Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster

IU Learning from Disaster Seminar Series: “The Tsunami of Giving: Humanitarian Aid in Asia.”
Date: March 7, 2005
Time: 7 – 9 p.m.
Venue: Georgian Room, IMU
Special Guest Speaker: Professor Leslie Lenkowsky, Public Affairs & Philanthropic Studies and School of Public and Environmental Affairs, Indiana University
Description: After the Boxing Day tsunami devastated Southeast and South Asia, Americans responded with enormous generosity, contributing over $750 million in less than a month (in addition to what the United States government provided). Why are we so ready to help others half the globe away? Are we as willing to help our own neighbors? And what impact will our gifts have in Southeast and South Asia, now and in the future? The tsunami was not only a great personal tragedy for those in its path, but also is a great challenge for humanitarian aid. How well is it doing? For more information, please contact Michelle Kemp at inpirg@indiana.edu or IU Asian Culture Center at acc@indiana.edu.

"Tapestry of Song" Benefit Concert
This free concert brings together for the first time a diverse genre of the vocal repertoire performed by women. The songs are chosen from opera, jazz, early music, folk music, musicals, American art songs, lieder, and world music. The concert will end with Gospel songs by the Afro-American Women’s Choir. The concert is sponsored by the Office of women’s Affairs, School of Music, Department of Gender Studies, International Programs, Dean of Students, Dean of Faculties, IU Asian Culture Center, and the Chancellor’s Office.

A reception will follow in the Hoagy Carmichael Room, located in Morrison Hall (next door) where donations will be accepted to benefit the rebuilding efforts of primary and secondary schools that were devastated in the Tsunami disaster in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, Funds will go to USINDO Aceh School Project. The reception is catered by Food Works, Middle Way House. The event will take place on March 6, 2005 at 7 p.m. at the IU recital hall in the School of Music. For more details, contact acc@indiana.edu.

Tsunami Benefit Dinner & Panel Presentation
On December 26th, 2004, South East Asia and East Africa was ravaged by a powerful earthquake that triggered large and destructive tsunami waves that swept away tiny coastal villages, and has claimed more than 160,000 lives. The size and magnitude of this tragedy has been one of the largest and most expensive natural disasters to date and now, as a community, it is our turn to act.

On Thursday, March 3rd, 2005, the Asian Culture Center, in collaboration with the Asian American Association, Asian Student Union, Indian Student Association, Indonesian Student Association, Kappa Gamma Delta, Malaysian Student Association, and the Vietnamese Student Association, will be hosting a benefit dinner with a panel discussion and cultural performances at the Neal Marshall Black Culture Center at 7 pm. This event will be open campus wide to students, faculty, and staff members. We will be accepting donations which will benefit the tsunami relief efforts of Association for India’s Development (AID), USINDO’s Aceh School Project and Sri Lankan Chamber of Commerce.

Deconstructing Catastrophe
Deconstructing Catastrophe: Understanding the causes and consequences of the Great Sumatra Earthquake and Tsunami of Dec. 26, 2004. by Prof. Michael Hamburger, IU Dept. of Geological Sciences. This presentation will take place on Feb. 21, 2005 at 4 p.m. in the Geological Sciences Building, Room GY 143. For more information, contact hamburg@indiana.edu.

Tsunami Candlelight Vigil/Discussion Meeting
The Asian American Association is hosting a candelight vigil and discussion meeting at 8:00 PM on February 16, 2005. The Candlelight Vigil at Dunn Meadow will reach out to those who wish to make contributions, as well as enable those with unique perspectives to speak out as well reflect on this tragic event. Afterwards, a meeting will be held at BH 147 to discuss how we are students and community can help make effective contributions to the countries affected by the tsunami. For more information, contact aaa@indiana.edu.

Indiana University Student Alumni Association - "Send a Message of Love Overseas" Tsunami Benefit Concert
The Tsunami benefit concert will feature Ladies First and Straight No Chaser (two a cappela groups at Indiana University) with appearances by the IU Poms and IU Essence dance groups. The Student Alumni Association will be hosting this event with the Indiana University Student Foundation, the Interfraternity Council (IFC), Residence Hall Association, and the Union Board. It will take place February 14, 2005, from 8:00 pm to 10:00 pm. The cost is $10 per ticket or $15 for two, and all proceeds will go towards IU Alumni Clubs in Malasia, India, Indonesia, and Thailand, where they will be used to aid the victims in those regions.

