Actress Maria Bello, star of NBC’s much-anticipated PRIME SUSPECT, which premieres Thursday night at 10pm September, has been invited to sit on President Martelly’s Advisory Counsel in Haiti. The inaugural assembly of the Presidential Advisory Counsel takes place in New York City on Wednesday during the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI), of which Ms. Bello is also a member.
She will join Nobel Peace Prize winner Professor Mohamed Yunus, President Bill Clinton, Denis O’Brien (owner and executive chairman of Digicel), and 30 other high-level international politicians and business leaders, who are committed to the reconstruction of Haiti. The Counsel will focus on economic growth and investment. Ms. Bello’s focus is investing in women and girls, supporting their full participation in the reconstruction efforts, both politically and economically, and making women’s healthcare a priority. She has worked in Haiti for the last 3 years with Artists for Peace & Justice, the Haitian women’s group Femmes en Democratie, and is the founder of the Haitian-NGO We Advance.
“I have never been so hopeful for Haiti, since the election of President Martelly,” says Ms. Bello. “His presidency signals the start of a new political era for Haiti, founded in transparency and self-determination. His governance, guidance, and collaboration with the international community will lead Haiti through a thriving reconstruction.”
Believe it or not, I have never seen anything this actor has done previously, never heard her name, etc. However, this new show, “Prime Suspect” has just grabbed me by the balls! (can I say that?) I love Bellow and I sincerely hope the writers of the show realize what a talent they are working with
I am so incredibly impressed with the work you are doing in Haiti. I don’t know what could be more important in this life than to help one another. Though I was raised Catholic I am not highly religious, but always in my mind are the words of Jesus “what you do for the least of my brothers this you do for me.” With much gratitude.
madams,
i’m a activist, multimedia artist, lifelong entrepreneur in emerging technologies. i lost a twin step-brother to government negligence after katrina… he and wife came home to find their new dream home full of illegally stored toxic petrol sludge… then tried to salvage it while living in a FEMA death-box that put over 11,000 there into hospitals and killed an untold number! both died within 8 months from multiple cancers. you likely know that bill clinton just got popped for having sent lots of those deadly boxes, 29 known carcinogens and barely ventilated, to poor haiti.
having long kept files on alternative structures-energiies-sanitation, etcetera. i redoubled those inquiries and by last year, had what i call ‘the ark’ project. the ark will be the AFFORDABLE, PORTABLE, INSTANT, EXPANDABLE, MODULAR, MULTI-PURPOSE, HIGH-TECH, ULTRA-GREEN, SECURE, SELF-SUSTAINING STRUCTURE. what with the endless and increasingly frequent and forceful wars, man-made and ‘natural’ disasters… the ark will save millions of lives, put thousands to permanent, well-paid, easily-trained work. as it floats, will also clean up the disgraceful ‘pacific garbage island vortex’ now the size of australia! and new tech now enables converting a ton of raw garbage into its origins of a barrel of crude oil and some metals! all the rest of the vast garbage can also be converted. so the ark should become both a huge not-for-profit, but when peak oil causes oil to become worth more than gold… an equally huge for-profit firm!
i contacted the haitian embassy in washington and was put through to newly elect president michael martelly who desperately wants the first plant for the ark to be built in haiti, where still half a million or more live in tents as only 12% of the money promised ever actually got there. sean penn’s mission there has, like brangelina’s in NOLA, put up more housing than the govt! but the ark project is MUCH FASTER AND LESS EXPENSIVE!
this year, the number of breakthrough structural technologies has blossomed as if a critical mass tipping point began right when katrina did it to me. by combining the best aspects of the variants we could house haitians at a rapid pace! but we must race against time as the tent-people are in imminent danger of plague!
to my shock and dismay, i sent 100s of emails-calls-mailings to our con-men congressmen and got just one reply – a form letter from schumer that he too is deeply concerned about unemployment! and i’ve tried hard to get through to the celebs whose hearts are in the right place and have money to spare… to date? nada.
i don’t seek the large sum needed to launch production; that is down the road where my job is mostly done. what is needed are the funds to assemble the best team; brainstorm the precision business plan; negotiate licensing and use of patented tech. that’s going to run about a million dollars for wife amy (a brilliant project manager and quality analyst), two assistants and myself, offices, travel, legal, etcetera. the cost to retain the team will be several million in mostly salaries and benefits.
right now, i have at least 20 other small businesses to offer. some have at least skeletal plans written; all are benign, beneficial, benevolent; all are low-no capital needed to start and most are easily-trained jobs. revenues for an umbrella holding these would be considerable, perhaps great.
we live in new york city. we would sooooo welcome corresponding and meeting over this immensely urgent mission. with your help, we could gain the backing of many others. consider that yoko ono across the park from us has a billion dollars and is decidedly involved in women’s and general human rights issues.
as both amy and i are lifelong multimedia artists, we’d also be willing and able to produce arts to help raise funds and awareness.
i can also be reached at 646-657-0734 or 646-599-7253. thank you for your attention and consideration.
sincerely,
taz delaney