What Can I Do? Music and the Arts

Inspired by Arn Chorn Pond? Find out more about ways you can help.

• Cambodian Living Arts. Cambodian Living Arts was founded by Arn Chorn Pond. "The mission of Cambodian Living Arts is to support the revival of Cambodian traditional art forms and to inspire contemporary artistic expression. We envision Cambodia in the year 2020 as a country experiencing a cultural renaissance so dynamic that the arts have become Cambodia’s international signature." (http://www.cambodianlivingarts.org/) 
  
  
• Darfur Drawn: The Conflict in Darfur Through Children’s Eyes. "On mission along the border of Chad and Darfur, Human Rights Watch researchers gave children notebooks and crayons to keep them occupied while they spoke with the children’s parents. Without any instruction or guidance, the children drew scenes from their experiences of the war in Darfur: the attacks by the Janjaweed, the bombings by Sudanese government forces, the shootings, the burning of entire villages, and the flight to Chad." (http://hrw.org/photos/2005/darfur/drawings/index.htm) 
  
  
• Music for Human Rights (Amnesty International-USA). "Music for Human Rights is your place at Amnesty International and on the web to learn about the issues and to take action to protect your rights and the rights of others. Find out what your favorite musicians are doing to spread the word and then join them in the fight for human rights." (http://www.amnestyusa.org/musicforhumanrights/index.html) 
  
  
• Rise Up Radio. Radio programs by youth, focused on youth activism. (http://riseupradio.org/index.php) 
  
  
• TakingITGlobal: Global Gallery. "TakingITGlobal's Global Gallery is a platform for artistic expression that aims to promote cross-cultural understanding worldwide." (http://www.takingitglobal.org/express/gallery/)
  
  
• VH1 Save the Music Foundation. "The VH1 Save the Music Foundation is a non-profit organization dedicated to restoring instrumental music education in America's public schools, and raising awareness about the importance of music as a part of each child's complete education." (http://www.vh1.com/partners/save_the_music/)