Ethnicshowcase.com wanted to acknowledge that there are actors doing there bit for mankind! We need more of this sort of thing.
Tony Award winner Victoria Clark and Broadway star Cheyenne Jackson have signed on to headline a one-night-only benefit concert in late March to raise awareness and humanitarian aid for the ravaged region of Darfur.
The concert, called Songs for Darfur: The Water Project, will raise funds to support the efforts of UMCOR Sudan, a relief organisation dedicated to improving access to water and sanitation and increasing food security for the displaced people living in camps in Darfur and the surrounding communities.
Proceeds will also go to The Darfur People's Association of New York, which is raising funds to provided school supplies to the refugee camps in Darfur and Chad.
"More than 2 million innocent civilians have been forced to flee their homes and are living in displaced person camps in Sudan or refugee camps in neighboring Chad," said Clark, star of The Light in the Piazza. "[Millions of] men, women, and children are totally dependent on international aid for their survival. By joining forces -- and hearts -- with my friends in the New York theatre community, I hope we can help relieve the suffering of people in Darfur and help them begin their healing process."Nearly half a million people have been killed in Darfur over the past three years of civil war. Many other theatre performers are scheduled to appear alongside Clark and Jackson, including Maureen McGovern (Little Women), Everett Bradley (Swing), and opera singer Marvis Martin.
www.songsfordarfur.com
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3496731.stm - The BBC'S coverage of The Darfur conflict.
Remi OLabels: Acting, Music, Worldwide
