Ginuwine to Headline SXSW Show Organized By Gun-Violence-Prevention Groups
One of the groups is Artist for Action, a non-political coalition of musicians that includes Nile Rodgers, Billie Eilish and others.
Ginuwine from TGT performs onstage during Day 2 of the 2024 ESSENCE Festival of Culture presented by Coca-Cola at Caesars Superdome on July 06, 2024 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Photo by Josh Brasted/Getty Images for ESSENCE.
Ginuwine will be headlining some shows for a good cause during this year’s SXSW in Austin, Texas.
According to Varietyoccurring on the second day“It’s an honor to be performing at Artist for Action and Sandy Hook Promise’s event in Austin,” the artist said via Variety. “The work these organizations are doing to prevent gun violence is amazing and it’s important to me to be part of a show that’s goal is to educate and encourage discussion.”
Artist for Action describes itself as “a coalition of artists, musicians and influencers who are taking action towards eliminating the epidemic of gun violence in America.” Among the musicians, a part of the group includes Nile Rodgers, Billie Eilish and others.
Sandy Hook Promise is a “national nonprofit organization taking a holistic, public health approach to ending the gun violence epidemic.” It was founded and is led by several family members whose loved ones were killed in the tragic mass shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary School on Dec. 14, 2012.
Some people are a part of both organizations, as is the case with Mark Barden, co-founder and co-CEO of Sandy Hook Promise and co-founder of Artist for Action. His 7-year-old son, Daniel, was killed during the Sandy Hook mass shooting.
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