We are thrilled to be performing at The Justice Conference again this year, this time in Philadelphia at the Pennsylvania Convention Center FEB 22 & 23. In addition to sharing the stage with heroes like Gary Haugen (IJM) and John Perkins, we'll be joining Gungor for a VIP premeire event where Arts Aftercare and our documentary "Do What You Love to End What You Hate" will be featured. Get all the details here. Below is JUBILEE performing for 5,000 at the 2012 Justice Conference in Portland, Oregon.

"Called Out Your Name" Justice Conference 2012 from Live JUBILEE on Vimeo.

Do What You Love to End What You Hate from Arts Aftercare on Vimeo.

Members of JUBILEE started our sister nonprofit Arts Aftercare. All JUBILEE cd sales go to Arts Aftercare and bring music and the arts in a healing capacity to survivors of modern slavery. Our motto is "do what you love to undo what you hate". We love music and hate the fact that children as young as 4 years old are abused in forced prostitution and slave labor. We encourage people to "give what you get" - give from your passion, what you understand, what God's put in your DNA. Go to www.artsaftercare.org to learn more, and to donate. $10/month is enough to send a Healing Arts Toolkit that brings the arts in a healing capacity to dozens of human trafficking survivors at aftercare safe homes. Much love, Curtis

Healing Arts Toolkit, Philippines from Arts Aftercare on Vimeo.

JUBILEE will be performing at The Triple Door on Monday, August 27th at "Beautiful Things," an Arts Aftercare benefit event. Arts Aftercare is our sister organization which we founded to bring the arts in a healing capacity to survivors of human trafficking in Seattle and around the world. Come learn about the Healing Arts Toolkit, and the impact the arts are having bringing beauty and healing to survivors of human trafficking. Purchase your tickets here. 100% of ticket sales go to Arts Aftercare. All ages welcome.

Grove of the Patriarchs | Music Video from Live JUBILEE on Vimeo.

You're probably thinking: "Tag-a-log... hmmm. This must be a new version of the playground standard, except everyone tries to avoid "It" while running with an armload of firewood logs."

I'd have to say, "Good guess." But you're wrong. Way wrong.

Tagalog ("tuh-GAH-lug") is the official language of the Philippines.

Now you may be thinking: "What does this have to do with JUBILEE?" Good question, and I assure you there is a point.

In fact, two members of JUBILEE, Curtis and Grace Romjue, will be traveling to the Philippines at the end of this month (along with their nearly two-year-old daughter, Harper) as part of a team representing Arts Aftercare.

Even more worthy of the Jubilog, all members of JUBILEE will be performing on Saturday, February 18 at the Fremont Abbey Arts Center as part of a Philippines Send-Off Party, and you are invited!

If you've ever wanted to learn more about Arts Aftercare, or wished you could join forces with us in some capacity, this is your night! Our volunteers will have some truly inspirational stories to share, and we'll give you the opportunity to get plugged in. Or you can just hang out, drink beer, and listen to music. (Plus, JUBILEE's own Steven Wilbur will represent with spoken word! Reason enough to attend.)

Here are the details for the night:

Philippines Send-Off Party!
hosted by Arts Aftercare

Fremont Abbey Arts Center
4272 Fremont Avenue North
Seattle 98103

Musical performances:
Brent Egbert
Nick Bishop
JUBILEE (+ Steven Wilbur, spoken word)
Proto Evangelion

Stories from staff and volunteers.
Opportunities to join the team.

Saturday, February 18
7:00-9:30pm

ALL AGES WELCOME.
Doors open at 6:30.
Appetizers, dessert, beer.
$5-10 suggested donation.

Looking forward to seeing you there, and...
Nagpapasalamat po ako sa inyong napakalaking tulong sa amin. (translate.google.com)

Happy New Year! We are so grateful for your friendship, love and partnership. Lift your cup with us to a new year of music, and bringing the beauty and healing of the arts to those in need.

Be well, JUBILEE

"The best thing about the future is that it comes one day at a time." -- Abraham Lincoln

"...The National Association of Attorneys General... put the fight against human trafficking at the top of its agenda this year. The president of NAAG, Washington state Attorney General Rob McKenna, says there's a lot of work to be done:

'In our understanding of human trafficking, we are today about where we were with the problem of domestic violence about 40 years ago," he says — "low levels of awareness, low levels of law enforcement response, almost no services for victims.'"

Read the NPR article here.

Curtis & Grace produced a new Christmas album with the help of some great friends (including Jonas G, and Jonny Haglund and Steven Wilbur of JUBILEE). It's a great Christmas gift, as you can give music to someone you love, and "beauty and healing through the arts" to survivors of modern slavery through Arts Aftercare. 100% of album sales go to Arts Aftercare.

Listen and buy the album here.