Artists, fans appeal for aid

Artists, fans appeal for aid

As countries affected by the Dec. 26 tsunami move ahead with
their national and international efforts toward reconstruction,
artists, musicians, film industries and even sports events
continued to generate funds across the world.

In Canada, the Mennonite Church put on an art exhibition in
their heritage gallery to help tsunami survivors, resident
Indonesian artists and their families back home. Meanwhile,
teenagers in Fairhope, Alabama, organized their own exhibit to
raise funds and Sandford parish in Dublin held a charity concert.

Top musicians -- classical, jazz, rock, country and indie --
are also generating funds to channel through relief
organizations, from Bangkok to Mumbai, from Istanbul to Glasgow
and from Vancouver to Austin.

And more help is on its way as Yusuf Islam -- formerly Cat
Stevens -- and Michael Learns to Rock arrive in Jakarta next
week.

In the face of tragedy, world artists -- and their fans --
have united in a spirit of hope to show that where there is a
need, they will respond.