Haiti Week 2012 | Jan 21st-28th

Haiti Week – raising awareness of Haiti through art, music and workshops, held throughout Ireland.

A host of events and activities will be taking place across the country from January 21st-28th to celebrate a special island that is bravely struggling to meet a range of challenges – get involved with Haiti Week 2012.

January 2012 is the second anniversary of the catastrophic earthquake in Haiti that killed over 300,000 and displaced more than 1.6 million people from their homes. While huge efforts in the recovery process are ongoing, particularly through input from the Irish business community, there are still nearly 600,000 people in Haiti living in tents and under tarpaulins. This is nearly twice the population of Cork city and surrounds, living in these conditions on an island one third the size of Ireland. Haiti Week, the first initiative of its kind in Ireland, is an innovative partnership developed by a number of Irish charities and businesses to assist the development of new ideas and approaches that will help hundreds of thousands of Haitian people.

What’s on:
Hugs for Haiti
Date: Saturday, Jan 21st
Location: All over the country
Time: At busy times in each venue
Details: Hug a Bear and donate to ongoing relief efforts in Haiti.

Photography Exhibition
Date: Sunday, Jan 22nd
Location: 113 Grafton Street
Date: Jan 21st-28th
Admission: Free
Details: Photographer Jerry Kennelly displays his portraits of Haiti together with a special selection of photos from Plan International taken by Haitian children.

Haitian Art Exhibition
Date: Sunday, Jan 22nd
Location: Origin Gallery, Harcourt Street
Times: Preview Sunday 12-5. Public View Monday-Thurs 10-4pm
Gala Auction Thursday 26th 6.30pm by invitation
Details: An exhibition of Haitian art from Galerie Monnin in Port au Prince – pieces will be available by auction.

When the Drum is Beating
Date: Monday, Jan 23rd
Location: The Sugar Club, Leeson St, D2
Admission: €10
Details: Private Film Screening. The film follows the Haitan band Septentional that has survived for 63 years through the tragedy that is Haiti’s history.

Information Evening
Date: Wednesday, Jan 25th
Location: Bewleys Café Theatre, 78 Grafton Street (upstairs)
Time: 6-8pm
Admission: Free
Details: A public information evening hosted by Concern. Irish journalists are in Haiti for the second anniversary of the 2010 earthquake and this event will hear them report back on how Haiti is coping. Includes speakers from Habitat for Humanity and Haven.

Host at Home for Haiti
Date: Wednesday, Jan 25th
Location: Your place
Time: Wednesday evening
Details: Have your friends and family around to your home for some Haitian cuisine. The ‘Host with the Most’ (funds raised) will win an iPhone 4. See here for details and recipes.

Haiti Fest
Date: Saturday, Jan 28th
Location: Whelans, Dublin
Time: 7.30pm
Details: Haiti Fest is the finale event of Haiti Week and promises to be an great night (all proceeds will go to charities working in Haiti).
Main Stage:
The Riptide Movement, Bipolar Empire, Storyfold
Upstairs Venue:
Siobhán O’Brien, The Shoos, runawayGO, Raglans
Admission: €20

For more info and events, see www.haitiweek.org. To get involved or to help raise some funds, see here.

Michelle for stylesiren.ie