[Mitai-announce] Benefit Concert for Burma's Cyclone Relief Efforts

[Kayvan]

On June 3rd, 4pm-7pm, the Harvard Burma Action Movement will host an 
open air concert at the Harvard T-pit stop (Red Line) to raise money for 
the victims of Burma's cyclone. Please come to hear local musicians and 
spoken word artists perform for urgent humanitarian aid to Burma. 
Burmese food from Yoma Restaurant will be served to raise money for 
relief efforts. The concert also features speakers and a candlelight 
vigil for the thousands who have died.

Timing is critical because the aftermath of the Nargis cyclone could 
kill more than a million people in the next few weeks. The UN estimates 
that at least 100,000 have already died and 220,000 more are missing. 
Even before the natural disaster, Burma had the second worst health 
system in the world and suffered from what UNICEF called, a "silent 
humanitarian emergency."

Now in the wake of the cyclone, the desperate cries are louder. Those 
who have survived lost their houses. Without shelter or a viable source 
of income, survivors are dying slowly from malnutrition, diarrhea, 
cholera, and other infectious diseases. Yet in the midst of this immense 
tragedy, there is hope.

All the money raised will benefit the Burma Relief Network 
(http://www.burmareliefnetwork.org), a local NGO providing healthcare, 
safe drinking water, and food to survivors of Burma's cyclone. Although 
the military junta has restricted international aid, teams of doctors 
and local volunteers from the Burma Relief Network are able to reach the 
hardest hit regions, inaccessible to foreign aid workers.

To learn more about Burma and the urgent aid needed, please visit 
http://harvardbam.blogspot.com or contact brightprism at gmail.com