Pop Star for a Night

My dear friend, William Renauld, is an angel on earth. For real. He’s a social worker at Hospice, and might be the most genuinely positive, supportive human i’ve known. For his birthday, he decided to put on a benefit concert: “POP STAR FOR A NIGHT” on Dec 8, and invited some of his non-musician friends to tap into their inner rock star and perform at the concert. When William posed the challenge, i felt my stomach drop and knew i had to say yes.

30% ticket proceeds go to PLACE; all other proceeds to BAWAR: Bay Area Women Against Rape is a 40 yr old org doing incredible work in the Bay, providing counseling and advocacy for survivors of sexual violence, as well as community education around these issues. Recent national events and behaviors have expanded the presence of sexual violence in our national conversation. But its always been here. Ending and healing sexual violence is essential, BAWAR helps.