Below are a list of upcoming fundraising events and talks in New York City. If you would like us to post an event on our blog and Google Calendar, please email us at Students4Ayiti@gmail.com
I AM AYITI (HAITI)
RELIEF FUNDRAISER AND BENEFIT
SOLIDARITY FROM NY to NOLA to HAITI FEATURING PERFORMANCES BY:
DJ Laylo on the 1s and 2s
Kalunga Neg Mawon
Tiga Jean-Baptiste & T’Chaka
Jhon Clarke (formerly of Black Parents)
Caribbean Cultural Center
408 W. 58th Street (between 9th and 10th Avenues)
www.cccadi.org
Friday, January 22, 2010
7:00 p.m. to 10 p.m.
THE WORLD STANDS WITH HAITI: A BENEFIT SHOW FOR THE PEOPLE OF HAITI
FEATURED ARTISTS INCLUDE:
Charanga Soleil
“Papo” Ortega
Pepito Gomez
Luisito Ayala and more
DROM, 85 Avenue A (between 5th and 6th street), New York, York
Sunday, January 24th from 6:00 pm to midnight
Proceeds will go to Partners in Health, www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti
CATASTROPHE IN HAITI: AN UNNATURAL DISASTER
Join a discussion of what produced this tragedy, how we can help today, and what it will take to win growing demands such as canceling Haiti’s U.S. debt. Speakers will include Edna Bonhomme, Haitian American graduate student & activist at Columbia University, and Ashley Smith, long-time activist in solidarity with Haiti and member of the International Socialist Review editorial board.
The LGBT Community Center, Room 301
Thursday, January 28 from 7:00 pm to 8:00 pm
LOST CHILDHOODS: A CONVERSATION ABOUT CHILD DOMESTIC SERVITUDE IN HAITI
The purpose of the event is to discuss the plight of children in Haiti, especially given the recent earthquake which has displaced millions.
Panelists will offer attendees an explanation of what the restavek system of child domestic servitude is and its historical and contemporary significance, how the current economic, political, and social climate relates to and impacts the restavek system, the U.S. government position on such matters, and suggestions for what actions should be taken to end this system of ongoing modern-day slavery.
Columbia University, School of International and Public Affairs, The Kellogg Center
Thursday, February 18 from 6:00 to 9:00 pm
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