The Art World Mobilizes to Help Haiti

The international art community is shocked by what happened in Haiti. On Tuesday night the country’s capital was rocked by a powerful earthquake that killed thousands. Figures such as Brad Pitt, Angelina Jolie, Paris Hilton, Lindsay Lohan, Alejandro Sanz y Shakira promised help and talk about it.

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Shakira called for international solidarity and act now for the homeless in Haiti, devastated by an earthquake of 7.3 degrees on the Richter scale.

“The people of Haiti need our immediate help. The destruction and loss of lives in Haiti makes all retrained in what is really important, “the singer said in a statement.

The composer of “Pies Descalzos” also called for solidarity to all those who could send their donations to the emergency fund for UNICEF.

Singer Alejandro Sanz sent his condolences to the people of Haiti through a post on his blog, which says: “It is incredible that so unfortunately bait to the most disadvantaged … Nature has brutally punished Haitians … .

Ricky Martin in Twitter said: “My heart goes out to the people of Haiti. The anguish unites us. Help “.

Other stars showed their solidarity with the Haitian people in messages on Twitter. “People in Haiti need our help and attention,” wrote the actor Ben Stiller, who recently launched a charity to support schools in the country.

The American actor George Clooney will host a telethon to raise funds for victims, an event that intends to call as much Hollywood stars, announced local reports.

The Hollywood couple Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher called to donate to UNICEF, while other requests donations were thrown by the king of hip-hop P. Diddy, the rapper and actor LL Cool J and actress Jessica Alba.

The group Artists for Peace and Justice (Artists for Peace and Justice, APJ), which counts among its members the filmmaker Oliver Stone and actors Charlize Theron, James Franco and Josh Brolin were expressed: “the houses were destroyed, people stranded away their families and many Haitians are in need of urgent medical attention.

Actress Lindsay Lohan and American singer Adam Lambert also asked their fans to donate as soon as possible through official websites, such as UNICEF.

“Please donate all, even the least we can. We are very fortunate where I really need it pours, “Lambert asked.

Latinos. Artists like Olga Tanon, Don Omar, Pitbull, Luis Enrique, Willie Colon, Diego Verdaguer and Arthur Hanlon expressed his solidarity with earthquake victims in Haiti and called for help for these people.

In a statement from his home in Orlando, Florida, the Puerto Rican Olga Tanon said “we must support as we can to the Haitian people so they can recover as soon as possible.

In a statement, the Cuban rapper Pitbull was said “moved” by the Haitian tragedy, especially because the relationship is very close to Haitians in Miami, where he was born.

The Puerto Rican reggaeton star Don Omar has called “urgent” to send aid to the Haitian people, saying that earthquakes are signs “that our planet is calling us to reconciliation with the ecosystem, and disasters like this and those that have been occurring confirmed worldwide.

In Mexico. Paulina Rubio and Alejandra Guzman, among other Mexican artists, have expressed concern through their Twitter, the situation prevailing in Haiti following the earthquake in that Caribbean nation on Tuesday.

“Pau, Haitians in touch with friends by deciding how best to help,” Rubio wrote in English in the social network in a message to its more than 73 thousand followers.

For his part, Guzman attached a note on how to make a donation Red Cross receives a phone message.

Another Mexican artists that included a call for help in his “tweet” was Aleks Syntek: “Do not forget a prayer for the speedy recovery of Haiti, we care more than our planet, some things are not coincidence.”