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May 12, 2015
Contact:
Michelle Nicolet
Marketing Director
312.368.2675
mnicolet@povertylaw.org
Media Advisory:
Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy to Receive
2015 Sargent Shriver Equal Justice Award at Shriver Center Benefit
What:
“Carry It Forward: Raising Our Voices to End Poverty” is the theme of the Shriver Center’s 2015
benefit, which raises funds to support the Shriver Center’s advocacy work on behalf of low-income people
and communities.
Who:
For six decades, Mavis Staples has been the solid rock of American music. Alongside the family group she is
so identified with, the Staple Singers, Mavis transforms herself as she goes. From the Delta-inflected gospel
sound she helped create in the 1950s to the freedom songs of the civil rights era, to pop radio—Mavis has
given voice to entire movements, and to eras.
Jeff Tweedy has been called “one of the most daring songwriters of his generation” and his band Wilco is
“vital, adventurous… breaking new stylistic ground with each ambitious and creatively restless album.”
(Salon.com) Tweedy is one of contemporary American music’s most accomplished songwriters, musicians,
and performers.
Where:
Hilton Chicago, 720 South Michigan Ave., Chicago, IL
When:
Thursday, May 21, 2015
5:30-8:30 pm
Details:
The event will include a reception, dinner, and brief program. Mavis Staples and Jeff Tweedy will be
interviewed by WBEZ’s Richard Steele, and with give a brief performance. More information is available at
http://povertylaw.org/events/carryitforward.
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The Sargent Shriver National Center on Poverty Law provides national leadership in advancing laws and
policies that secure justice to improve the lives and opportunities of people living in poverty. We specialize in
practical solutions. We advocate for and serve clients directly, while also building the capacity of the nation’s
legal aid providers to advance justice and opportunity for their clients. www.povertylaw.org