I had the pleasure of meeting Mia Kirshner on Saturday, Aug 22. She was hosting a fundraiser for her charity, I-live-here.

It was a wonderful event for a great cause.

Mia Kirshner is an actress who starred in Showtime’s, “The L Word” for six years. She has been in numerous films and TV movies. Not only is she a brilliant actress, but a devoted humanitarian as well. She is very passionate about the work she is doing, which I find very admirable.

I-live-here is a book that she started about eight years ago. It’s a paper documentary about heart wrenching stories from four areas in the world that are having big problems. Chechnya, (is in midst of a war) Burma (ethnic cleansing), Mexico (globalization) and Malawi (AIDS). The book (which is four books inside a hard cover book that folds up) is told from the people in these countries. It’s their stories, and Mia and her team are bringing this to our attention. The things that are going on over there, shouldn’t be.

Right now there is a Humanitarian Emergency situation in Malawi. Conditions have worsened since Mia was last there a few years ago. Most people probably don’t even know this is going on…..

The Malawi Prison Project — In Kachere Juvenile Prison
Malawi is one of the world’s poorest countries and has an AIDS rate that is close to twenty percent. The disease touches every aspect of daily life in this African nation, introducing immense chaos, particularly in the case of the orphaned children. Our first program is the Kachere Juvenile Prison Project, which works at the Kachere juvenile prison, located in Malawi’s capital, Lilongwe where extreme overcrowding, severe food shortages, abysmal sanitation conditions have created a horrifying reality for incarcerated children, many of whom are orphans arrested for petty crimes. To address this event crisis, I Live Here through OpUSA will be implementing a health and education initiative at Kachere prison.

Rose Rollins (who was on The L Word with Mia) was there to support her good friend and helped out during the auction. Both of them are super nice and sweet. The event was hosted by Mia, I-live-here, Causecast, Code Pink, and Operation USA. You can purchase Mia’s book by clicking I-live-here or on Amazon.

If everyone pitched in I believe we can make the world a better place. This event has been very enlightening and inspiring for me. I was already inspired before by Mia and her work, but after attending I have become more inspired to make a difference.

Thank you to everyone who made this event happen.

If you would like to donate to I-live-here, you can join causecast and donate to The I Live Here Foundation. Or you can go to I-live-here and donate.

For a great interview with Mia Kirshner click here.

Also for more information on this talented and inspiring actress/activist check out mia-online.

Source: Examiner.com (written by Jennifer Lewis)