ISA & AID - Tsunami Relief Fundraising Dinner
The Indian Student Association (ISA) in collaboration with the Association for India's Development (AID) would like to host a fundraising dinner with the help of local Bloomington restaurants and businesses. It will be at McNutt Formal Dining Hall on Wednesday, February 9th, 2005, from 6-9pm and open campus wide to students, faculty, and staff members. We will be selling dinner tickets for this fundraising event, proceeds of which will be donated to the Red Cross and AID's Tsunami Relief Projects. For more information, please contact Contact ISA at isa@indiana.edu or AID at aid@indiana.edu

Verse Response: Tsunami Survivor Support
Bloomington's varied poetry groups come together, with Monika Herzig offering a musical interlude, in the John Waldron Auditorium on Sunday, February 6th from 3:00 - 5:00pm. Please join us and bring your family and friends to help raise funds for those in desperate need. 100% of your donation will be sent to Mercy Corps (http://www.mercycorps.org/) for assistance to survivors of December's earthquake and tsunami. Poets will not be reading their own poems but, those of other well- and lesser known poets, the chosen theme being "Hope and Healing".

Bloomington City Blessing Church - City-wide Tsunami Memorial and Prayer Service
The Bloomington City Blessing Church will hold an inter-denomination service for tsunami victims in South Asia. Everyone is invited. The event will be held at the First Assembly of God (801 E. Matlock Road, Hwy 46 Bypass) on January 30th, 2005, from 5:00pm to 6:30pm. Donations will be contributed to World Vision. For more information, please contact Diman or Eliana - Phone (812) 327-0201.

Tsunami Relief Benefit Show
Thursday, January 27, 2005 @ 7:00pm
Buskirk-Chumley Theater on Kirkwood Ave.
Cost: $10. All proceeds go to the American Red Cross.
Featuring:

• Jenn Cristy
• Paris
• Salaam
• Sophia Travis

More info at http://inpirg.org/ and http://www.buskirkchumley.org/

Rebuilding From Total Devastation: A "Face to Face" Conversation with the People of Sri Lanka
Students and concerned citizens across the U.S. will have the opportunity to converse via videoconference with relief officials, community leaders, and citizens in Sri Lanka who have been affected by the tsunami. IU- Bloomington will join eight universities from around the country to learn firsthand about the situation on the ground in Sri Lanka. Participants are welcome to ask questions and get involved in the conversation, sponsored in part by the World Bank and UN Foundation.

Time/Date: Wednesday, January 26 from 8am-10am
Location: 201 N. Indiana Ave (Center for the Study of Global Change)
Note: Please RSVP (space is limited!) to Kathleen Claussen at keclauss@indiana.edu.

This event is sponsored at IU by Americans for Informed Democracy (AID) and Conversations About Service and Engagement (CASE).

Making Hygiene Kits for Tsunami Victims
Saturday, January 22nd, 10:00 AM to Noon
LDS Stake Center (4235 West 3rd St.)

Many have expressed a desire to give additional help/aid to the survivors of the devastation in SE Asia. A community-wide activity has been planned to assemble hygiene kits which will be sent to the areas that need them. It will be held Saturday, January 22 from 10:00 a.m. to Noon at the LDS Stake Center (4235 West 3rd St.). We have specific guidelines to follow in assembling the hygiene kits.

We ask for donations of the following: [For reference, the number in parenthesis is the quantity of each needed item per kit] Unbreakable combs (no sharp handles) [2], Toothbrushes (packaged) [4], Toothpaste (4-6 oz each-- no pumps) [1], Soap bars (4-5 oz each) [2], Hand towels - (new 15"x 25" - no dishtowels or washcloths) [2], and Gallon-sized zip bag [1]. Please join us and pass the word along to your friends and neighbors. We will begin collecting items immediately at the LDS Institute of Religion (corner of Highland and Atwater--behind TIS Bookstore) or the LDS Stake Center. Please join us on January 22nd to assemble these kits and pass the word along to your friends and neighbors. Any donation of the above items would be greatly appreciated.

