How a benefit for one music manager’s immigrant parents turned into a multiyear, Selena-themed concert series headlined by Kali Uchis in Central Park.
The latest edition of Muñoz's concert series hits New York on Aug. 18 with headliner Kali Uchis.grew up with an emergency plan in case she arrived to find her childhood home in Southern California empty. Her family’s anxieties were realized when her older brother was deported to Mexico in 2015. As the current U.S. administration rolled out anti-immigration policies in 2017, she worried about her parents, who were still seeking a path to citizenship.
In 2017, she organized a concert to raise the $6,000 in legal fees needed to file immigration paperwork for her parents. The event sold out Los Angeles’ 300-capacity Hi-Hat and convinced local Chicano artist Cuco, who performed, to sign with Muñoz for management. Since surpassing her goal, Muñoz has hosted nine concerts in the series, dubbed Solidarity for Sanctuary, raising over $14,000 to support immigrant rights.
Muñoz originally distributed concert proceeds directly to individuals, but changed strategies for Solidarity for Sanctuary’s first New York edition last year. “I wanted direct impact, but it was difficult to target single folks that need it,” she explains. “What we can do is provide a platform for organizations that do the work in the trenches.
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