Benefit Concert
Jaguares
The House of Blues
8430 Sunset Blvd.
West Hollywood, CA
Amnesty International and Jaguares announce Justice for the Women of Juarez Benefit Concert
Tickets are now on sale for Amnesty International's benefit concert featuring the multi-platinum Mexican rock band Jaguares to draw attention to the unsolved murders of nearly 400 young women in Juarez and Chihuahua and to call for community action.
The concert will be held at 9 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 2, at the House of Blues, 8430 Sunset Blvd., West Hollywood. Buy tickets online.
Prices: General admission: $50
VIP/Women of Juarez reception and balcony tickets $100
VIP/Women of Juarez reception and premium concert tickets $150
(VIP reception at 8:00 p.m. at House of Blues)
As part of a broad effort to end violence against women, Amnesty International's Justice for the Women of Juarez concert includes support from members of Congress, women's groups, labor, business, religious and community leaders, social justice and human rights organizations, artists, celebrities, elected officials, and media representatives.
For more than a decade, Juarez and Chihuahua, near the Mexico-US border, have been killing fields for young women. Many of the victims were raped and mutilated.
Jaguares is performing for free and the House of Blues is donating the venue and covering expenses so that all proceeds from the concert will support Amnesty International's work to bring justice to the women of Juarez.
Jaguares has been working to promote this issue for many years. Some 100,000 signatures were collected in California alone by the aliados (fans) of the band.
"Jaguares is participating in Amnesty International's benefit concert to help return dignity to the women of Juarez and to resolve this problem that has become a catastrophe. To do nothing would be to take part in the murders as well," said Saul Hernandez, Jaguares singer-songwriter-guitarist.
Hernandez added, "The government isn't doing enough to resolve this problem. We have to be the ones who generate change. It's important that people know their rights and use their right to denounce wrong doings. This may seem very idealistic, but I believe in a just world. Until I die, I will shout about these issues."
"We thank Jaguares for their ongoing commitment to bring justice to the women of Juarez and help mobilize the community to take action to end the violence," said Jamie Skaluba, who heads Amnesty's Southern California Stop Violence Against Women efforts.
Before and during the concert, family members of victims, Amnesty International activists, and members of Congress will outline efforts to seek justice for the murdered women.
Violence against women is one of Amnesty International's main areas of concern and action.
The human rights organization works to have governments ratify the international Treaty for the Rights of Women.
It also supports legislation and and initiatives to eradicate violence against women, and works to increase public awareness of the problem as a global human rights issue.
