Haiti: Between death and life (CNN)

February 12th, 2010

World-renowned photographer Peter Turnley traveled to Haiti after the earthquake to document the lives of people burying their dead and trying to rebuild.

Pelosi leading congressional delegation to Haiti (AP via Yahoo! News)

February 12th, 2010

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is leading a 12-member congressional delegation to Haiti Friday to assess ways to aid the recovery from a devastating earthquake.

Canadian death toll in Haiti reaches 29 (AFP via Yahoo! News)

February 12th, 2010

The number of Canadians killed in Haiti’s devastating quake on January 12 has risen to 29, the Canadian government said Friday.

Top US lawmakers visit quake-hit Haiti (AFP via Yahoo! News)

February 12th, 2010

House speaker Nancy Pelosi leads a bipartisan delegation of US lawmakers to quake-ravaged Haiti Friday to get a first hand look at reconstruction efforts before Congress considers long-term aid.

For popular Haitian musician, rebuilding through sweat and song (The Palm Beach Post)

February 11th, 2010

For popular Haitian musician, rebuilding through sweat and song

Youth raises awareness for Haitian orphanage through song (Okotoks Western Wheel)

February 11th, 2010

With a love for singing and an interest in a career as a singer, Okotoks resident Shae-Lynn Rollings decided she wanted to make her first music video.

Local talent highlights Haiti benefit at Wheeler (The Aspen Times)

February 11th, 2010

ASPEN – The benefit concert for Haitian children tonight at the Wheeler Opera House features several Aspen legends – Bobby Mason, Jimmy Ibbotson – and another handful of local acts – the Crowlin Ferlies, Derek Brown, the Defiance String Band, Melissa and Kelly Gabossi, Cottonwood Acoustic, and Starcher & Hudson. There’s also a music idol from the classic rock era, a contemporary TV personality …

Haiti cruise stops: ‘Without this, we don’t eat’ (The Salt Lake Tribune)

February 11th, 2010

Labadee, Haiti » With the Celebrity Solstice cruise ship anchored just offshore this beautiful expanse of white sand Friday, vacationers stretched out on beach chairs in the sun, sipped cold beer and pina coladas with pineapple slices on the rim and listened to Haitian folk music.

Mickey Hart: Heartbeat for Haiti and The Music of The Cosmos (Jambands.com)

February 11th, 2010

This coming Saturday, February 13, Mickey Hart is hosting a Heartbeat for Haiti Benefit concert at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium on February 13. The night will feature performances by Mickey Hart & Friends with Giovanni Hidalgo, Sikiru Adepoju, and Rebeca Mauleon, Big Head Todd and The Monsters, Brett Dennen and Amos Lee, with proceeds will benefit the What If? Foundation and Partners in …

Music (Erie Times-News)

February 11th, 2010

JAZZ ENSEMBLE — Friday, Feb. 12, 8 p.m. — Mercyhurst College, Mary D’Angelo Center — conducted by Scott Meier, intimate evening of jazz — free, open to public — details, 824-2394.

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Are We Reconstructing Yet? Friday, 16 July 2010, 3:14 am

This week marked six months since the earthquake.  According to President Preval, it also marked the week that the emergency phase ended and reconstruction began.  Yet at the same time residents of the Corrail Cesselesse camp were struggling with the consequences of a rain storm that destroyed up to 300 tents and caused 1,700 to seek emergency shelter.  With the rainy season underway, the situation is precarious for the displaced.  Security, especially for women and children, is still a major concern.  Is this an emergency operation, a reconstruction effort, or both?

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