Difference between revisions of "Music for Ebola awareness, prevention and training"
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short link: http://bit.ly/ebolamusic | short link: http://bit.ly/ebolamusic | ||
| − | There is presently no cure or vaccine for Ebola. Awareness, education, and fundraising for prevention are absolutely critical. Music can | + | There is presently no cure or vaccine for Ebola. Awareness, education, and fundraising for prevention are absolutely critical. Music is a key technology. Music can spread urgent information - rapidly, socially, and affectively [http://www.cdc.gov/vhf/ebola/prevention/][http://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/ebola-virus/basics/prevention/con-20031241][http://www.who.int/mediacentre/factsheets/fs103/en/] |
| − | A Liberian hit song, "Ebola in Town" ([[Ebola in Town |click here for details]]), produced by m4ghd partner Shadow (Samuel Morgan) and colleagues in Liberia, | + | A Liberian hit song, "Ebola in Town" ([[Ebola in Town |click here for details]]), produced by [http://m4ghd.org m4ghd.org] partner Shadow (Samuel Morgan) and colleagues in Liberia, has already been widely disseminated widely by global media and news outlets. |
We seek to: | We seek to: | ||
* Help the Liberian artists who created [[Ebola in Town]], and others who have produced similar awareness-raising music, to further disseminate their musical messages around the world, for Ebola awareness, education, and health professional training. | * Help the Liberian artists who created [[Ebola in Town]], and others who have produced similar awareness-raising music, to further disseminate their musical messages around the world, for Ebola awareness, education, and health professional training. | ||
| − | * Produce a Canadian remix of "[[Ebola in Town]]", broadening its audience and raising money for Ebola prevention and research. | + | * Produce a Canadian remix of "[[Ebola in Town]]", broadening its audience, involving more musical partners, and raising money for Ebola prevention and research. |
* Develop musical soundtracks supporting online Ebola training programs now under development at the University of Alberta and elsewhere | * Develop musical soundtracks supporting online Ebola training programs now under development at the University of Alberta and elsewhere | ||
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| + | Anyone who wishes to join these projects please contact us... | ||
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| + | michaelf@ualberta.ca | ||
Revision as of 09:58, 15 October 2014
short link: http://bit.ly/ebolamusic
There is presently no cure or vaccine for Ebola. Awareness, education, and fundraising for prevention are absolutely critical. Music is a key technology. Music can spread urgent information - rapidly, socially, and affectively [1][2][3]
A Liberian hit song, "Ebola in Town" (click here for details), produced by m4ghd.org partner Shadow (Samuel Morgan) and colleagues in Liberia, has already been widely disseminated widely by global media and news outlets.
We seek to:
- Help the Liberian artists who created Ebola in Town, and others who have produced similar awareness-raising music, to further disseminate their musical messages around the world, for Ebola awareness, education, and health professional training.
- Produce a Canadian remix of "Ebola in Town", broadening its audience, involving more musical partners, and raising money for Ebola prevention and research.
- Develop musical soundtracks supporting online Ebola training programs now under development at the University of Alberta and elsewhere
Anyone who wishes to join these projects please contact us...
michaelf@ualberta.ca
