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<div>On Wednesday, November 11, our friend and brother Omari Jack survived the devastating building collapse at 1321 Flatbush Avenue in Brooklyn. He was one of the lucky ones. But surviving came at an unimaginable cost: in a matter of seconds, he lost his home, everything he owned, and a lifetime's worth of memories and work.
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<div>By divine grace, Omari was at work that afternoon when the three-story residential building collapsed into the adjacent construction excavation. Five of his neighbours weren't as fortunate. Among those who lost their lives were his next-door neighbor and the family living in the apartment directly below his, including two young children.
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<div>We are profoundly grateful that Omari survived, but we cannot begin to imagine the weight of what he is facing now. While coming to terms with the tragic loss of life in his building, Omari is also facing the unimaginable reality of starting his own life over from absolutely nothing.
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<div>The Red Cross has stepped in to provide Omari with temporary accommodation, but that assistance is only in place until the end of November. After that, unless he can secure alternative housing, he faces the very real prospect of having nowhere to go. He has no immediate family who can take him in or provide financial support. His mother is elderly and herself living on limited means, leaving Omari with virtually no family safety net to fall back on. With no renters insurance, no home to return to and almost nothing left, he urgently needs help securing a permanent place to start over.
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<div><strong>A Lifetime Built Through Hard Work and a Love of Music</strong>
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<div>Originally from St.Vincent &amp; the Grenadines, Omari came to the United States at 18 years old with very little. Through decades of hard work, he built a life for himself, eventually becoming a proud U.S. citizen. He has worked for years as a school custodian, quietly and consistently doing the kind of work that keeps communities running.
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<div>Omari has never been someone motivated by material possessions. He lived modestly, in a small, bare-bones, run-down apartment in Flatbush. From his meagre salary he invested whatever money he could spare to the one thing that has brought him a lifetime of joy: reggae music.
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<div><strong>Thirty Years of Collecting. A Lifetime of Music. Gone.</strong>
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<div>For nearly three decades, Omari dedicated himself to collecting reggae records. He wasn't simply buying music. He was hunting down rare pressings, discovering forgotten recordings, preserving musical history and building an extraordinary collection one record at a time.
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<div>His collection, accumulated over 30 years, was valued at well over $100,000. But its significance goes far beyond its monetary value.
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<div>These records represented a lifetime of passion, knowledge, dedication and sacrifice. They were also central to his livelihood as a DJ, allowing him to share the music he loved with audiences and communities week after week.
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<div>Anyone who knows Omari knows it's never been about the money. Whether he's DJing for an audience of one or a crowd of a thousand, he does it with the same enthusiasm and generosity. It's always been about the love of the music and the joy of sharing it with others.
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<div>For anyone who understands reggae culture, sound system history and the world of vinyl collecting, the loss is almost impossible to comprehend. Thirty years of collecting cannot simply be replaced with a shopping trip or an insurance cheque. Many of those records were rare, irreplaceable pieces of musical history.
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<div>And Omari lost all of them.
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<div>He had no renters insurance and no financial safety net to fall back on. His home, his belongings, his professional collection and a significant part of his livelihood are now gone, buried in a heap of rubble. But the loss goes far beyond the material value of what was destroyed. Thirty years of memories, passion, dedication and a lifetime built around music have vanished in an instant, leaving a profound and life-altering void in his life.
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<div><strong>Let's Help Omari Get Back on His Feet</strong>
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<div>We are reaching out to friends, the Brooklyn community, the global reggae family, sound system operators, DJs and vinyl collectors everywhere.
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<div>If you've ever spent years searching for a record, treasured a particular pressing, or understood the feeling of finding a piece of music you've been chasing for decades, you understand what this loss means.
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<div>But this isn't just a fundraiser for a record collector. It's an opportunity to help a hardworking man who has spent decades building a modest, meaningful life and now has to start again through no fault of his own.
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<div>We are setting an initial fundraising goal of $24,000 to help Omari secure a new home and cover the immediate costs of rebuilding his life.
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<div>Records aside, right now, Omari needs something much more fundamental: a safe place to live, clothing, furniture, everyday necessities and some financial stability as he begins to rebuild his life from nothing. Every contribution, whatever the amount, will help Omari take another step forward.
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<div>Funds raised will go toward:
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<div>-Securing a new apartment, including first month's rent and security deposit.
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<div>-Replacing essential belongings, including clothing, shoes, furniture and everyday necessities.
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<div>-Providing financial stability while he navigates the enormous challenges ahead.
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<div>-Helping him begin rebuilding his life and, eventually, reconnecting with the music that has always been such an important part of it.
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<div>Omari would never be the person to ask for this kind of help himself. That's why we're asking on his behalf.
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<div>He survived something unimaginable. Now let's make sure he doesn't have to face what comes next alone.
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<div><strong>May Omari rise again in the strength of Jah, with the love and support of the community behind him.</strong>
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Help Omari Rebuild His Life After the Flatbush Collapse

