Editor’s Note: We received this appeal from Acumen Fund ally Cameron Sinclair, the co-founder and executive director of Architecture for Humanity, a charitable organization which seeks architecture and design solutions to humanitarian crises and provides design services to communities in need. We have re-posted his appeal in an effort to spread the word about this latest disaster.

It has been less than 24 hours since Cyclone Nargis hit the heart of Myanmar (Burma). Government figures have reported 15,000 dead but reports claim it is now 22,000 and in the coming days it may move closer to 50,000. While the media will focus its attention on the loss of life there will be millions displaced in the coming weeks and like most natural disasters no plan for long term sustainable reconstruction. Large aid agencies like Oxfam and Care will be knee deep in immediate delivery of aid however how will the country respond to the long term strategy need to rebuild the country.

We are currently reaching out to our community. We will need to raise a minimum of $10,000 to provide design services to communities affected by the disaster. This is a small start, but could affect tens of thousands of those displaced.

Find out more and donate at the Architecture for Humanity web site.

Pangea Day is an international event that will bring the world together through film.

In a world where people are often divided by borders, difference, and conflict, it’s easy to lose sight of what we all have in common. Pangea Day seeks to overcome that - to help people see themselves in others - through the power of film. (Watch Pangea Day organizer Jehane Noujaim’s TED Talk about the concept; Noujaim is a 2006 TED Prize winner.)

Live events in Cairo, Kigali, London, Los Angeles, Mumbai and Rio de Janeiro will be linked for a program of powerful films, live music, and visionary speakers including Queen Noor of Jordan, CNN’s Christiane Amanpour, musician/activist Bob Geldof, and Iranian rock phenom Hypernova. Pangea Day is a live broadcast - in seven languages - featuring powerful films, visionary speakers and inspiring music that will reach millions of people worldwide through public and private gathering places and through the Internet, television, digital cinemas and mobile phones.

Join members of the Acumen Fund team at The Paley Center for Media – a great venue for Pangea Day. Starting on Saturday, May 10 from 2:00 to 6:00 pm, the entire Pangea Day will be broadcast live. Don’t miss this opportunity to gather together locally and connect with the international community (through media) globally.

The Paley Center for Media is located on 52nd Street between 6th and 5th Avenue. Pangea Day is a free event - typical admission charges to the Paley Center do not apply, just remember to mention ‘Friends of Pangea Day’ when you arrive. We hope to see you there on Saturday! And if you’re not based in New York (or if you won’t be here on Saturday), please be sure to check out the Pangea Day web site, where information on thousands of venues can be found with just a few clicks.

Acumen Fund Advisory Council Member, Dr. Seth Berkley is President and founder of the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI).  IAVI is a global non-profit organization focused on accelerating the search for a vaccine to prevent HIV infection and AIDS. Their biennial flagship publication, AIDS Vaccine Blueprint 2006: Actions to Strengthen Global Research and Development, was released last week at the XIV International AIDS Conference in Toronto.  We are proud to know Seth and his team.