Concert at Patchwork House Concerts
with Augusto Enriquez
Jeff Goodspeed, Silvio Pupo, David Burton, Danny Parker
November 10 at 8 pm
Where? 30 First Avenue, Bedford
Reserve your spot by email
mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.comor by calling 902 434-8355
Augusto sings every style imaginable,
has played all over the world with the likes of Pavarotti but he loves to
do house concerts in Nova Scotia because it is such an intimate performance
experience.
We’d love it if you RSVP’d – it
helps us plan. And we’d love it if you tell all your music-loving friends
about Patchwork and bring them with you to a show. RSVP via email
(mleblanc.patchwork@gmail.com) or by calling 902
434-8355.
A
Note from Monique LeBlanc about Patchwork House
Concerts:
A Patchwork House Concert is a
special experience. It’s a chance to really listen to live music by great
Canadian and international artists in a relaxed, intimate setting. It’s kind of
like having your favorite artists play in your living room. Heck, that’s
exactly what it is! We invite musicians in fairly regularly and our
audiences listen…
‘Tickets’ average $20 however we do
not sell tickets per se. We ask for guests to make asolid commitment
to attend and bring their contribution with them. Shows generally start
early (at 8 pm) so we begin welcoming guests around 7:30pm to allow everyone
time to get a soft drink (or if you have brought your own, something stronger),
grab a snack, find a seat and get comfortable.
Usually we have 2 sets with a break
in between for enjoying some refreshments, socializing, and maybe having a chat
with one of the artists. CDs and other musician merchandise are often available
for purchase so it is wise to bring a little extra cash to pick up a cd or two
for your music collection. At the break, we also collect money for the
show.
All
the proceeds go to the performers.
Why
do we do this? Well, we like listening to live music in small
spaces.
We like the little bit of extra chaos this brings to our lives.
We
like the fact that we are supporting hard-working musicians.
We like
seeing old friends and meeting new people.
We hope to see you
soon!
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Cuban
president Remarks in ALBA Summit on Ebola
HAVANA,
Cuba, Oct 20 (acn) Cuban President Raul Castro addressed the Heads of State and
Government of the Bolivarian Alliance for the Peoples of Our America-Trade
Treaty of the Peoples (ALBA-TCP) and its observers that gathered in Havana in a
Special Summit on Ebola.
Cuban
News Agency now reproduces his remarks to open the debate:
Key
address by the President of the State Council and the Council of Ministers of
Cuba, Raúl Castro Ruz, at the Special ALBA-TCP Summit on Ebola
Esteemed
heads of State and Government, and chiefs of delegations; His Excellency Mr.
David Nabarro, Special Envoy of the UN Secretary General; Her Excellency Mrs.
Clarisse Etienne, Director of the Pan American Health Organization; His Excellency
Mr. Didacus Jules, Director General of the Organization of East Caribbean
States
We
welcome you to our country on the occasion of this Special ALBA Summit on Ebola
convened on the initiative of President Maduro.
Ladies
and Gentlemen, comrades;
A
dreadful epidemic is advancing today on our fraternal peoples of Africa, and
threatening us all. A high number of cases have been diagnosed with Ebola and
many people have perished from the disease in several countries, including two
outside the African continent.
This
poses a huge challenge to humanity, one that should be met with utmost urgency.
The action of the international community as a whole, under the leadership of
the World Health Organization, the Pan American Health Organization and the UN
Mission for Ebola Emergency Response, is much needed.
As part
of the melting pot of Latin American and Caribbean cultures, African blood
flows through the veins of ‘Our America’, contributed by those who fought for
independence and helped in the creation of wealth in many of our countries and
others, the United States included.
Africa
and Cuba are bound together by deep affection. Over 76 thousand Cuban
collaborators have rendered health services in 39 countries, while 45 nations
have had 3,392 physicians trained in Cuba absolutely free of charge.
At the
moment, more than 4 thousand Cuban healthcare collaborators are working in 32
African countries and, as our Public Health Minister will explain; they are all
joining in the preventive effort against Ebola.
Last
October 1st, in response to a request from the Director General of the World
Health Organization, Dr. Margaret Chan, and UN Secretary General, Mr. Ban
Ki-Moon, a specialized Cuban medical brigade traveled to Sierra Leone to take
part in the struggle against that epidemic; and tomorrow, Tuesday, October
21st, two other Cuban brigades, whose leaders are already in the field, will be
leaving for Liberia and Guinea.
The
numerous alerts and concerns recently manifested over the insufficient
resources contributed and the pace of the actions are a reflection of the
growing universal awareness on the necessity to move ahead promptly in order to
avoid a humanitarian crisis of unpredictable consequences.
I stand
convinced that if this threat is not held back and resolved in West Africa,
through an immediate and effective international response, with sufficient
resources and coordinated by the World Health Organization and the United
Nations, it may evolve into one of the gravest pandemics in the history of mankind.
Actually,
such a noble and urgent endeavor demands the indispensable commitment and
dedication of every nation in the world, to the extent of everyone’s
possibilities.
We are of
the view that this grave problem should not be politicized to avoid the risk of
losing track of the main objective, which is helping to confront the epidemic
in Africa and to prevent its expansion to other regions.
Following
my conversation with the UN Secretary General last September 5th, instructions
were given to our representatives in events called by the World Health
Organization and the United Nations, to reaffirm that Cuba is willing work side
by side with every country, including the United States.
The
modest experience accumulated by the Cuban healthcare system indicates that an
integrating disposition is required, along with the proper organization,
planning and coordination, not only of the clinical and healing work but also
of preventive measures. An inescapable complementation to this would be the
systemic and permanent labors of the specialists who shall exercise great
discipline
and severity in the observation of the medical protocols established. In the
course of this meeting, we shall discuss the practical features of this matter.
In order
to avoid being affected by the virus, we should prepare ourselves intensively,
work together throughout the Americas on preventive measures, and be ready to
deal with the disease and prevent its dissemination.
We wish
to submit to the consideration of the member countries of ALBA and the
Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (Celac) some collective
proposals of cooperation that may help in training the healthcare personnel and
designing and implementing comprehensive and effective preventive measures,
giving a priority to Haiti and the Caribbean countries; we should all assist
the most vulnerable states.
At the
same time, we invite the countries of North America to also cooperate in this
endeavor.
If the
respective governments would agree, our healthcare collaborators currently
working in Latin America and the Caribbean, could support, to the extent of
their capabilities, the preventive actions and the training of local personnel,
as well as offer advisory.
In
summary, we have 45,952 Cuban healthcare collaborators working in 25 countries
of Our America, 23,158 of them, that is, 50.4% are doctors, who along with
their colleagues from the continent make up a powerful force capable of meeting
such a challenge.
It’s
worthwhile recalling that many countries of our region count on 23,944 doctors
graduated in Cuban universities until today, basically in the past fifteen
years.
Finally,
on December 14th, we will host another Summit in Havana to celebrate the 10th
anniversary of Alliance, the fruit of the will of our peoples in the region and
of the actions of Hugo Chavez Frias and Fidel Castro Ruz. We look forward to
that opportunity when we shall examine the implementation of what we agree here
today.
Without
further delay, we declare this Special Summit open.
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