Community2Community (C2C) “Hope and A Future” Benefit Concert for Haiti

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Community2Community (C2C) Officially Announces the

“Hope and A Future” Benefit Concert for Haiti

Brooklyn, NY   Dec 1, 2010 – Community2Community (C2C) officially announces the “Hope and A Future” Benefit Concert for Haiti at Harlem’s World Famous Apollo Theater on Wednesday, January 12, 2011, the one year anniversary of the tragic earthquake that claimed over 300,000 lives.  Sponsored by Christian Cultural Center and Determined To Educate, in partnership with The New York Daily News, The Amsterdam News and Positive Community Magazine, the show brings together a dynamic group of artists united together in the spirit that is community. 

Hosted by radio personality Liz Black, with special performances by music legend Gloria Gaynor and Ronald K. Brown’s Evidence Dance Company, the concert will feature Haitian DJ Hard Hittin’ Harry and The Earthman Experience, Barbara King, Mecca, Curtis Haywood, C3YC, Boots, Thurston Daniel, Yaz Band, Wisdom, Wanda Nash, Dickson Guillaume and Haitian Mass and more. Coming together as the “Friends of Haiti,” these artists will present an eclectic mix of inspirational, jazz, R&B, hip-hop, rap and Haitian music, spoken word and dance along with special vignettes spotlighting Haitian culture and history. 

Produced by Psalmist Productions Inc. (PPI), confirmed special guests include the Mayor of Petit Goave, Mr. Marc Roland Justal and representatives from the Petit Goave community working with C2C to implement the C2C-Haiti Restoration and Transformation Project. Proceeds will go towards the project which will be piloted in Petit Goave, one of the epicenters of the earthquake, 42 miles outside of Port-au-Prince, with the goal of replicating it throughout the country.

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Merry Christmas From Community2Community

Community2Community would like to wish you and yours a very Merry Christmas! As we gather around the tree or dinner table, lets not neglect to keep in mind that there are others not as fortunate as we.  As you get all that you desire this day, do no forget to GIVE back in the days to come. Come support the C2C Haiti benefit concert "A Hope and A Future" at the world famous Apollo Theater. On Wed January 12th, 2011 at 8pm- we will give back to our brothers & sisters!    Come inspired, leave an inspiration.  Best wishes!!!!! - C2C Haiti

C2C's "Hope and A Future" Benefit Concert @ the Apollo Theater- Harlem, NY

Hot 97 "Blazin' Hip Hop & What did He Say...?!!"

From: NBC New York

DJ Cipha Sounds faces immediate suspension after he made an on-air joke about Haitian women and HIV last week.

The Hot 97 host, whose real name is Luis Diaz, said Friday that "The reason I'm HIV negative is because I don't mess with Haitian girls,'' sparking a rash of calls for his firing from the city's Haitian community.

Late Tuesday, the station announced a three-part plan to address the fall-out from Diaz's comment, beginning with an immediate, indefinite suspension for the DJ.

Diaz will also be required to undergo sensitivity training focused on the Haitian community, specifically as it relates to the challenges its members have faced in terms of the HIV epidemic. HOT 97 also said it would work with local community leaders to promote awareness of HIV and programs to address the spread of the disease.

The station's announcement comes after a coalition of Haitian community leaders threatened to demonstrate outside the station's headquarters to call for Diaz's immediate dismissal.

The disc jockey, a host on the morning show, "The Cipha Sounds and Rosenberg Show," has since apologized to his listeners, calling the remark "a stupid, tasteless joke.''

A spokesman for the station acknowledged the unfortunate nature of the incident, but said Diaz is committed to learning from his lapse in judgment.

"Cipha made an immediate public apology and recognizes his insensitivity and the negative impact his comments have on all Haitians," said Alex Cameron, SVP/Market Manager of Emmis-New York. It's a very regrettable and unfortunate circumstance for all involved and particularly because we know this is not the nature of this young man who has been an advocate of the Haitian community and a big part of our fundraising efforts for Haiti."

"The Haitian community is an important part of our listenership whom we respect and value. The suspension is an indication of the importance we place on delivering a product that respects our Haitian audience," Cameron added.

REF.-http://www.thegrio.com/entertainment/dj-suspended-indefinitely.php

Get to Know C2C..

What if you could be part of a community where you could meaningfully serve by using your gifts and talents? A community where you could make a lasting difference in people’s lives? What if you could start…today?

Community2Community (C2C) was created to address the ever-present need in Haiti for clean water, healthcare, housing and schools. But this is only the beginning. Our ultimate goal is to equip the people of Haiti with the tools for self-sufficiency. We believe it can happen. It starts with community.

Vision: To support international communities toward self-sufficiency and economic stability. First Stop: Petit Goâve, Haiti.

Mission: Our mission is to serve as an umbrella organization working and collaborating with individuals, agencies and other organizations to facilitate broad-based initiatives that mobilize intellectual, financial, and material resources to recovering international communities in a sustained effort to support their transformation into healthier, sustainable, self-sufficient communities. So says the proverb, “Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man how to fish and he will eat for a life time.”

Marie Eusebe
Founder + FireStarter
COMMUNITY2COMMUNITY (C2C)
http://www.community2community.info/

info@community2community.info or call 718.393.7440.

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