The worst floods in Pakistan’s history have hit the north-west region of the country. Estimates have the death toll over 1,600 and over 20 million people affected. The United Nations has warned the international community that, due to a massive shortage of international aid, an estimated six million people, mostly children and children, are at a high risk of deadly diseases from dirty water.

ATC asked our contact at Oxfam America for an update and how our network can best help the situation. Here is what he said:

OXFAM staff are on the ground, providing rescue services and emergency water purification while laying the groundwork for a major program to reach nearly 400,000 people with clean water and sanitation facilities over the next three months.  “The risk of waterborne disease is high … Read More »

On Friday, April 23, Governor Jan Brewer of Arizona signed SB 1070, a bill concerned citizens are calling anti-immigrant and unconstitutional.

At approximately 7:40am, Wednesday, April 14th a 6.9 magnitude earthquake followed by several powerful aftershocks struck in eastern Tibet.

China has denied Dylan permission to perform in Beijing and Shanghai. As a result, Dylan has canceled his Asian tour stops including Hong Kong and South Korea.

Lilith Fair will be donating a $1 from every ticket to a local charity in each city the festival stops in

Paste magazine published a series of musician responses to the recent Health Care Reform Bill. Some artists we have worked with are quoted in the article.

An informative editorial in today’s New York Times outlines the current status of the relief efforts and the major players.

Check out this great op-ed by OK Go’s Damian Kulash re: frustrations with their label (EMI) and their policy to not allow OK Go’s fans, video viewers, bloggers etc. to embed their music videos.

Calling the civil rights movement, “a movement sustained by music,” President Obama, along with legislators and musicians, honored both the music and the movement on Tuesday night.

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