Charities: Mike Park talks about Plea for Peace, Volume 2, gives away Fugazi Live Series

Asian Man Records has begun taking pre-orders for the second Plea for Peace compilation. Due out in April, the disc benefits the foundation of the same name. The label has recieved a donation from Fugazi in the form of discs 21-30 of their live series, all pre-orders will be entered into the draw.

Mike Park had this to say about the disc:

This 2 CD set is a benefit comp for the PLEA FOR PEACE FOUNDATION. All the bands have donated their time and
music, and 100% of the proceeds will go to the foundation. PLEA FOR PEACE FOUNDATION is a 501C3 Non-Profit
Organization. The message is simple: to promote the ideas of peace through the power of music. Currently the
foundation has only been active in both national and global musical tours, but the hope is to raise enough money
to open a functioning teen center in the Bay Area of Northern California.

A center that will be open year round
for kids who have interests other than sports or the normal medium that schools and peers deem normal. A center
that will give youth an outlet to perform music, create art, dance, and talk to others of similiar interests
(projected opening for this center is for the fall of 2007). Since its creation, the foundation has been involved
in 3 benefit tours of the US and 2 benefit tours in Japan.

The disc features 52 songs from acts like Big D and the Kids Table, Cursive, Alkaline Trio, Samiam, Throwdown, Dead To Me, Rx Bandits, Tim Barry, The Aggrolites and many more. Label boss and Plea for Peace organizer Mike Park also contributes a song.

The first edition of the compilation, Plea For Peace/Take Action, was released back in 2001. A corresponding tour took place the same year.

You can pre-order the compilation here.