Miskito Indigenous in Nicaragua's Caribbean Coast are in the midst of a famine.
A plague of rats and Hurricane Beta destroyed their crops. Therefore, northern Nicaragua was declared a natural disaster region.
40% of the population is suffering from chronic malnutrition, 20% acute malnutrition.
Constant flooding and subsequent rat invasion caused communities to lose up 80% of the total crops.
The affected region is the largest and poorest municipality in the country. It's only accessible through Coco River, the longest and most dangerous river in Central America.
Collected funds will target approx. 23,000 to 40,000 people in 14 indigenous communities.
Our goal: Help supply food and medicine immediately for them.
FUNDRAISING ACTIVITIES. Please join us on these events to support this very worthy cause while having a great time.
COMEDY SHOW - Performed by Martha Chaves
She is able to be funny without resorting to adolescent phrasing or shock value language. Martha has performed at Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, Caroline's in New York City and the Laugh Factory in Los Angeles, and is also a favourite at colleges and universities.
Date: Friday, November 11. Time: 9:00 p.m. Place: Plaza Flamingo, 423 College St. @ Bathurst
DOCUMENTARY FILM - "The Immortal" my Mercedes Moncada
80 min/color 35mm Best Latin American Documentary, Guadalajara Film Festival, Mexico City. It has participated in different film festivals: Berlinale, Sundance, San Sebastian, Latinbeat NY, Sheffield Int'l Documentary festival and more. Synopsis: The story of this family is just one of the many that took place during the war in Nicaragua. It's the story of a family that was torn apart by a war, which split up the brothers and placed them on opposite sides. The Rivera family shows how division, religious manipulation, male chauvinism and poverty are part of what the war left behind in Nicaragua.
Date: Saturday November 12th Time: 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. Place: Ontario College of Art and Design, 100 McCaul St., Room 240
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Dios nos conceda SERENIDAD para aceptar las cosas que no podemos cambiar, VALOR para cambiar las que podemos, y SABIDURIA para conocer la diferencia.
