We are the World

Hello Lovefesters


On what has become my typical weekend train ride commute between Portland and Seattle I got to thinking . . .


The world was witness to a terrible tragedy - the earthquake that struck Haiti. No one should ever have to go through such a devastating experience. With that being said, there were so many compassionate people that banded together to raise awareness. Some were celebrated, and some were poo-pooed. One effort should not be judged more over the other.


Some people thought the recent "We Are The World" recording was a mess, but look at it for what it is, all of those artist bringing attention to an issue we all need to band together on. How smart - they all have different fans that they are bringing awareness to through their music. Somehow they managed to find time in their busy lives to get into a studio in a short window of time. Good for them for taking a stand a making their fans aware. Sure, you wont find most of these artists on any other track together, but if you respect the work any one of them has done then respect the attention they are bringing to the cause. Put yourself in the shoes of the survivors - if there were people out there that could use their influence to bring awareness to your issue you would want them to. We are ignorant to think that a disaster as bad as Haiti could not happen to any other country, especially the developed world we in the US live in. Having seen families beaten down due to natural disasters I urge you to support the relief efforts in Hait.

To learn more and donate to the relief efforts in Haiti click below:


http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/

http://wearetheworldfoundation.org/

http://www.redcross.org/