Ellen Bukstel / You're Not Better Than Me / Lincoln Theater

Ellen performes her award winning song "you're Not Better Than Me" at the New World Symphony Thearter on Miami South Beach for the 2OO9 Faces of Violence Singer/Songwriter Competition Fundraising Event to benefit Shalom Bayit Domestic Abuse Program.

Shalom Bayit celebrated four years of service to the South Florida Jewish community by joining with South Florida award winning singer songwriter and activist Ellen Bukstel, to honor the musical talents of gifted singer songwriters who are reaching out with their music to bring about awarenes of Domestic Abuse. And so the 2009 Faces of Violence Shalom Bayit Singer Songwriter Competition was born. It was named after the music video Faces of Violence created by Ellen, to help raise funds for Shalom Bayit and features her original soundtrack Youre Not Better Than Me. This powerful video premiered at the Shalom Bayits Inaugural fund raising Luncheon in 2006 and is currently being used to raise funds for domestic abuse outreach programs in South Florida, US and Canada.
One hundred and Seventeen Singer/songwriters from all over the country, some as far as Europe, submitted songs that related in some way to the subject of domestic abuse. Many told their own story of survival, empowerment and courageand others simply wanted to speak for others who are battered and living in fear. Shalom Bayit is committed to honoring these talented artists for sharing powerful and very personal stories of abuse in the hopes of helping people to gain a better understanding of the insideous and violent rage that hurt so many people. Through their songs, they are reaching out into the world with great courage and determination to help victims of abuse.

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Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• domestic
• abuse
• rage
• violence
• children
• hate
• hurting