10/27 UPDATE Samoan Aid

On 9/22 many of you attended our Brown Bag Lunch: Samoa/West Samoa lecture. The discussion was well attended, and gave us all a greater understanding of the region and our neighbors. A little over a week after that session, the area was hit by a disaster that killed hundreds, and left even more without shelter or food.

This Tuesday, the C.L.A.E.R. Project, in conjunction the Samoan Community Development Center, will be holding an update session for those groups and individuals who have been involved in providing aid to the region in the weeks since it was devastated by a tsunami on September 30th.

While the San Francisco Bay Area has offer much aid and support the the region, there is still much work to be done, and this intimate discussion will serve as a way to coordinate a comprehensive strategy for support.

What: A discussion on efforts thus far, and effort still needed
When: 10/27/09 12pm-2pm
Where: 1099 Sunnydale Avenue

Please RSVP by replying to this email, or calling 415-333-3017.

We look forward to this substantive and solution oriented discussion.

Here are some articles that may guide our discussion:

http://www.disasternews.net/news/article.php?articleid=3982

http://tvnz.co.nz/national-news/nz-govt-winds-down-samoan-assistance-3091424

Sharen Hewitt
Executive Director
The Community Leadership Academy and Emergency Response Project (C.L.A.E.R.)
1099 Sunnydale Avenue, San Francisco, CA, 94134
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