It's organized, it's at Martyrs' and it's ALL AGES. Get your friends and family together and plan on spending the afternoon of February 20th with us at Martyrs' to support rebuilding in Haiti. Doors open at 1pm, and the show starts at 2pm.
On Feb. 20, the cities that host PechaKucha events worldwide will converge to present one continuous 24-hour edition of PechaKucha Night. Kicking off at SuperDeluxe in Tokyo, where PechaKucha Night was first conceived, the presentation wave will travel eastward, with cities presenting one after the other. Crossing all times zones and cultures, the event will be streamed live online and then finish in Tokyo the following day.
Here in Chicago, and around the world, presentations are being prepared - some are intended to offer hope and encouragement through stories of past disaster relief projects, while others offer simple inspiration by showing the power of great creative thinking. Some amazing people have stepped up to the challenge so prepared to be surprised.
All of the 2,000 presentations generated from the one-day event - what could be the world's biggest single day globally distributed conference - will be posted online at PechaKucha Presentation.
All proceeds will go to Architecture for Humanity for rebuilding Haiti. AFH operates globally, and was instrumental in getting projects built after the Indian Ocean Tsunami and Katrina. The design costs for the new buildings in Haiti have been already covered so all donations will go to tangible built projects. Watch this space as we announce the Chicago presenters. Tell your friends, and join us at Martyrs' on February 20th where passion, creativity and the Power of 20 will make a difference.
Tickets are available at
http://www.martyrstickets.musictoday.com/martyrs/calendar.aspx
And if you have an hour or two this weekend, don't forget to support our friends down the road in Champaign Urbana.
PECHA-KUCHA CHAMPAIGN-URBANA STRIKES AGAIN!
VOLUME 2 :: SATURDAY, JANUARY 30, 2010
The Canopy Club, 708 S Goodwin Ave # 1, Urbana, IL 61801
