When Disaster Strikes: Reporting and Responding is an international conference that will explore the collaboration and tension between journalists and public health workers at times of crisis. The event, featuring a keynote speech by NBC’s Kerry Sanders, will mark the first annual collaboration of the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting and Boston University’s Center for Global Health and Development, School of Public Health and College of Communication. A wide range of experts from the fields of global health, NGOs and journalism, as well as citizens and volunteers, will focus on the many layers of crisis in post-earthquake Haiti, to establish strategies for journalists and aid workers to function collaboratively.

Stay tuned to the series as tomorrow’s piece will feature the School of Social Work’s (SSW) BRIDGE (Building Refugee and Immigrant Degrees for Graduate Education) program, which offers a master’s in social work for immigrants who then go on to work with their own communities.

“When we talk about rebuilding or restructuring Haiti,  we are talking about much more than the massive collapse of buildings and infrastructure.  We are also talking about political, social, and economic structures that could not mitigate the impact of the quake.  From a purely technical perspective, the physical reconstruction of Haiti and its capital region might be the easiest, but no less daunting, task ahead.  In terms of physical reconstruction and building, priority needs to be given to housing, road networks, and basic utilities like electricity and clean water.  Without safe shelter and reliable infrastructure, Haitian households and businesses will have a difficult time becoming stable and productive. “

Come to Marsh Chapel (735 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston) on Tuesday, April 6th at 7pm, to experience a diverse array of sacred music offered by the Boston University School of Theology Seminary Singers. The choir has recently returned from their spring 2010 tour and is presenting this homecoming concert as a benefit for Haiti earthquake relief efforts. The Seminary Singers is a choral group with a 78-year history and a cutting-edge, globally inspired musical repertoire. All are welcome to attend this free public concert. A free-will offering will be taken to benefit Haiti.