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Man from Magdalena
Friday October 29, 2010 at 7:00pm
UU Community Church of Santa Monica
1260 18th St
Santa Monica, California 90404 Get Directions
- 90-minute musical presentation
- Story by Patty Christiena Willis
- Music by Mary Lou Prince

In 2007, Manuel Jesús Córdova Soberanes, a migrant crossing the border, was eight hours from reaching his destination in Tucson when he stopped to rescue an injured 9-year-old boy whose mother had just been killed in an auto accident. Soberanes said he was thinking of his own four children when he decided to stay with the boy through the night. “I could never have left,” he said. This event inspired Man from Magdalena, the story of a stranger who reveals himself as an angel in our midst.

Along with inspiring compassion that might open our hearts to a more loving conversation about immigration, the writer, composer and performers of Man from Magdalena have chosen to look far to do something “measurable” about the moneys that come in from the performances. 50% of ticket sales goes to Kiva http://www.kiva.org to help people in Central America and Mexico establish their own businesses, healing problems at the root of migration. So far, our performances have gathered over $9,000 for these micro-loans. For more information, check out the authors’ website at http://www.christienaprince.com .

For tickets and more info about the Oct. 29 presentation, contact Rick Rhoads at 310-306-0088 or rick@profitwriter.com.

** No one will be turned away for lack of funds for ticket **

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