The Artist for Motion to Stop Gun Violence coalition is launching a collection of dwell occasions. First on the docket is an occasion at Irving Plaza in New York Metropolis on September 22.
The live performance collection is introduced by Artist For Motion (AFA), with the primary live performance that includes Bush and particular company. The occasion is designed to lift consciousness of the coalition and Sandy Hook Promise—a non-profit based and led by a number of relations whose family members have been killed at Sandy Hook Elementary College.
The NYC live performance is the primary in a collection of nationwide occasions, together with a live performance in December to have a good time the discharge of the movie, A Father’s Promise. Directed by Rick Korn and govt produced by Sheryl Crow, the movie is the story {of professional} musician Mark Barden, whose son Daniel was murdered at Sandy Hook. Mark misplaced all pleasure in music and made a promise to do every part in his energy to stop gun violence so nobody has to really feel his household’s ache.
“This must cease,” provides Peter Gabriel. “So many useless deaths. A lot struggling. It simply wants a bit of frequent sense.” 2023 is predicted to be one of many deadliest years of gun violence on report, with the USA now averaging multiple mass capturing per day. Artist for Motion’s mission is to stop gun violence by forming a coalition of musicians to assist cut back and eradicate the epidemic of gun violence in America.
“As a father I’m staggered by the gun violence in America and as a musician, I’m lucky sufficient to have the ability to take a stand towards it,” provides Gavin Rossdale of Bush. “It is a human rights disaster uncontrolled. There have been greater than 400 mass shootings within the US in 2023—from shops to soccer video games to parades to varsities. Each particular person, particularly youngsters, deserves the correct to be and really feel secure.”