RFH presents...The Sound of Crickets!
July 13, 2010
For Immediate Release

 

We’ll be the first to admit it: Things around the RFH site have been a little, well…boring. Updates on the site and Facebook groups have been almost non-existent and Twitter updates have been almost totally unrelated to RFH's work.

We are not dead! We are however hitting the snooze button a few times…

 

Our founders and volunteers have mutually agreed to take a short break on RFH ventures in order to pursue individual projects for the time being! We're all going out into the big, scary world and trying to make a different in our own unique and creative ways.

 

As always, our volunteers and founders remain passionate about social injustices including homelessness and continue to donate their time and money to this cause and other causes close to their hearts. We will not turn down any opportunities and would still like to hear from you if you have an idea for RFH or would like to join our team! 

 

Hopefully this break is short and sweet and we can get things rolling again very soon!

 

If you need to reach us or want to know where we've been, what kind of crazy shananigans we have in the works, or just want to buy us a burrito, drop us a line at the dusty RFH office:

Jordan.howard@rockforhumanity.com

Jamie.cuthbertson@rockforhumanity.com

Or follow Rock for Humanity on Twitter: twitter.com/rockforhumanity – we don’t talk much about social issues because that would just be kind of sad and depressing, but you can find out what we’re eating for dinner, how fat the RFH cat is getting, what we're trying to do to make a difference or what bands we’re currently into.

 

Cheers!

 


 

RFH presents ONE NIGHT OUT !!!!!
Feb 3, 2010

February 24 & 25, 2010

Join us on February 24th and camp out on the streets of Toronto in support of Free the Children!

Then come rock out at the wrap up party at The Horseshoe!

Thurs Feb 25, 2010

REBEL EMERGENCY
Organ Thieves
Thunderhawks
Mooseblood

$10 (free the children donation)
doors @ 7:30
19+

Links: News | Info


SIMON WALLS INTERVIEW
Feb 1, 2010

Simon Walls will walk across Canada this year. He will start his journey next spring for a period of 14 months. He will also promote his second album and raise money along the way for "Free the children" and "Les enfants de l'autre monde".

Simon Walls - Interview from Christian Ares on Vimeo.

Links: Info


Jan 28, 2010

Vancouver is renovating their homelessness plan which gives them an opportunity to do a homelessness count this March, one year ahead of schedule.

The new plan includes:

  • Open temporary shelters throughout the winter
  • The use of interim-housing: single room ocupancy hotels

Mayor Gregor Robertson's plan is to end homelessness by 2015. Last homeless count was 2,660 (march 2008)

Links: News


Jan 13, 2010

RFH presents ONE NIGHT OUT!!

Join us on February 24th and camp out on the streets of Toronto in support of Free the Children!

Click HERE for more info


WARCHILD 10 NOW AVAILABLE!!!!
Jan 06, 2010

A compilation disk commemorating the 10th anniversary of War Child`s founding in Canada. The album includes tracks by artists including: Radiohead, The Kooks, Oasis, Wolfmother, and Beck!

Links: WARCHILD10


HAPPY NEW YEAR FROM RFH!!!
Jan 01, 2010

May 2010 be full of joy, prosperity, and good luck for all!


October 22, 2009

The number of people living on Edmonton streets has risen by 18% over 2007 levels to an estimated 3,000, according to the Housing Ministry. These numbers should decrease next year and the years to follow, as the provencial government is on track with a program to end homelessness by 2019.

Links: News | Alberta's Plan


HOMELESS ACTION WEEK
October 12, 2009

From October 11th - 17th it's Homeless Action Week in British Columbia!! BC's homeless issues are growing; there are aproximately 10,000 homeless in BC. This week is designed to raise a wareness about the relationship between affordable housing and homelessness.  Activities range from special service fairs for the homeless to public forums and awareness campaigns.


HOME SAFE TORONTO
October 10, 2009Skyworks Charitable Foundation presents, Home Safe Torontoa documentary about real life in the Toronto area; and the thin line that exists between middle-class life and poverty. This documentary examins real families living below the poverty line, and their struggles in an increasingly jobless economy.
Premiers Thursday, October 15th, 7pm, at Revue Cinema, 400 Roncesvalles. CHECK IT OUT!!

Links: SKYWORKS | NEWS


RFH in the news:

A Fragile Voice
Muted Magazine