Performing at Mighty Mic! Benefit for Burma

CRISIS IN BURMA from Scott Denton on Vimeo.

Tomorrow night, UCLA students can catch my partner BC and I performing at the 3rd annual Mighty Mic Human Rights Awareness Concert with Blackalicious, Daphne Loves Derby, and Audible Mainframe. This year's event is raising funds by donation only to benefit the impoverished and oppressed people of Burma.

Little is known about the nation formerly known as Myanmar, and that's because the military-run government won't let any information in or out. Although a new leader was elected democratically years ago, she was not recognized. So for more than 40 years, the civilian population has been forced into submission by massive human rights violations:

"political dissidence is punishable by imprisonment and torture, forced labor is the primary labor resource in most government projects (such as major infrastructure like roads and bridges), Burma's health services rank 190th out of 191 nations. and kidnapping of children to train as soldiers is an accepted practice (there are as many as 70,000 to date)"

Learn more about silent suffering of the Burmese and what we can do to help here.

BC and I were commissioned to write a song specifically addressing the crisis and we'll debut it during our set. The show starts at 6:00PM.

yes, they spelled my name with an extra R. for relief. or rights...