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40 days ago - on January 12th, 2010 - a magnitude 7 earthquake struck Haiti just before 5pm. The epicenter was only 25km from the capital city of Port-au-Prince. An estimated 3 million Haitians were affected - including more than 200,000 deaths, and over 1 million left homeless. Read more about the earthquake on wikipedia.
The world was quick to react and mobilise support. People donated millions of dollars in the days that followed, governments pledged support - and many non-governmental organizations, inlcuding Oxfam, sprang into action to pledge humanitarian relief for Haiti.
Because of previous work in the country, Oxfam had staff on the ground in Haiti, and was quick to organize and get to work and provide aid.
Water distribution by Oxfam - Oxfam water distribution Delmas 48 (former golf course)
In the rest of the world - fundraising started almost immediately. Here in Halifax, I'm sure there were at least 50 benefit events in the weeks following January 12th, and they're still going on. Oxfam Maritimes played a large role locally - and helped/supported many events throughout the maritme provinces.
On January 30th, Haligonia 4 Haiti, a livestreamed webathon and benefit show was one of these events. (Read more about the Haligonia 4 Haiti and the bands, musicians and artists that performed).
In the three weeks since the event - the re-broadcast footage as been viewed online more than 70,000 minutes in total, and is approaching 1200 viewed hours of replay.
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Many people came together for Haligonia 4 Haiti, donating time and money, performing, volunteering and raising awareness - a team of over 100 in total!
Thanks Again to the 70+ artists and musicians that performed - see the full list here
Thanks to all the volunteers that helped in planning - especially the Pogue Fado that made their space avaialable for the show, provided volunteer support, and helped in the fundraising.
Thanks to Christopher Daw and Music For Good for the artist support, his show experience and expertise, and especially during the broadcast.
Thanks to Doug Doucet of RCS Retail Construction Specialists for the equipment contributions and finanical support.
Thanks to the guests who appeared in video segments - including Shaun Majumder, CBC's Bob Fournier, Brian O'Neill from Oxfam Maritmes, and Mark Fried, an Oxfam worker on the ground in Haiti - who sent a video message he recorded in Port-au-Prince during the show.
And Thanks to Oxfam Maritimes for all their support - they were invaluable in the planning, took care of all the donations on-site and also brought their own team of volunteers to help ensure the event went well.
A special thanks to Pat Kipping - Oxfam's Senior Fund Development Officer for Canada's Eastern Region - who helped in all aspects of the event, did several live interviews during the show and helped to highlight the amazing work Oxfam has done in Haiti since the earthquake.
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The Pogue Fado was rockin' on January 30th for Haligonia 4 Haiti - a benefit show and live webathon that raised over $6500 for Oxfam. Some of the region's most talented bands, musicians and artists came out to lend their support, entertain and educate the crowd at the Pogue, and the audience online. The entire 6.5 hour show was broadcast live on the web by Haligonia.ca.
It was an all-star line-up that showcased the diverse talent and sounds of Haligonia - from solo artists like Mike Trask and Mary Stewart - to the 20+ crew of Samba Nova. Beatboxers and a belly-dancer, spoken word poets and the hard-rocking Remedy. In total, there were 17 memorable performances.
Thanks again to the that gave their time for this great cause - we have a pretty special community of artists in Nova Scotia.
Here's the full line-up of Haligonia 4 Haiti:
Remedy
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Mike Trask
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The Light Brights
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Reed Jones
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El Jones
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Samba Nova
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Najet
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Ian Sherwood
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The Johnny Dick Project
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Michael Redden
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Jon Bryant
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Mary Stewart
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Ben Caplan & The Casual Smokers
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Sons of Maxwell
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Three Sheet
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Four weeks ago, Classified shot the video for his new single "Oh Canada" in downtown Halifax. Granville Street was a sea of red as fans mingled with Classified and DJ IV, who hosted the videos below for Haligonia.ca.
Director Cazhhmere works fast - 10 days after the shoot you could see the official video online and on MuchMusic. A new Canadian Classic.
Vol. IV
Vol. III
Vol. II
Vol. I
Oh Canada - Directed by Cazhhmere
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On January 30th, 2010 - volunteers, musicians, artists, family and friends - came to together for Haligonia 4 Haiti, an Oxfam benefit show and live webathon at the Pogue Fado in Halifax.
$6500 was raised for Oxfam Canada to help in their relief efforts in Haiti, and the entire show (6.5 hours) was streamed live to the web by Haligonia.ca.
The event featured an amazing line-up of 18 bands, musicians and artists, including Remedy, Sons of Maxwell, Three Sheet, Mike Trask, Samba Nova, and Mary Stewart. A full list with links will be up soon.
The broadcast also featured interviews with Oxfam staff, including a special video message from Mark Fried - an Oxfam worker on the ground in Haiti.
Shaun Majumder got things going with his own special message sent via YouTube:
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