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Doula Project Fundraiser: Contra Dance and Pie Auction!

Please join us for a night of festivities in honor of The Doula Project! ....and also the 30th Birthday Party of the Doula Project's Fearless Accountant Lauren White! Who has agreed to make this her birthday party on one condition! That it be a...

Contra Dance! - (http://en.wikipedia.org/ wiki/Contra_dance) with The Ok Pals (http://www.joedepaolo.com/ projects.html). It's ok that you have NO IDEA what that is. It's also ok that you have secretly stolen off to Western Mass every fall to get your fix. This is a New England style line dance and you will learn Everything You Need to Know when you get here! The Contra Dance begins PROMPTLY at 8:30pm!

The Flanks! (http://theflanks.com/) start off the evening at 8pm. They "play feel-good, sing-along, dirty country-folk... Behind their deceptive simplicity hides a bunch of very good musicians. Clever original songs, funny lyrics—swinging, bluesy top-shelf entertainment with no false pretenses."

Rude Mechanical Orchestra (not 100% confirmed, but we're crossing our fingers!) http:// rudemechanicalorchestra.org/ New York City's radical marching band and dance troupe. Through music and performance, they strive to support people and communities working for social justice.

Pie Auction! - In the spirit of New England we're looking for folks to bake their favorite pie recipes to donate to our pie auction! Or, if you don't like to bake, but you know how to draw: Donate an artistic rendering of a pie to our pie auction! Email andiegersh@gmail.com if interested.

ALSO:

Wine & Beer!

Snacks!

EVEN MORE DANCING!

About the Doula Project! (and why this cause is important!):

The goal of The Doula Project is to train birth workers and reproductive health advocates from the NYC community and nationwide to become doulas, or people who accompany women choosing adoption, abortion, or parenting through their experience from start to finish. We offer non-judgmental emotional, informational and physical support and companionship for all reproductive choices and hope to help them feel empowered in making the right decisions for their lives.

YOUR DONATIONS WILL HELP US CONTINUE TO DO THIS WORK, HELP OUR PROJECT GROW!

$10-30 Sliding Scale for Entry. No one turned away.

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