Puget Sound Business Journal
Last week, Seattle-based nonprofit One Day’s Wages (ODW) released a 21-track benefit album, which is giving 100% of its proceeds to aid in the fight against global poverty. With help from local and national musicians such as Rocky Votolato, David Bazan and Throw Me the Statue, ODW set out to demonstrate the importance of music in issues of social justice; “it is really exciting to give people the opportunity to let them know that their platforms, their voices, do matter.” To read a full interview with ODW founder, Eugene Cho, about the album and ODW’s mission, click on the link above.
ONE DAY’S WAGES RELEASES BENEFIT ALBUM FEATURING LOCAL MUSIC
One Day’s Wages
One Day’s Wages, a Seattle-based nonprofit organization that describes itself as “an international grassroots movement dedicated to ending extreme global poverty,” has announced the release of 21-song compilation, Songs for a Cause, Vol. 1, featuring 21 local and national musicians. The album boasts many impressive Seattle names such as Rocky Votolato, David Bazan, Throw Me the Statue and The Moondoggies. Even more impressive, “100% of the album sales (minus credit card costs) go directly to projects to fight global poverty.” The album can be downloaded at the above address for a donation.
ROCKY VOTOLATO PLEDGES 10% OF TRUE DEVOTION ROYALTIES TO ONE DAY’S WAGES
One Day’s Wages is a Seattle-based non-profit organization that enacts grassroots fundraising to alleviate extreme global poverty. Rocky Votolato recently announced that he will be donating 10% of the royalties from his most recent record, True Devotion, directly to One Day’s Wages. Check out this video of Votolato explaining why he picked One Day’s Wages and then performing his Shel Silverstein-inspired song, “Silver Trees.”
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