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WHEN: 7pm

WHERE: Connolly’s, 121 West 45th Street, New York, NY

DESCRIPTION: Amy Goodman will speak at Relief for Haiti: Island People Supporting Island People, co-sponsored by the Irish American Writers and Artists organization to support Concern Worldwide.

The evening will feature readings by Terry George, Michael P. MacDonald, TJ English, Colum McCann, Malachy McCourt, Annecy Baez, Gary Shteyngart and Geraldine Hughes. Music will be provided by Jameson’s Revenge, Morning Star, Brother High–Haitian Drumming Band, Ashley Davis and Moya Brennan (Clannad), Black 47, Seanchie & The Unity Squad, and Clay Ross Matuto – Latin Funk.

Concern Worldwide has been working in Haiti for 16 years with over 100 staff. Concern launched an immediate emergency relief response to the earthquake in Port-au-Prince, and will be responding in La Gonave and Saut d’Eau. Immediate priorities include daily distributions of food, water, and medical supplies; providing urgently needed tents and other shelter materials to displaced families; providing emergency health services in 10 outpatient centers to screen and treat children for severe malnutrition, and give supplementary food and counselling to mothers and pregnant women. They are also building temporary latrines; establishing education programs and offering psychosocial support for children living in temporary camps; and setting up cash-for-work programs to provide urgently needed income and stability to women and other vulnerable earthquake survivors.

TICKETS: $30.00 suggested donation; all proceeds from this event will support humanitarian aid for Haiti.

MORE INFO: Concern USA