Exciting news from our friends at St. Johns' own Writers' Dojo: They're teaming up with Reading Local to present Read to Rebuild: A Haiti benefit reading. Set for March 16, the event boasts an impressive slate of writers/readers, including Tom Spanbauer and Ariel Gore. 100 percent of proceeds will go to Mercy Corps. All the details are below, courtesy of Reading Local:

Haiti still needs our help. They must rebuild. Let the Portland literary community come together to do our part and help Mercy Corps in their efforts to support Haiti. (You can see our Fundraising Page Here.)

Join us for an evening of Readings and Music featuring:

Tom Spanbauer
Margaret Malone
Ariel Gore
Kevin Sampsell
Ben Parzybok
Laura Moulton

Join us March 16th, 2010 at the Writers’ Dojo – Doors open 6:30pm, Readings begin at 7pm.

$10 Suggested Donation at the Door.
Enjoy Wine and a Prize Raffle.

We look forward to your support.

For more information Please see our Event Page. There you can find information about our Readers, our Emcee for the evening the generous sponsors who have donated in kind to our Prize Raffle and the kind hearted folk that believe wine is the best way to get people to donate to a good cause. *wink* 

We would love for you to RSVP if you are able to come so we can have a better idea of the space we will need. Check out this info on our Facebook Event Page.