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...active Quaker, Raitt is an strong environmentalist, an advocate for nuclear disarmament and a champion of social causes...
...Indeed, Raitt says she sees herself as an activist first and a musician second...
...Raitt has put her music to good use, in special concerts for women's organizations and human-rights groups. In 1979, Raitt helped to organize five concerts by Musicians United for Safe Energy (MUSE). In 1985, she sang and appeared in the video of an anti-apartheid record titled Sun City...
Recently, Raitt began a partnership with the Boys and Girls Clubs of America aimed at bringing music to women and children in economically deprived neighborhoods. Thirty-two clubs will participate in the Bonnie Raitt Guitar Project, receiving $1,500 electric guitars and funding for guitar lessons...
...project is funded by royalties Raitt receives from the Bonnie Raitt Signature Series Stratocaster--the first Fender-brand guitar to honor a female musician...