TEENS STAGING BENEFIT FOR AFGHAN WOMEN.Byline: Danielle Cohen cohen or kohen (Hebrew: “priest”) Jewish priest descended from Zadok (a descendant of Aaron), priest at the First Temple of Jerusalem. The biblical priesthood was hereditary and male. Staff Writer GLENDALE - Not willing to sit on the sidelines On the sidelines An investor who decides not to invest due to market uncertainty. on the sidelines Of or relating to investors who, having assessed the market, have decided to avoid committing their funds. unable to help, a group of students with the Amnesty International Amnesty International (AI,) human-rights organization founded in 1961 by Englishman Peter Benenson; it campaigns internationally against the detention of prisoners of conscience, for the fair trial of political prisoners, to abolish the death penalty and torture of chapter at Hoover High School Hoover High School may refer to any of the following:
The students have organized a benefit concert for tonight, with proceeds going to the Afghan Women's Mission and the Feminist Majority Foundation's division that aids Afghan women. ``We thought about the currently most oppressed op·press tr.v. op·pressed, op·press·ing, op·press·es 1. To keep down by severe and unjust use of force or authority: a people who were oppressed by tyranny. 2. group in the world, which now is Afghan women,'' said 14-year-old Mariam Firunts. ``Many students haven't heard of helping the Afghan women,'' added Gayaneh Ghadimian, 17. The teens, along with fellow students Golnaz Namdar and Anait Khachatryan, decided to capitalize on Cap´i`tal`ize on` v. t. 1. To turn (an opportunity) to one's advantage; to take advantage of (a situation); to profit from; as, to capitalize on an opponent's mistakes s>. students' interest in music and use the concert to raise funds. Five punk and metal bands will perform at the concert, including three based out of the school - ALOC ALOC Allocate ALOC Altered Level Of Consciousness ALOC air lines of communications (US DoD) ALOC Average Length Of Call (New Global) ALOC Acceptable Level of Competence , Lifted and Sick(nd) Deer. The bands Definite Maybe and No Thanx to Paul round out the list of musicians. ``Simultaneously to listening to these bands play, we're raising consciousness and awareness,'' Mariam said. ``It's just been such a great opportunity to be involved in the world around you.'' The California squad of the Radical Cheerleaders Notable cheerleaders
Martha Heil, a spokeswoman for the Afghan Women's Mission, which raises money and awareness for projects for Afghan women and children, was impressed by the plan coming from such young supporters. ``It's amazing how motivated and conscientious they are at such a young age,'' Heil said. ``They're doing so much to reach out to kids, which is a market we really don't have the resources for right now. ``It's a great message to bring to people, especially kids, because their business right now is learning,'' she said. No matter how much money they bring in, the students hope they'll also raise the public's awareness about the plight of women in Afghanistan. ``Whatever money comes from this concert, it's a great feeling,'' Gayaneh said. ``It's helping women; it's helping our gender.'' The concert, open to the public, will be held at 6 p.m. today in the Little Theater, Room 104, at Hoover High School, 651 Glenwood Road, Glendale. Tickets are $5, with no pre-sales. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: Students Mariam Firunts, left, and Gayaneh Ghadimian are helping to stage tonight's benefit concert for Afghan women. Tom Mendoza/Staff Photographer |
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