Twitterati of TO, are you ready to come together for a good cause?

HaiHaiTO is proud to bring to you this incredible line-up of speakers, who agreed to donate their time and share their stories about Haiti. The special performance of Haitian Folkloric Dance will make the evening even more memorable.

John Saunders - Canadian Red Cross

As the Provincial Director for the Canadian Red Cross, John oversees disaster preparedness, prevention, mitigation, relief and recovery efforts within the province of Ontario.  He is tasked to lead program development and is responsible for the overall management of these areas.

John will briefly cover the work of the Canadian Red Cross so far in Haiti and his recent trip to the Dominican Republic. He was there delivering relief supplies, and coordinating our delegates going into Haiti. He also had the opportunity to speak with many delegates from other Red Cross Societies about their experiences with the disaster.

Antoine Dérose - Pierspective Entraide Humanitaire

Antoine Dérose is a Principal at Pierspective Entraide Humanitaire, a Toronto-based charity that provides supplies and
funds to a host of Haitian organizations, including hospitals, shelters for the elderly and orphanages.

Antoine Dérose is a Bilingual Project Consultant for the Centre of Addiction and Mental Health. He is also a Member of the Board of Governors of Collège Boréal and President of the Haitian Cultural Network of Toronto. Mr. Dérose will speak about how his organizations, with the help of the Toronto community, will work to meet the long-term needs of the Haitian community. For more information, visit http://www.haitiaide.ca

Niraj Joshi - Toronto-Haiti Action Committee

Niraj Joshi works with Toronto Haiti Action Committee, a social justice organization committed to supporting the defense, sovereignty and dignity of the Haitian people.  The committee came together following the 2004 coup d’etat in Haiti and work closely with the wider Canada Haiti Action Network, Haiti solidarity activists in the U.S. and popular grassroots organizations in Haiti. Their work focuses on raising awareness of Canada’s foreign policy objectives in Haiti and to build an informed network of solidarity within Canadian civil society. For more information visit www.thac.ca

Haitian Folkloric Dance

Local dancers Beatriz Majano and Daphnée Nostrome will team up with percussionists Abbiyaahwu Asha and Marcus Chomsky to stage a demonstration of Haitian traditional rhythms and dance.

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