beauty * culture * war * aids * hope

Our family. The people next door - and around the world. All colors, all races, all tribes. And on our world stage, Africa stumbles - a magnificent beauty with a history of culture, laughter, and life. Crushed and in pain, the continent cries for help. "My sister was raped, my mother died of AIDS. My brother is a child soldier, my children are sick with malaria."

And what is our response? Can we - the honored and blessed and healthy and well fed - leave our family behind at such a time as this?

Not this year.

This October the people of Portland Oregon are banding together in support of the kids, the widows, the sick, and the helpless in Africa. We will not stand by as the coffins increase. We join with the thousands of heroes across the ocean and pledge our prayers, our hearts, and our help.

This October Portland will host an art showcase. We want to honor the people, the beauty, and the culture of Africa. And we cry together as war and AIDS devastate the land. And we unite as one, black and white, in hope for tomorrow.

This October painters, poets, filmmakers, sculptors, musicians, and art fans will convene to celebrate, mourn, and act.

Contact Lahash at info@lahash.net for more on how you can volunteer to help, submit artwork, or join your community in the effort this fall!