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<div><strong><em> English Below </em></strong>
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<div>Мы пішам пра чалавека, які не можа гаварыць за сябе. Аляксандр  утрымліваецца ў дэтэншн. Мы змянілі яго імя, каб у выпадку дэпартацыі з ЗША ў Беларусь, не паставіць яго ў яшчэ цяжэйшая становішча з-за палітычнага пераследу.  Цяпер мы, валанцёры ByAction збіраем сродкі  на аплату паслуг адваката па справе Habeas Corpus petition для Аляксандра.
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<div>Аляксандр пакінуў Беларусь і прыехаў у Штаты  ў пошуках бяспекі  — як многія з нас – але быў затрыманы імміграцыйнай службай у жніўні 2025 і знаходзіцца ў імміграцыйнай турме больш за 6 месяцаў. Імміграцыйный суд адмовіў у палітычным прытулку.
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<div>Валанцёры ByAction і сам затрыманы зрабілі ўсё, што было ў іх сілах, але цяпер патрэбная прафесійная дапамога.
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<div>Калі ласка, падтрымайце збор. Усе сабраныя сродкі пойдуць выключна на аплату кваліфікаванага імміграцыйнага адваката, які будзе змагацца за правы Аляксандра і дасць яму сапраўдны шанец не апынуцца ў турме Беларусі. 
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<div>Калі мы рыхтавалі гэты збор, мы яшчэ не ведалі, што да нас звернецца сям’я, якая ўтрымліваецца ў турме ўжо больш за пяць месяцаў і будзе вымушаная папрасіць дапамогі. Яны ўжо доўгі час знаходзяцца ў зняволенні, і ў іх скончыліся грошы на commissary (турэмную краму), таму цяпер яны просяць дапамогі. Мы спадзяёмся, што ў межах аднаго збору зможам сабраць сродкі на аплату адваката для Аляксандра, а таксама некалькі сотняў долараў на commissary для гэтай сям’і.
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<div>Dear Friends,
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<div>We, the volunteers of ByAction, the organization that supports Belarusian immigrants in the US, are asking for help for a person who cannot speak for himself. His name has been changed to prevent further complications in case of deportation to Belarus, where he faces political repressions.  
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<div>Aliaksandr fled Belarus and came to the United States in search of safety — like many of us — but was detained by the immigration authorities in August 2025 and has been held in immigration detention for more than 6 months. The immigration court denied him political asylum.
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<div>Today, we are raising funds to cover legal fees for a Habeas Corpus petition for Aliaksandr.
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<div>Without the professional assistance of a lawyer, Aliaksandr has very little chance of being released from detention and avoiding deportation to Belarus.
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<div>Please support this fundraiser. All funds raised will go exclusively to cover Aliaksandr’s attorney’s legal fees to fight for Aliaksandr's rights and give him a real chance of avoiding a Belarusian prison.
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Help for a Detained Belarusian

<div>Five years ago, Volya was diagnosed with an aggressive and rare autoimmune disease that attacks and destroys the protein that holds skin cells together.

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<div>After the initial acute episode and diagnosis, she went through countless ER visits, brutal IV steroid treatments, and had to fly overseas for a hemodialysis course. Her disease is refractory—meaning it responds minimally, if at all, to conventional treatment. Even the most aggressive immunosuppressive therapies and high-dose steroids offered only slight improvement, while triggering devastating side effects, including progressive organ failure. In a desperate attempt to induce remission, her doctors turned to punishing Ahmed’s protocol—a form of bio-chemotherapy designed to eliminate white B-cells down to the bone marrow. Within the first month alone, Volya underwent seven chemotherapy sessions and multiple ER interventions.

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<div>At the same time, her medical team began preparing for a promising next step—enrollment in the second phase of human trials for an experimental CAAR-T-cell therapy. To qualify, Volya must gradually discontinue all immunosuppressive treatments. As of February 2025, her chemotherapy has been paused, and her daily steroid dosage is being carefully tapered. Several additional criteria must still be met, and her doctors remain in close coordination with trial researchers to ensure she has the best possible chance of being accepted.

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<div>If you would like to assist with covering the cost of this therapy as well as some of the piling medical bills, any donation would be greatly appreciated. All funds raised will go directly to Volya's medical costs and related expenses. On behalf of Volya, her closest friends, and family I appreciate your support, prayers, and sharing of this GoFundMe page. Thank you!

