20th February 6pm – 9pm Round Foundry, Leeds
In a matter of seconds, thousands of lives and dreams were destroyed in Haiti. Following the tragedy, aid came from many quarters, in all shapes and forms.
The global PechaKucha family is coming together with Architecture for Humanity to lend a hand in rebuilding Haiti and establish long-term solutions.
Drawing its name from the Japanese phrase for the sound of conversation ("chit chat"), the PechaKucha format is simple – 20 images x 20 seconds – and designed to keep presentations concise and moving at a rapid pace. Imagine a Pecha Kucha Night on a global scale. That’s right, -a Pecha Kucha Night happening in every city around the globe on 1 day. 20 images, 20 seconds, over 200 cities, 2,000 presentations, 200,000 people, with the target of reaching $1,000,000 for rebuilding in Haiti.
On February 20th, (the birthday of Pecha Kucha) there will be a global effort with events happening all around the world to help raise money for the effort in Haiti. All donations will go to Architecture for Humanity and their current rebuilding effort. The Pecha Kucha headquarters in Tokyo is working on the logistics, but the idea is to set up a 24 hour global relay of Pecha Kucha events streamed around the world, with each city live for about 8 minutes, enough to say "Hello from Leeds!" and provide a presentation. Starting at 8pm local in Tokyo and 8pm local in New Zealand the PechaKucha ‘WAVE’ will spread westwards across the globe.
We will be hosting a PechaKucha Night Leeds on Saturday 20th February between the hours of 6pm and 9pm. We wish to celebrate people from the North of the country and we are currently trying to secure some recognisable names and along with regular individuals with outstanding stories. Just like our normal PechaKucha Nights we will be hosting 8 presenters across the evening, one of which will be the fixed presenter that will present globally via the web when the global PechaKucha ‘WAVE’ hits Leeds at approximate 8pm local time. In addition we will be keeping a live link to the ‘WAVE’ as it progresses towards us, as well as tapping into some of the other global presentations as they take place around the globe
What should the presentations be about:
- Great ideas about rebuilding.
- Inspiring people with great spirit and creativity.
- One or two famous faces, telling stories they cannot tell anywhere else!
- Entertainment & Laughter.
- Contemplation
- Stories that provide hope and inspiration
- Pretty much anything! In pure PechKucha style
This is going to be a big effort. Not just around the globe, but for us here in Leeds and everyone involved. Typically we begin planning months in advance to secure funds, a location, presenters, audio visual, beer, and help. We now have only 9 days to make this happen, but when we first heard about this idea we only had one thought: We have to be a part of this.
So we’re writing to ask for help in any way you can give it. We hope to get everything donated so we can offer a free event, with all individual donations collected that evening going straight to the rebuilding effort. Every day we hear more about the devastation in Haiti, and now there is something you can do about it.
What we need:
Presenters
Beer
Media Coverage & support
PR help
AV support
Sponsors
Anything else that you can offer.
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 Hurricane Katrina. The design costs for the new buildings in Haiti have been already covered so all donations will go directly toward the construction of much needed schools, health clinics and community structures.
See below for links that may be of use.
Links
PechaKucha for Haiti launch in Tokyo / Davos with Klein Dytham architecture and Architecture for Humanity.
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/50
PechaKucha - The story so far.
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/51
PECHAKUCHA
http://pecha-kucha.org
PechaKucha Night was conceived in Tokyo in February 2003 by architects Mark Dytham and Astrid Klein of Klein Dytham architecture (http://klein-dytham.com) as an event where young designers could meet, network and show their work in public. Over time, it has evolved into a massive celebration of creativity, with events regularly being held in over 270 cities. Last year, more than 6,000 presentations were given at +600 PechaKucha events.
Drawing its name from the Japanese phrase for the sound of conversation ("chit chat"), the PechaKucha format is simple – 20 images x 20 seconds – and designed to keep presentations concise and moving at a rapid pace.
ARCHITECTURE FOR HUMANITY
http://architectureforhumanity.org
A volunteer non-profit organization dedicated to building a more sustainable future through the power of professional design. Founded in 1999, this design services firm channels the resources of the global funding community to meaningful projects that make a difference locally.
PechaKucha for Haiti launch in Tokyo / Davos with Klein Dytham architecture and Architecture for Humanity.
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/50
And below is link that gives you the story of how PechaKucha was conceived and has grown into this global platform
PechaKucha - The story so far.
http://www.pecha-kucha.org/presentations/51