Earthquake Relief Update
Dear Friends,
First I would like to thank everyone for their overwhelming support for us, for Haiti, and for the outpouring of love and mobilization during this devastating crisis.
Guy and I have had to change our tickets because American Airlines cancelled our flight to PauP. We are flying in via the DR January 26th and making our way into Haiti-the alternative route being taken to get in.
We have all the medical supplies and Care Bags we can carry, have secured a vehicle once we're in PauP, and are bringing cash to buy and deliver food and supplies to our family, the ...
Papouche
The first time I met Papouche he was 8-years old and living at Lafanmi Selavi, a home where hundreds of street children lived and went to school, bathed and ate everyday. I have photographed him more than any other child I know in Haiti for the simple fact that he loved having his picture taken, even when he was feeling shy or in a bad mood. I watched him through the years as he grew taller than me.
When Lafanmi Selavi closed in 1999, Papouche had no where to go and was living back out on the streets. I didn't know what happened to him until one night we discovered him in ...
The most important article you will read about Haiti
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I was just forwarded this article and wanted to encourage everyone to please read it. If you really want to understand Haiti and where the Haitian people are coming from then this is the article. It is worth your time. Please share it.
Thanks.
Jen
Haiti Relief Donation Based Class with Debbie Steingesser & Live Music by Marla Leigh
What's New at Bernal Yoga?
MLK Day January, 18th (12:00-1:30pm)
Suggested donation $10-$15 [Any amount you would like to give is welcome, please bring cash or checks. Checks can be made out directly to Zanmi Lakay ,a Bay Area based non-profit, dedicated to helping Haitian children.]
Join us on Martin Luther King day for a special extended yoga class with live music to raise money for Haitian Earthquake victims. 100% of the proceeds will go to Zanmi Lakay, a Bay Area based non-profit organization dedicated to helping Haitian Children. Jen who runs the non-profit will be ...
Haiti Earthquake Update – Emergency Relief and What you can do
Zanmi Lakay is committed to supporting street children in Haiti. The situation is devastating. We work with extremely marginalized youth and their circumstances are now more dire than ever. Guy and I and Susan Bradley have already made plans and purchased tickets to be in Haiti January 26-February 18th, and we’ve decided we are still going although our priorities have changed.
We are bringing in donations of Care Bags, sneakers, medical supplies, and other general living needs, and asking for your help in the form of tax-deductible donations. If we bring in more goods, ...
Earthquake in Haiti
The earthquake in Haiti has been completely devastating. I encourage all of you to seek out information of the widespread damage and ways to help. Right now there is still so much chaos that it is hard to tell exactly what is going on, but we are sure it will be horrific for many. Doctors without Borders and the Red Cross are already working and are a good start. We will also need more help for the hundreds of children we work with.
Guy and I were planning on going to Haiti on January 25th and we are still going. Susan Bradley, who came with us last year and is now on the ...
Beautiful Beaded and Sequin Haitian Ceremonial Flags !
Haiti’s Ceremonial tapestries, or Vodou Flags, are sacred banners of sequins and beads handmade by artists with the assistance of neighbors and family members and can take more than two weeks to produce.
They are the most celebrated genre of Vodou’s sacred arts. The ritual flags of meticulously sewn sequins and beads form a mosaic (think sequin paintings) that blend traditional African religions brought to Haiti by slaves with the adopted Catholicism of their former masters, and are trimmed with a satin backing and border. They are displayed in the Vodou ...
Ti Maché at International Holiday Crafts Fair this weekend in Berkeley!
This Saturday and Sunday November 28th and 29th!
Zanmi Lakay will have our biggest sale of the year at this event, and since we're gearing up for our January/February trip to Haiti we really need to sell some art. Come on over to Berkeley and support the kids and many other fantastic nonprofits selling really great items, have some tea, and do some quality holiday shopping. Zanmi Lakay will have paper maché fish ornaments made by children in Jacmel along with our usual painted recycled metal art, Vodou flags, beaded purses, traditional metal art, etc. Flyer attached to ...
Help us collect digital cameras for our 2010 Photography Workshops
We are gearing up for our January/February 2010 trip to Haiti and have at least two Photo Workshops planned (with the possibility of two more) and digital cameras are needed so that every child in the group can have a camera to use. We also need sd and flash cards. All help is greatly appreciated and all donations are tax deductible. Check out the children's work in the galleries. Thanks everyone!
Upcoming Ti Maché (little market) Dates
Greetings from Zanmi Lakay!
Here are the dates for our Fall and Winter Ti Maché sales. These sales are held throughout the year to benefit our programs for street children. We sell beautiful Haitian Folk Art purchased directly from artisans in Haiti and sell it to our community increasing awareness of the beauty and culture of our neighboring island nation.
If you would like to host a Ti Maché in your home, business, or community, please contact us!
Come on by to say hello, bring friends, and spread the word!
Pacifica Fog Festival
September 26 and 27
Saturday and ...