Earthquake help- send direct, do not text

[Trek420]

Prayers and good thoughts going out to all in Haiti

Thoughts and prayers also to all those who are speeding to give help.

[e.e.cummings]

Went to Mountain Equipment Co-op on the weekend, one of the things on my list was Gatorade powder - they were totally cleaned out (I was told that volunteers flying to Haiti bought out their entire stock). Puts things in perspective, doesn't it...

I donated to Unicef's Haiti Earthquake fund today. I see that Air Canada is sending planes full of goods, and bringing people back. There is quite a Haiti-Montreal connection, a lot because of the language (Haiti is French, Montreal also). So many sad stories, each flight back brings bittersweet stories...

[blackhillsbiker]

Lutheran World Relief, with a long-standing excellent track record, has also launched a text-to-give. If this is a convenient way to give, they would be a trustworthy charity. http://www.prnewswire.com/news-relea...-81881122.html

Deb

[OakLeaf]

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“In Haiti, as is always true in the aftermath of a major disaster, in addition to the urgent need for what we traditionally consider the pillars of immediate aid – food, water, shelter, medical care – there are needs that are specific to women, particularly for pregnant women and mothers with new babies and the need to address the added vulnerability to violence that women face when government infrastructures are dysfunctional,” writes Lucinda Marshall at Feminist Peace Network.

Our Bodies Ourselves has compiled a list of organizations focused on addressing the health needs in Haiti, particularly the needs of women and girls, during and beyond the initial aid effort. Additional background articles and press releases are also included.

[Bob1213]

The staggering scope of Haiti's nightmare came into sharper focus Monday as authorities estimated 200,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless in the quake-ravaged heart of this tragic land, where injured survivors still died in the streets, doctors pleaded for help and looters slashed at one another in the rubble.

[papaver]

The staggering scope of Haiti's nightmare came into sharper focus Monday as authorities estimated 200,000 dead and 1.5 million homeless in the quake-ravaged heart of this tragic land, where injured survivors still died in the streets, doctors pleaded for help and looters slashed at one another in the rubble.

I've heard that two red cross members were shot dead too.

[OakLeaf]

I've heard that two red cross members were shot dead too.

I think we need to be careful spreading that sort of rumor, considering what happened after Katrina. Even if it's reported by a major news organization, it may not be true (as turned out with so many of the stories of post-Katrina violence). Neither the American Red Cross nor the ICRC has anything of the sort on their websites as of this morning.