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African-American Coalition Launches Humanitarian Assistance Campaign for Haiti
Jenny Falcon
New York
23 Mar 2004, 23:15 UTC
A coalition of African-American churches, artists, social organizations and lawmakers has launched a new fund-raising campaign for humanitarian aid for Haiti. Members of the coalition met with reporters Tuesday in New York.
The Haiti Support Project has not set a monetary goal for its month-long campaign. But organizers say they hope donors will be generous.
As part of its appeal, the New York-based group, which has been involved in humanitarian assistance for Haiti since 1995, is broadcasting public service announcements, voiced by well-known African-Americans, about the plight of Haiti's people to help raise funds. The announcements will be heard on about 200 radio stations
