Press Release: Concert for the Sudanese
The 2008 Christmas Bowl Concert will raise funds for aid work in the Sudan, says Revd Eira Clapton, General Secretary of the Council of Churches of Western Australia. Sudan is described as one of the world’s worst humanitarian disasters of our time. Over 200 000 people have been killed, and 2.5 million people displaced. For years, tensions have grown in this semi arid part of Africa between the mostly black African farmers and the mostly Arab herders, in competition for land. Conflicts began in 2003, when rebel groups began attacking government targets. In retaliation the government launched a military and police campaign in Darfur. Tensions and violence have escalated ever since. The result is a large number of innocent men, women and children bearing the brunt of political and social unrest.
CWS, along with 60 Catholic, Protestant and Orthodox organisations, support the Sudan Council of Churches, SudanAID and the Sudan Social Development Organisation. In camps for internally displaced people antibiotics are distributed, malaria patients are treated, food, shelter, water, and education are provided. The operation also aims to equip Sudanese partners to manage it in the future.
The Concert will be held on 31st August at 2.30pm at St Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church, 2 College Rd Claremont.
Local talent will be showcased at the Concert. The Cottage Children’s choir, St Hilda’s Chapel Choir and the Eneksis Vocal Ensemble will perform a varied and entertaining selection of music.
A highlight will be the World Premier performance of a new composition by local talent Laurissa Wylie, commissioned by Music at St Thomas’s.
Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for children, available from the Council of Churches of WA on 9274 3888 or email administrator@churcheswa.com.au.
For more details about the Council of Churches of WA: http://www.churcheswa.com.au
Comments The General Secretary of the Council of Churches of WA Rev’d Eira Clapton 9274 3888 or 0439 931 263
