{"id":64121,"date":"2019-06-09T22:19:33","date_gmt":"2019-06-10T04:19:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/benefit-concert-supports-at-risk-immigrants\/"},"modified":"2019-06-10T04:19:33","modified_gmt":"2019-06-10T04:19:33","slug":"benefit-concert-supports-at-risk-immigrants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dh.durangoherald.com\/tj\/benefit-concert-supports-at-risk-immigrants\/","title":{"rendered":"Benefit concert supports at-risk immigrants"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><figure class=\"wp-block-image naviga-inline-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/imengine.public.prod.dur.navigacloud.com\/?uuid=53256060-a7f8-4d51-85e8-48e32f59d447&amp;function=cover&amp;type=preview&amp;source=false&amp;width=2000\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1500\" alt=\"Baracutanga, a Latin rhythm band from Albuquerque, tunes up before performing Sunday evening at \u201cDo You Know Your Rights?\u201d a benefit concert seeking to raise funds for immigration attorneys for people in the country illegally and at risk of deportation and separation from their families.\" class=\"naviga-image\" loading=\"lazy\"><figcaption><span class=\"caption\">Baracutanga, a Latin rhythm band from Albuquerque, tunes up before performing Sunday evening at \u201cDo You Know Your Rights?\u201d a benefit concert seeking to raise funds for immigration attorneys for people in the country illegally and at risk of deportation and separation from their families.<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Patrick Armijo\/Durango Herald<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><p>Musicians, poets, writers and other artists came together Sunday evening at the Durango Arts Center for a night of music and spoken word performance to raise funds in support of the rights of immigrants in the country illegally.<\/p>\n<p>The goal of the evening was to raise funds to offset the costs of immigration lawyers for families at risk of separation or deportation because of the their immigration status, said Ashley Edwards, founder of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.iammusic.us\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iAM Music<\/a> of Durango.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe wanted to have an evening where artists could support immigrants,\u201d Edwards said.<\/p>\n<p>Wendolyne Oma\u00f1a, a community organizer with Four Corners Compa\u00f1eros Immigrant Resource Center, said the goal was to raise money to provided discounted services from immigration lawyers who would meet clients in Durango via telephone and video conferencing.<\/p>\n<p>Performers for the concert \u2013 titled \u201cDo You Know Your Rights?\u201d \u2013 included Yiwan Lance, Gretchen Groenke, Radnolph Scott, Esther Belin, Kyle Makademakwa Ikwe and Baracutanga.<\/p>\n<p>Besides iAM Music, the evening was sponsored by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.companeros.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Four Corners Compa\u00f1eros Immigrant Resource Center<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/unecolorado.org\/our-affiliations\/colorado-rapid-response-network-corrn\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Rapid Response Network<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/manatee.collective\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Manatee Collective<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/coloradoimmigrant.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Colorado Immigration Rights Coalition<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><em class=\"mwc_shirttail\"><a href=\"mailto:parmijo@durangoherald.com\">parmijo@durangoherald.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Artists look to support people at risk of deportation, family 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