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Ben Quilty launches Bali Nine 'Music For Mercy' concert Ben Quilty launches Bali Nine 'Music For Mercy' concert
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The award-winning artist Ben Quilty hopes his planned Music For Mercy event will show that Australians support Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as they await the death penalty in Indonesia. The award-winning artist Ben Quilty hopes his planned Music For Mercy event in Sydney will show that Australians support Bali Nine pair Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran as they await the death penalty in Indonesia.
Sukumaran and Chan have both been denied presidential clemency following their convictions. They were sentenced to death in 2006 for trying to smuggle heroin worth about $4m into Australia, and there are fears they could be executed soon. Sukumaran and Chan have been denied presidential clemency following their convictions. They were sentenced to death in 2006 for trying to smuggle heroin worth about $4m into Australia, and there are fears they could be executed soon.
Quilty, who formed a friendship with Sukumaran and Chan during art classes at Bali’s Kerobokan prison, has spearheaded a mercy campaign for the two.Quilty, who formed a friendship with Sukumaran and Chan during art classes at Bali’s Kerobokan prison, has spearheaded a mercy campaign for the two.
He is planning a candlelit vigil and a concert named Music For Mercy in aid of the pair. It will feature artists including Megan Washington, Josh Pyke and Jenny Morris.He is planning a candlelit vigil and a concert named Music For Mercy in aid of the pair. It will feature artists including Megan Washington, Josh Pyke and Jenny Morris.
Speaking on Tuesday, Quilty said the event, to be held on Thursday night at a yet-to-be-announced venue, was about giving Chan and Sukumaran hope. Speaking on Tuesday, Quilty said the event, to be held on Thursday night at Martin Place, was about giving Chan and Sukumaran hope.
“I wanted to show Myuran and Andrew that there is support for them and that we are a forgiving and compassionate community and we’re against the death penalty,” Quilty told the Nine Network.“I wanted to show Myuran and Andrew that there is support for them and that we are a forgiving and compassionate community and we’re against the death penalty,” Quilty told the Nine Network.
He said more details on the event would be released soon, and confirmed that the Australian actor David Wenham would host it.He said more details on the event would be released soon, and confirmed that the Australian actor David Wenham would host it.
On Sunday, more than 20 Australian celebrities appeared in a video, hosted by Quilty, calling for mercy on Chan and Sukumaran.On Sunday, more than 20 Australian celebrities appeared in a video, hosted by Quilty, calling for mercy on Chan and Sukumaran.
Alan Jones, Germaine Greer and Wenham are among the famous faces to appear in the video, which points to an online petition calling on the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, to grant clemency to Chan and Sukumaran.Alan Jones, Germaine Greer and Wenham are among the famous faces to appear in the video, which points to an online petition calling on the Indonesian president, Joko Widodo, to grant clemency to Chan and Sukumaran.