Australia is the second richest country on the planet.*
16.5 million east Africans are starving to death.
On Thursday 17 November, you can join the Canberra art community and do something to help!
Join us at 6pm on Thursday 17 November at Megalo Print Studio and Gallery and purchase works by a number of highly regarded artists, whilst supporting the East-African food crisis.
All funds raised will go to the Uganda Village Project (UVP) and CARE Australia - an organisation currently registered with the AusAID Dollar for Dollar Campaign.
Both organisations are working hard to deal with the current crisis in East-Africa and to improve community resilience to drought and famine.
Work will be on display 15-17 November 9.30am - 5pm and will be available for purchase on the night.
Guest Speakers: UVP representative, Melanie Poole, Alexandra Blaise Balmer of CARE Australia and Jon Stanhope.
http://www.ugandavillageproject.org/ , http://www.care.org.au/ and
www.ausaid.gov.au/country/africa/dollar-for-dollar.cfm
* (Refers to per capita wealth. Source: Credit Suisse report 2011.)
The following people have generously donated their work for the Megalo East-Africa Fundraiser:
Mini Graff, Patsy Payne, John Pratt, G W Bot, Annie Trevillian, Al Munro, Bernie Slater, Franki Sparke, Peter Maloney, Robert Boynes, Alison Alder, Antonia Aitken, Nicci Haynes, Ingeborg Hansen, Megan Jackson, Graeme Wood, Erica Seccombe, Andrew Moynihan, Julian Laffan, Surya Bajracharya, Peter Jordan, John Loane, Katherine Simms, UK Frederick, Ruth Waller, Annika Romeyn, Jan Mackay, Mike Parr, Savanhdary Vongpoothorn, Jan Hogan, Liz Coats, Pam Debenham, Ruth Waller, Graeme Wood, Julian Laffan, Heather Burness, Ampersand Duck, Naomi Azzopardi, Katherine Simms, Drew Moynihan, Amy Kerr, Allison Moore, Etienne Rochon aka Arthur Demarteaux, Vivienne Binns, Waratah Lahy, Iona Walsh, Culture Kitchen, Bernard Hardy, Mary-Lou Nugent, Culture Kitchen, Timothy Price
