Lilo Gonzalez To Headline "I'll Be There Awards"

(Metropolitan Washington Council, AFL-CIO)

Singer-songwriter Lilo Gonzalez (r) and DC hip-hop artist Head-Roc will provide the entertainment at DC Jobs with Justice’s “I’ll Be There Awards” this Thursday. “Lilo has been composing and singing for over 20 years,” says DC JwJ Organizer Ruth Castel-Branco. “Among his many credits, Lilo won second place for the Latin category of the 1991 Billboard Song Contest with his song ‘Forjando un Solo Pueblo’ and received the Wammie Award for ‘Best Latin Vocalist’ for many years.” There’s still time to sign up as a "Workers' Rights Defender" ($100), Mass Mobilizer ($250), Movement Builder ($500) or Solidarity Superstar ($750). Sponsors will be recognized in the Awards program; the deadline for sponsorships is today at 5P. For more information, or to become a sponsor, email rcastel@dclaborarchives.org or call 202-974-8281.
- photo courtesy Takoma Voice