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Help Volya Fight a Rare Autoimmune Disease

<div>Hi, My name is Mike Wallis. I recently found out I have a brain tumour after having a seizure whilst in the US on tour.
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<div>I'm raising funds as I will be having an operation on the 13th of January and it will be several months of rehab before I can work again, possibly longer depending on how the operation goes.
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<div>I have a posterior right frontal glioma which is around 45mm in size.
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<div>The surgeon is hoping to remove 75% of this during the operation. They can't remove the rest as it sits in an area of my brain which I need for motor function (movement).
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<div>Once I have the surgery they will be able to obtain a definitive tumour diagnosis which may guide oncological treatment such as radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
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<div>My aim is to raise funds to cover expenses such as my monthly bills, my mortgage etc so that my life doesn't fall apart around me entirely whilst I get back to strength and begin my pivot in to the future.
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<div>It's likely that my life will change dramatically once I have recovered however the operation goes, I am ready for the challenge.
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<div>I have been a touring DJ for a long time and that will simply not be as feasible in the future.
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<div>My plan is to move into artist management and bookings for both visual artists and musicians who I have already established a working relationship with along with those that I feel have something to add to the scene I have helped to cultivate over decades of hard work in the music industry and beyond.
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<div>I am passionate about the future and I want to see artists succeed in what is becoming a more and more unsustainable environment.
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<div>I always planned to pivot away from performance and in to the logistics side of the music world when I hit around 50 anyway, I just never felt it was beneficial to be a player/manger as I felt it could impact my work on behalf of others so I'll just be doing it a little earlier than I had planned.
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<div>My label Colony Productions turns 25 in 2026. I'm incredibly proud of the work we have done in the last quarter of a century. 2026 was always going to be the year we expanded into this side of the business as far as I was concerned so the timing is actually not terrible.
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<div>Outside of music I also work as a realtor/estate agent on a self employed basis (currently with Moveli Estate Agents in the UK).
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<div>I have had to pass the sales I am dealing with to other agents in the meantime as I simply cannot put my own needs above that of my clients and they need to move, whilst I need to recover. The nature of the business is simply no sale, no fee so there is no paid time off or back up plan in place.
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<div>I believe this is all a temporary hitch and not a permanent glitch.
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<div>I hope that if you feel that I have added value to your life along the way, now would be a great time for you to consider lending a hand and can dip into your own pockets to keep things flowing so I can do the same when I get back to full strength.
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<div>None of us make it out of here alive and we're all in it together so I'm hoping you can see that if the table were turned on you that I would do the same. I'm used to being the one helping but for a change I'm the one asking for help this time.
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<div>I can borrow some money if it comes to it but I'd like to try and avoid coming out of this worse than I went in financially as well as potentially physically. I'm already focused on making sure I come out of it mentally stronger and believe that this is an opportunity for growth!!
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<div>Quite honestly, asking this here is more traumatic than the thought of having the operation itself. That bit I can get my head around a little easier, writing this and making this go fund me page has been harder than you would think!
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<div>I have a two track release which I'm going to give away for free (or pay as much as you like on Bandcamp) and have partnered with Oneirogen and Zip Visuals to tell the story of the tracks visually also, they have been mastered by Tipper.
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<div>The release will be uploaded prior to the op and is titled:
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<div>Osmetic - Apricity / Foals (COL076), which feels right given '76 was the year I was born!
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<div>These two tracks are close to my heart and I truly hope will not be my last.
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<div>I'll also be releasing various artists on Colony Productions over the coming months. You can also support me and the label by supporting them too.
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<div>In 2024 we had 8 releases hit the various portals and streaming sites but in truth streaming makes very little for artists and labels alike in this modern musical dystopia. The money is in performing, which is where I cannot (for now anyway).
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<div>I have just released a T-Shirt for anyone that's inclined to buy one but I'd like to start this page also for people who don't want to buy a T-Shirt or download a release but would still like to help me through what is inevitably going to be one of the toughest years of my life to date.
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<div>I promise to pay it forward when the time comes!! I always have done in the past and I would like to get back to doing that again as soon as I can.
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<div>I love you xx Any and all help is hugely appreciated at this difficult time.
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<div>My instagram if you'd like to follow my story:
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<div>I'll add a link to the release and videos later on next week (links added below)
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<div>I'd like to thank Zip Visuals, Oneirogen and Neeko.art for their wonderful creations!! Couldn't be happier with these :)
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<div>Also thank you to Johnathan Singer for this video for my track 'For Leah' (my niece) and as a thank you to my Sister Rachel for all her support she has given me throughout this time too!! The track turns 20 next year, as does Leah!!
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