We invite you to join us. Become a partner. Buy the Whistle. Be a Whistleblower for Peace from Austin, Texas.
Congo is home to our world’s deadliest war, and yet it goes largely ignored. So we wear the news around our necks, and educate the world one by one. Falling Whistles is building a global coalition of those willing to speak up against the great injustices of our time. Our coalition is built upon a rich and colorful fabric of activists, artists, entrepreneurs, creators, students, actors, mothers, fa
12/15/2014
Da'Shade Moonbeam will give you chills. Many thanks to Falling Whistles and to everyone who supported this great event!
Da'Shade Moonbeam - Human Rights Day 12/10 - Austin, TX "Let This Be The Beginning" by Da'Shade Moonbeam Da'Shade Moonbeam delivers a bone-chilling performance at the Austin Whistler Society's Human Rights Day cel...
01/16/2014
Falling Whistles will be in the house for this amazing event on Sunday! http://www.austinchronicle.com/music/2014-01-17/playback-the-king-of-hip-hop/
Playback: The King of Hip-Hop MLK Day, ready-made for hip-hop, plus Fun Fun Fun Fest lands back at Auditorium Shores, and RIP Will Indian.
12/22/2013
Signing the petition at www.peaceincongo.com is an incredible holiday offering!
Falling Whistles Over the last five years, a coalition has united worldwide to achieve unprecedented progress toward ending the deadliest war of our time. Support 3 concrete steps on the path to lasting peace in Congo.
12/13/2013
On Human Rights Day we joined with cities around the world to simultaneously launch a global petition for . We enlightened ourselves, uplifted ourselves, and then got down with live performances by Da'Shade Moonbeam, DJ Chorizo Funk and headliner/hosts RIDERS AGAINST the STORM.
Big thanks to The Belmont for donating their amazing venue and The Netted Pigeon for taking these fantastic pictures all night!
12/13/2013
Check the photos from Tuesday night! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.461170203988504.1073741852.132254500213411&type=1&l=7ce032d2a0
Some near and dear friends of mine in the Austin Chapter of Falling Whistles asked me to out to their community event at The Belmont to raise awareness about a war the American media isn't reporting.
Here are some great people supporting a great cause.
And a special thank you to Kat Rose Richards for assisting me at the booth and helping make things happen while I got lost in crowd. ;)
For more information about how you can help, please visit: http://www.fallingwhistles.com
Or shoot me a message.
12/13/2013
The Viral Photo From Ukraine That Proves Music Really Can Change the World This brave pianist took on a wall of police — armed only with some Chopin.
12/10/2013
Thanks to Ticketbud's continued support of our event. Please join us tonight - RSVP below.
Human Rights Day - Falling Whistles Austin Across oceans, cultures, borders and wars, in cities all over the world, join us on-site at The Belmont in downtown Austin, Texas. Together lets celebrate the progress made toward peace, and demand a complete end to the deadliest war of our time.
12/06/2013
RIDERS AGAINST the STORM is performing next Tuesday at the Belmont! Find out more about them in this PBS video - http://video.klru.tv/video/2365110260/
Watch now: Arts in Context | Masters of Ceremony | KLRU Video Riders Against The Storm build a community around a love of hip-hop and healing.
12/06/2013
Our friends at Ticketbud just posted about our event on their blog. Check it out and like them. We love our local partners! http://blog.ticketbud.com/human-rights-day-falling-whistles-austin/
Human Rights Day – Falling Whistles Austin | Sell Tickets Online with Ticketbud Our friends at Falling Whistles are hosting an amazing event in Austin on Human Rights Day to bring awarness and an end to the war in Congo. Read more:
11/27/2013
December 10th is an INTERNATIONAL PARTY with Goma (Congo), Miami, Phoenix, Stockholm, New York, and MORE! http://tmblr.co/ZMILYv-7BmOl
DECEMBER 10th in GOMA Last December, when the M23 rebels left the city of Goma, our partners at Mutaani—Congo’s fastest growing radio station—threw together a concert to celebrate. They put out an invitation on the...
11/27/2013
900 killed in DR Congo army-rebel fighting Fighting between DR Congo''s military and M23 rebels killed more than 900 combattants in the country''s restive east before the insurgents were routed, a senior military official told AFP on Monday.
11/27/2013
Informative, especially the maps and graphics at the end of the article. Did you know the DRC is roughly the same size as western Europe?
DR Congo rebels 'end insurgency' The M23 rebel group in the Democratic Republic of Congo says it is ending its insurgency, hours after the government claimed military victory.