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Helping Haiti right now means money. Donate to any reputable organization you trust, who you know gets it to the people who need it the most. Our top picks are of course friends of the Sosyete who work tirelessly in Haiti:
Hearts with Haiti is the group our beloved Jaxx supports. This is the St. Jopseph’s House for Street kids. We sell their annual calendars for them as a fund raiser.
Foundry Haiti Fund is the group that works with the Grande Rue sculptors. Leah Gordon is heading back down to the area and will get this money directly to the families in Grande Rue.
Pazapa is a charity we’ve done work with in Jacmel. They work with handicapped kids, provide meals, schooling and lessons. Please send them support.
And finally, a dear friend sent this to me. Her cousin has run this since 1943. http://bhm.org/bhm/index.php
Let me remind you all, that we sing this song every time we have service: Nou tout sen yo - We are all one. We walk our talk here at Sosyete du Marche. We are all one, and I don’t care who is saying what, God loves us all equally and without blame. So let’s unite and help Haiti. We can lob snot at one another later.
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We will be offering Vision Quest again next year in September 2010. Mark your calendars for then! Mesi Anpil!
James Armstrong is a specialist in Afro Caribbean and West African folkloric music. He has done extensive field research, performance and recording, as well as teaching of this music throughout North America and abroad. Currently a professor of percusion arts at Elizabethtown College in Lancaster, James still takes time to play at Bambouches, fets and services up and down the East Coast. We are very blessed to have him as our Master Tamboye for Sosyete du Marche, Inc. Come spend an hour with this amazing percissionist and see why the Spirits come to his call! 