14/07/2020
Event: Folk Medicine Live-Stream Benefit for the People of the Amazon
Date: THU, Jul 16, 2020
Time: 8:00 pm EDT / 5:00 pm PDT
Featuring Bill Callahan, Sharon Van Etten, Okay Kaya, Johanna Warren, a guest appearance from Kyp Malone and more
The situation throughout the Amazon Basin is dire as indigenous peoples, already facing centuries of systemic oppression, suffer from illness, lack of food, medical supplies and income due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Medical infrastructure has completely collapsed in many regions and jungle communities are left largely to fend for themselves. Without access to direct aid, people are already dying at alarming rates. We must act now.
FOLK MEDICINE is an umbrella fundraising initiative that supports direct pandemic relief throughout the Amazon. We are raising funds to be distributed to aid efforts underway throughout the Amazon Basin. Our first live-stream concert raised 32 thousand dollars on the first night with 10 thousand viewers between Zoom and Facebook Live. Our initial goal of 150 thousand dollars will support indigenous Amazonians who need money for food, medications, oxygen, and economic relief now and in the coming months. Folk Medicine is currently distributing aid to 35 existing campaigns!
Many of us have been touched by the blessings of Amazonian wisdom traditions, or at the very least, recognize the importance of active reciprocity for the guardians of this vital organ of our planet - the Amazon Rain Forest. The artists have generously offered their talent and platforms to raise awareness and funds to offer immediate assistance with 100% of donations financing direct aid.
