Artists for Peace and Justice

Two years after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake rocked Haiti, 600,000 illiterate children remain out of school, leaving the country's next generation of le...

There are so many great stories of human endurance, determination and goodwill fresh in my mind from this past year.

On this, the one year anniversary of the earthquake, we find time to reflect on what has been and what's to come.

Throughout my time spent in Haiti this year, I have seen more work done by micro-NGOs and regular Haitian folks living in shacks with little to no funding than most of the big organizations.

The NGO community is mobilized. Three days ago we received our first patients. There are 40 now, we have already treated hundreds and we have lost 20; it is increasing by the hour.

It has been more than six months since the earthquake in Haiti, and I still remember the moment when I heard what had happened. Sitting, stunned, on the set of "House," I felt my stomach plummet.

Haiti remains in critical condition despite all the good work by all the good people over the past six months. The most effective solutions to this national tragedy have been in the form of de-centralized entities.

The Indie music and young celebrity communities are making another contribution to Haiti relief, auctioning off possessions, clothing and more for Cra...

It was quiet at first, like one mother's mournful prayer in Creole for a lost child. And then her voice was joined by another and another and another, until the song they were singing turned into a choir of grieving voices.

The Haitian people whom I have come to know over the last year are a strong, compassionate, resilient bunch who mourn with the same passion they live by.