Comme nous avons des amis aussi Ă  New York, signalons ici le concert qui se prĂ©pare pour le triste anniversaire de la guerre en Irak…

SPEAK UP! A BENEFIT CONCERT FOR PEACE IN IRAQ & JUSTICE AT HOMEFeaturing Laurie Anderson, Antony, Blonde Redhead, David Byrne, Norah Jones, Moby, Lou Reed, Damien Rice, The Scissor Sisters and more

TUE MAR 18 | 8PM

THE 5TH ANNIVERSARY OF THE IRAQ WAR

General Admission Floor standing | $65

Reserved VIP seating | $125

Ticket Reservations:

http://www.stannswarehouse.org/current_season.php?show_id=22

There will also be an exhibition of photos from “Alive Day Memories,” portraits of soldiers injured in the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars by Timothy Greenfield-Sanders.New Yorkers have always been visionaries. SPEAK UP is a way to begin to reclaim the voice of our city as revolutionary, awake, and democratic. SPEAK UP is meant not only to encourage empathy and compassion, but also to provide New Yorkers with concrete options for action. In this benefit concert, New York musicians will be joined by speakers from the worlds of politics, media, war and social justice in a call for action. Join us for a powerful evening of music and activism on the eve of the 5th Anniversary of the War in Iraq.Theater Address St. Ann’s Warehouse 38 Water Street Brooklyn NY 11201