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Concert benefits migrant families

A concert to benefit separated migrant families will be held Saturday, Aug. 25,  7:30 p.m. at St. Mark Lutheran Church in Salem.

Performers will include Brian Kimmel, the Ayala Band, Daniel Colbert and Peter Bergel & Friends, who will offer a variety of folk music styles. Latino labor leader Ramon Ramirez will speak briefly about the separated migrant families issue and the current attempt to extinguish Oregon’s status as a Sanctuary State.

Tickets are $10 and are available at the door. All proceeds will benefit RAICES, a nonprofit that provides legal assistance to immigrant children, families and refugees.

St. Mark Lutheran Church is located at 790 Marion St. NE. For information call 805-699-5712 or email [email protected]. The concert is sponsored by Oregon Peaceworks.

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