The youth in Serve!’s full-time Experience This! program have organized a “Big Block Party” at Nathan Phillips Square to help end violence against women.

The Big Block Party will be held at Nathan Phillips Square on Friday April 11, 2008 beginning at 5pm. Featuring musicians, spoken word artists and poets, the event seeks to raise awareness about eliminating violence against women put together in conjunction with the White Ribbon Campaign and Serve!

The event features an amazing (and diverse) line-up of artists, which includes (subject to availability): Canadian Idol finalist Kamilla Miller; Truth Is, a spoken word artist who was the Up From the Roots’ 5th Annual Toronto International Poetry Slam finalist; Boonaa Mohammed, who has won numerous poetry slams around Toronto and is the 2007 CBC poetry face-off champion. The Big Block Party will also feature folk musicians, hip- hop artists (“Stolen from Africa”), Reggae (Trinity Chris), drama and dance.

MuchMusic VJ Hannah Simone is also scheduled to appear.

The event was organized by members of Team Potluck, the team from this year’s Experience This! program. Over the past six months, team members have worked on projects to raise awareness about violence and discrimination. The team of youth partnered with The White Ribbon Campaign, the world’s largest movement of men working to end violence against women.

Note: the date for this event has changed from April 4 due to inclement weather