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Refugee Commission: Tour and Lila Downs

refugee commission: The tour will run Oct. 23-28 in Nashville, Tennessee; Washington, D.C.; Collingswood, New Jersey; Boston and New York City, according to The Chronicle Herald. Not all artists will appear on all dates. The Women's Refugee Commission announced The Lantern Tour Concerts for Migrant and Refugee Families, will also feature Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Lila Downs and Graham Nash. Proceeds from the tour will go to the New York-based non-profit, which advocates for migrant rights. Source Source The Associated Press Photo Caption This combination photo shows, from left, Emmylou Harris, Jackson Browne and Steve Earle, who will be participating in a five-city concert series to support families who have been separated at the border due to immigration policies put into place by the Trump administration. Harris says in a statement that the commission's work is as remarkable as it is critical, especially right now. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.