Photography Fundraiser - Silent auction to benefit lowernine.org

Thanks to Angela for finding out about this.

This Thursday, December 4th, I will be attending a Photography Fundraiser at The Union Gallery, 62 Walker Street, New York from 6:30 to 9pm. This Fundraiser will benefit lowernine.org, a non-profit organization dedicated to training residents and volunteers in the Lower Ninth Ward of New Orleans in the numerous skills necessary to bring the century-old historic neighborhood back to life in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita. Photographs will be sold to the highest bidders through a silent auction format. Each artist has generously donated their work, with 100% of the proceeds from sales and donations benefiting lowernine.org.

I believe that it is extremely important to help organizations like this one because of their commitment, not simply to provide assistance to residents, but to educate and train people in ways to help, support and revive their OWN community. Efforts like this one not only ensure that the community has a voice in their own recovery, as opposed to being spoken for by land developers, politicians and outside agencies with good intentions but little knowledge of neighborhood dynamics, but also ensures sustainable community growth from the ground up and the implementation of lasting change.

This should be an interesting event. Come! And bring your check book