Recap: An Evening Under the Sun in Little Haiti
by Trina Sargalski
Thursday night, about 200 people gathered for stories and music at An Evening Under the Sun. The event showcased our upcoming radio special, which will center on how life in South Florida has changed after the earthquake in Haiti. It also raised money for relief efforts in Haiti by Food for the Poor.
Video of An Evening Under the Sun is courtesy of Koze Ayiti.
- A gallery of compelling photos by Miami Herald photographers/ Courtesy of Peter Andrew Bosch of The Miami Herald
- Rapper Sekajipo Genes stands next to graffiti art by Krave. Krave donated his work to a silent auction at the event. Proceeds went to Haiti relief efforts by Food for the Poor./ Courtesy of Luisa Yanez of The Miami Herald
Under the Sun fans and newcomers gathered at Archbishop Curley High in Little Haiti. Co-hosts Dan Grech and Alicia Zuckerman interviewed fellow Under the Sun producers about their upcoming stories, including Under the Sun’s first venture into youth-produced radio.
Members of the choir of Notre Dame d’Haiti Catholic Church and freestyle rappers La Guardia, Sekajipo, and Soulflower gave musical performances, accompanied by DJ Brimstone 127. The Miami Herald‘s Nancy San Martin and award-winning local filmmaker Joe Cardona presented a clip from a new documentary about Haiti co-produced by Cardona and The Miami Herald.
- “Notre Dame d’Haiti has five choirs–that’s how strong the church is,” says Under the Sun producer Ruth Morris. Pictured are members of the chorus, along with Ruth Morris, Alicia Zuckerman, and Dan Grech. /David Samayoa
- Laguardia, Sekajipo, and Dj Brimstone127 perform while Krave draws. / Matthew Allen
- David Samayoa
- Filmmaker Joe Cardona and Miami Herald reporter Nancy San Martin gave a preview of a new documentary about Haiti./ Courtesy of Peter Andrew Bosch of The Miami Herald
- Dr. Chad Perlyn, an attending pediatric plastic surgeon at Miami Children’s Hospital, worked with children from Haiti. Miami Herald reporter Niala Boodhoo produced a story on Dr. Perlyn and his young patients for our upcoming radio special. It airs Saturday, July 17 at noon and Sunday, July 18 at 7 pm. /David Samayoa
- Dr. Chad Perlyn with some of his young patients and their families. /David Samayoa
- Graffiti artist Krave, inspired by the heartfelt singing of the members of the choir at Notre Dame D’Haiti Catholic Church. “Without love, I have nothing,” they sang./ David Samayoa
- DJ Brimstone127/ David Samayoa
- John Keefe (WNYC Executive Producer for News) with Alicia Zuckerman and Dan Grech/ David Samayoa
WNYC executive producer, John Keefe, gave a quick overview of a journalism summit/experiment that took place in Little Haiti in the two days leading up to the event. Journalists and producers from around the country, and from local media outlets WLRN and The Miami Herald, gathered in Miami to learn how to better connect with local communities that are underrepresented in the news media and that may have more access to mobile phones than the Internet. You can learn a little more about the two-day summit in this clip from The Takeaway’s Wednesday, June 30th show.
Jim Colgan (Digital editor at The Takeaway) and Nadege Charles (Miami Herald reporter) talk about the journalism summit in Little Haiti
The Under the Sun radio special about the impact of the Haiti earthquake on South Florida airs Saturday, July 17 at noon and Sunday, July 18 at 7 pm on 91.3 WLRN FM and 91.5 WKWM FM (in the Keys).
Tags: Events, Haiti, Little Haiti
Thank you so much for hosting this wonderful event! We’re so glad it went well, and we’re very grateful for the help supporting Haiti.
Sincerely,
Megan@FFP