha.com

Official Website: http://www.globesonic.com/sulhapeace/