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The GINA Foundation presents the International Squeaky Wheel Tour at Studio 12 Tonight
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| Jannel Rap |
The Squeaky Wheel Tour® is an annual, internationally acclaimed
concert series created by the GINA for Missing Persons FOUNDation, which
raises awareness for the staggering number of people who vanish every year. The
GINA FOUNDation and subsequently the Squeaky Wheel® Tour was created by Jannel
Rap in honor of her sister, Gina Bos. Both musicians, Gina
mysteriously disappeared from Lincoln, Nebraska 12 years ago on October 17,
2000 after a performance. Her car was found the next day with her guitar in the
trunk, but there was no sign of Gina. She has never been seen again. Jannel
realized during her attempts to find her own sister that so many families were
facing the same hurdles - their loved ones simply vanishing with little or no
drama to gain the much-needed, ongoing attention and interest of the media for
the disappearance of that person. Jannel had to do something to change that. In
2001, she launched the SWT® and GINA FOUNDation. More than 1,100 missing
persons featured in the various events and programs of GINA have been found
because of the collective efforts of cooperating nonprofits, law enforcement,
artists, families of the missing and the media that support this much needed
work. The Squeaky Wheel® Tour brings awareness to the missing. The public
supporting the events are the critical factor that helps to bring the tips in
for law enforcement to assist in finding the missing.
Families of the missing not only suffer the loss of their loved
ones and financial, emotional and mental hardships, but they find it difficult
or next to impossible to gain media attention when there is nothing new in
their loved one’s case. The Squeaky Wheel® Tour’s effort helps to bridge the
gap by partnering with artists and nonprofits world-wide to bring local
attention to local missing. Please join us in this effort to help the families.
Artists and entertainers that have contributed to GINA/SWT include
Maroon 5, Karen Black,Gloria Loring, Little Feat, Barry
Zito, Richie McDonald, Los Angeles Sparks Basketball, Meatloaf,
Ted Lange and countless indie artists. In Canada, the band Conscience
has joined the SWT® as well as Canadian Icon Bif Naked and celebrated
Cellist Kiki Mizumi. Joy Smith, a Member of Parliament and
outspoken advocate in addressing Canada’s role in the trafficking of humans
world-wide is a tour spokesperson along with actresses Tantoo Cardinal and
Leah Pinsent.
During the events performers spotlight specific missing persons in the event area,
giving details of the events leading up to the disappearance. Attendees may
take a flyer to post throughout their community. A more extensive list of the
missing in our area may be found at
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