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RAKE Project and the Bilal family ask for your donations in memory of Rafiq Bilal, father of Aisha Bilal, whose message below describes the challenge facing the Bilal family. 

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Aisha’s message: 

For those of you who are hearing about this for the first time, Baba Rafiq has been in the hospital (ICU) for almost a month due to his heart condition. Rafiq’s physical body is giving way. He will join the spirit world soon. For those who don’t remember, Rafiq is a pillar of the Bay Area community. With the Upper Room, he provided a space for young people to gather and explore arts, activism, and social justice. Many of the our greatest artists got their start and/or were shaped at the Upper Room- Goapele, Martin Luther, Saul Williams, Mohammed Bilal, Kimiko Joy, Will Power, Midnight Voices, Michael Franti, Ledisi, Heiro, Robert Henry Jonhson, Housing Authority, etc. Mind Motion was spinning at the Upper Room years before being on KMEL.

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Now, Rafiq’s family needs your help to cover his funeral and burial costs of $5000. So far, we have raised $3200. Thanks so much to those who have already helped. Anything that you can donate from $10 on is welcomed  We have also set up a PayPal account where folks can make a direct deposit:

https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=1465334

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We know that there are people all over the country that would like to pay their respect. So, in a couple of months, we will be hosting a celebration—an Upper Room Reunion. It will be in the Bay Area, in memory of Rafiq (it was one of his last wishes). We will keep you posted. Are We There Yet? film

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Graceful movement,

Falilah Aisha Bilal

Read more about Rafiq Bilal and his impact on the San Francisco Bay area community at: http://cbreaux.blogspot.com/2006/06/recognized-it-at-first-sight.html

 

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