Re-posting this. Hope many of you can make it tomorrow! Please come say hi if you do.
If you’re in New York, I hope you’ll join me on Friday at a benefit that some friends and I have put together for Hope for Haiti. We are asking for a minimum $10 donation at the door (of course anything else you can give is more than welcome). 100% of the proceeds will go to Hope for Haiti, an organization whose mission is to improve the quality of life for Haitian people, particularly children, through education, nutrition, and healthcare. They are on the ground now and are offering much needed aid to survivors. Perhaps most importantly, they are based in Haiti and will be there for the long run — they were there before the earthquake, and they will be there long after. You can read more at http://www.hopeforhaiti.com.
The details of the fundraiser are below:
What: Hope for Haiti Fundraiser
When: Friday January 22, 2009, 6:30 – 10pm
Where: Gallery Bar: 120 Orchard Street, New York, NY 10002
A representative from Hope For Haiti will speak about the organization, Haiti, and the devastating earthquake — and will share some words inspiration and hope. There will be a DJ and a cash bar. And the lovely folks at Gallery Bar are not only donating their space, but are also giving a portion of the bar proceeds to Hope for Haiti. An informational flier is below.
Hope to see many of you there. And please feel free to re-post widely, and to pass this on to your various contacts, friends and networks. If you are unable to make the event but would still like to give, you can donate here.
While this is a crisis that deserves our full and immediate attention now, I would like to point out that Haiti has been struggling to wriggle its way free from debt practically since its independence. We are one of its creditors. As part of a long-term solution for Haiti’s problems I would like to draw attention to the Jubilee Act for Responsible Lending and Expanded Debt Cancellation:
http://www.jubileeusa.org/jubilee-act.html
(I apologize if this comment is too solicit-y)
Please read this before sending your money
http://blogs.reuters.com/felix-salmon/2010/01/15/dont-give-money-to-haiti/
Ignore the troll-ish title – it’s a good and necessary article and I assume the linkbait title was supplied by the news editor; at least that’s what tends to happen here in Australia. He’s not saying not to give money, more like how not to give money if you want it to make a difference. Yele seems suss, but I don’t have much knowledge myself.