LOS ANGELES, CA (August 29, 2019) YOSHIKI
--internationally renowned, composer, classically-trained pianist, rock drummer and leader of the rock group
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--h
as announced his support for
Earth Alliance
and its
Amazon Forest Fund
.
YOSHIKI
has donated
$100,000.00
to
Earth Alliance
and its
Amazon Forest Fund
in support of local efforts on the ground that are working to support the indigenous and local communities that are protecting the land and biodiversity. After hearing about the increasing fires throughout the
Amazon
region,
YOSHIKI
discovered the newly launched
Earth Alliance
and reached out to make the donation through his 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization
Yoshiki Foundation America
.
YOSHIKI
chose to donate to the
Amazon Forest Fund
a
nd
Earth Alliance
,
which is hosted by
Global Wildlife Conservation
,
a U.S. 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization.
Earth Alliance
is a new organization co-founded by
Leonardo DiCaprio
in order to help address the urgent threats to our planet’s life support systems.
YOSHIKI’s
donation to aid in the
Amazon
rainforest crisis continues the acclaimed musician’s international humanitarian work, which includes disaster relief for
Hurricane Harvey
victims in Texas and a 10 million-yen donation earlier this month in support of the victims and survivors of the
Kyoto Animation Fire
.
All funds donated to the
Amazon Forest Fund
and
Earth Alliance
are distributed directly to local partners and the indigenous communities that are protecting the
Amazon
, the incredible diversity of wildlife that lives there, and the health of the planet overall. The following local organizations are protecting indigenous lands, providing relief to the communities impacted and will benefit from the
Amazon Forest Fund
:
I
nstituto Associação Floresta Protegida (Kayapo)
Coordination of the Indigenous Organizations of the Brazilian Amazon (COIAB)
Instituto Kabu (Kayapo)
Instituto Raoni (Kayapo)
Instituto Socioambiental (ISA)
“The Amazon fires deserve the world's attention,” said
YOSHIK
I. “I want to encourage people in every nation, including Japan, to take action.”
About Yoshiki Foundation America
:
Through
Yoshiki Foundation America, YOSHIKI
has supported many humanitarian causes across the globe, including:
In
2011, YOSHIKI donated 11 million yen
to support victims of
the Great East Japan earthquake
.
That same year, his band
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donated all performance fees from their festival appearances to the
Tohoku earthquake support
efforts. In 2015,
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donated
28 million yen
to the
earthquake reconstruction
of
Ishinomaki
.
In 2016,
YOSHIKI
donated an additional
6 million yen
to
earthquake disaster reconstruction in Japan
.
YOSHIKI
also donated
10 million yen
to the victims of the
Kumamoto earthquakes
and gave
$100,000
to the victims of
Hurricane Harvey in Texas
through the
Recording Academy’s
charity foundation
MusiCares
.
In 2018, he donated
10 million yen
to the reconstruction effort after massive flooding in Japan and
10 million yen
to victims of the
Eastern Iburi earthquake
.
In 2019,
YOSHIKI
donated $150,000
to the
University of Miami’s Frost School of Music
to support music education and
10 million yen
in support of the victims and survivors of the
Kyoto Animation fire
.
YOSHIKI’s
ongoing charity work includes supporting the
Japanese Red Cross, the Make A Wish Foundation,
the
Points of Light Foundation
, the
Grammy Foundation
, and multiple other organizations. For more in
formation, visit
:
https://www.yoshikifoundationamerica.org
.