Tsunami Victims Benefit Show
Thursday, January 20th, 10pm
Second Story, 405 South College Ave., Bloomington, IN, 47401
$5 admission, 21+ All proceeds go to International Red Cross.
With performances by:

• The Nicotones
• The Post
• Goodhands Team
• TV Mike
• Whipporwill
• DJ Spikes and Christoph on the turntables

More info at http://dirtyscarecrow.com/

Global Village Tsunami Relief Fundrasier - Restaurant Donation Drive
The Global Village is sponsoring a donation drive starting Tuesday, January 18. Participating restaurants will be collecting money which will go directly to the OXFAM Organization for a sanitary water tank that will provide 750 people with clean water every day. For more information, please contact Shilpa Jindia at sjindia@indiana.edu or call 812.857.5227

Participating Locations:

• Soma Coffeehouse
• Bombay House
• Siam House
• Esan Thai
• Shanti
• Mother Bear's Pizza

INPIRG and IMU Dining Services "Double my meal for tsunami relief," a cooperative event from IMU dining services and INPIRG, from Tuesday through Friday, 1/18 - 1/21. The cash registers at all IMU dining locations are set up to recieve any amount of voluntary donation you want to make besides your purchases with campus access or union cards as well as cash: BK, the Market, Sugar & Spice, the Tudor Room, the Main Library food court, and the School of Ed. Snack-bar. Please consider asking the cashier to "double my meal for tsunami relief!" All donations will go to OxfamAmerica For more information, e-mail INPIRG or call 856-4128.

Tsunami Relief Soccer Tournament
6-v-6 Single-Elimination Soccer Tournament
at the Bloomington Sportsplex
January 17th, 2005 9am-10pm

• All proceeds will go to the International Committee of the Red Cross(ICRC)
• Trophies awarded to 1st and 2nd place teams (donated by the Awards Center)
• Team registration fee: Donation $50 to $100
• Top three teams get $50 off team registration fee for Sportsplex Adult Rec Winter League
• Field usage donated by the Bloomington Sportsplex

If you're interested in participating, e-mail rfile@indiana.edu

I.U. Volunteer Students Bureau (VSB) Tsunami Relief Effort Canister Drive:

• On Dr. MLK Weekend, The Volunteer Students Bureau (VSB) will be hosting an all campus I.U. canister drive in support of the Tsunami Relief Effort.
• On Monday, January 17th, VSB will host donation tables set up at the Bloomington High School Dr. King Day Fair of Fun and the Buskirk-Chumley Dr. King Community Celebration lobby.
• These donation tables will be geared for easy individual, family and children donations.

Tsunami Victims Benefit Show
The Humours
presenting: "The Psalms of Ascents"
at the Buskirk-Chumley Theatre
Sunday, January 16th, 7:00PM

• All proceeds will go to the American Red Cross Tsunami Relief Effort
• $7 General Admission / $5 All Students
• more info can be found at: http://www.thehumours.com

Gamma Phi Omega
Gamma Phi Omega is hosting a teal ribbon sale throughout campus in memory of the many lives lost due to the tsunami disaster. All proceeds will be donated directly to the Red Cross. For more information, please see us at the reception after the forum on Thursday, Jan. 13 or contact Anette Soto via email ansoto@indiana.edu or 334-3349.

Indonesian Students Association - Permias
Donations are accepted at Literature Desk, IMU near the Bowling Alley on Tuesday (Jan 11) and Wednesday (Jan 12) from 11 to 3 pm. And Thursday, (Jan. 13) from 7 to 9 p.m. after the Tsunami Forum, Solarium, IMU. For more information, please contact Lisanty via email: llestari@indiana.edu or call (812) 360-4968.

IU Hosts Forum on Indian Ocean Tsunami Disaster On December 26, 2004, a devastating earthquake and tsunami ravaged the coastlines of the Indian Ocean. The impacts of that disaster have been felt worldwide. On Thursday, January 13, IU presented an interdisciplinary academic forum to examine the causes and consequences of this disaster.

The forum, entitled "Indian Ocean Tsunami and Humanitarian Response: A Campus-Community Forum," included experts on scientific, social, political, and humanitarian aspects of the disaster.

Special guest was Peter Kovach, Director of the Office of Press and Public Diplomacy, from the State Department’s Bureau of Southeast Asia and Pacific Affairs.

• Forum Agenda
• Forum Program
• Bloomington Mayor Mark Kruzan's Remarks