colleen

Dear everyone,

I am back with the 4th fundraiser with my Bandcamp-exclusive audio and video live recording SPECIAL VERSIONS – LIVE AT ACCA, BRIGHTON, this time for the Palestine Red Crescent Society @palestineredcrescent (more information on who they are and what they do below). Thanks to your generosity, I have already been able to donate >2.2K$ so far (1.6K$ to @thepcrf , 400$ to @lebaneseredcross and 140$ to @oramrefugee).

If you are wondering if it is even worth donating right now, yes, it is, because there is still staff on the ground working, at the peril of their lives, and whenever a window of opportunity opens, aid does get in (if you are Spanish-speaking, El Pais just published an article with input from several NGOs explaining the situation, and I am sure similar articles must exist in other languages).
SPECIAL VERSIONS is a re-imagining of the songs from my last album Le jour et la nuit du réel, recorded with ambiant mikes at stunning @attenboroughctr by sound engineer @kanearis, featuring my beloved @moogsynthesizers Grandmother.
Bandcamp is a direct artist/label-to-listener platform and on Bandcamp Fridays they do not take their 15% commission, making it an ideal day to fundraise: I donate 100% of what you pay. Bandcamp Friday lasts 24 hours from today 1st August 9am Central European Time/ midnight Pacific Time.

About The Palestine Red Crescent Society: it is part of the International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement and provides humanitarian support based on need and without discrimination.
Upon the recent escalation of armed violence, the PRCS activated its Central Emergency Operations Room at the main headquarters in Gaza, which continues to operate 24/7.
Since then, it has also been distributing vital supplies.
It is also the leading provider of emergency medical services in Gaza, treating thousands at PRCS run hospitals, providing vital first aid, and taking the injured to hospitals. It is also sheltering displaced people.
14 members of the PRCS have lost their lives while providing assistance.