(Haiti) Ayiti Cheri sho sho

I've decided to write something original for this entry since I've posted a number of pieces on other sites including LIB.

It can seem overwhelming to see the pictures and hear a myriad of commentary from the multitude of NEWS portals; everything from the independent talk radio/Ustream to the bigoted and shall I add strategic comments from the "main stream" channels. To get a complete picture of this island nation known today as Ayiti (Haiti) one must look back over 200 years (Sankofa), and connect the proverbial dots.

The island today, even before this so called "natural disaster" -- catastrophic earthquake -- is a shimmering example of deliberate, shall I say shamelessly strategic and otherwise tactical, oppressive intervention. So much so that in its' 200 years as the first and only "Black" nation; a republic birthed out of unprecedented "chattel" slavery revolts it has never been given the "rights" to act like a nation from the international community. Starting with an illegal fee levied against the nation by France after gaining its' independence...

All this aside since the story of this nation deserves a comprehensive study and the needs of the hour are urgent let me first give out some donation information:

http://www.pih.org/home.html

http://www.rightsaction.org/

http://sopudep.org/ Donate via Canada Helps http://www.canadahelps.org/

http://www.rightsaction.org/

TAX-DEDUCTIBLE DONATIONS FOR "HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE RELIEF"

Make check payable to "Rights Action" and mail to:

UNITED STATES: Box 50887, Washington DC, 20091-0887
CANADA: 552 - 351 Queen St. E, Toronto ON, M5A-1T8

CREDIT-CARD DONATIONS: http://rightsaction.org/contributions.htm

Please redistribute this information
For more information: Grahame Russell, info@rightsaction.org
info@rightsaction.org>
, 860-352-2448

Update:

“We have to be there for them in their hour of need,” President Barack Obama said. U.S. President promised an all-out humanitarian effort to the Haitian people.

Democrats Abroad Canada urges you “to be there” for the people of Haiti by making a disaster relief contribution now.

The Government of Canada has just announced they will match dollar for dollar the contributions of individual Canadians to eligible Canadian charitable organizations in support of humanitarian, recovery, and reconstruction efforts in response to the earthquake in Haiti, up to a total of $50 million for donations made before February 12^th.

Look up "How You Can Help" at the CBC story link that follows to find a list of Canadian charities accepting donations.

http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2010/01/14/haiti-canada-aid.html

Former U. S. President Bill Clinton has also pledged that funds received at his Foundation site will immediately go to Haitian relief efforts. https://re.clintonfoundation.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=3869

The New York Times posted contact information below on links to U.S. based relief agencies. Contact any one of them to learn of their Canadian counterpart which may be participating in the Canadian matching dollar program.

Donate now and thanks for helping,

Kenneth Sherman,

Demcan.chair@gmail.com

AMERICAN JEWISH WORLD SERVICE
45 West 36th Street
New York, NY 10018
(212) 792-2900

AMERICAN RED CROSS
Text “HAITI” to “90999″ to make a $10 donation.
2025 E Street, NW
Washington, D.C. 20006
(800) REDCROSS (733-2767)

AMERICARES
88 Hamilton Avenue
Stamford, CT 06902
(800) 486-4357

CARE
151 Ellis Street
Atlanta, GA 30303
(800) 521-CARE (521-2273)

CONCERN WORLDWIDE US
104 East 40th Street, #903
New York, NY 10016
(800) 59-CONCERN

CATHOLIC RELIEF SERVICES
(800) 736-3467
P.O. Box 17090
Baltimore, MD 21203-7090

CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL DISASTER INFORMATION
(703) 276-1914

DOCTORS WITHOUT BORDERS USA/MEDECINS SANS FRONTIERES (MSF)
333 7th Avenue, 2nd Floor
New York, NY 10001-5004
(888) 392-0392

INTERNATIONAL RESCUE COMMITTEE
122 East 42nd Street
New York, NY 10168-1289
(877) REFUGEE

MERCY CORPS
Dept. W
P.O. Box 2669
Portland, OR 97208-2669
(888) 256-1900

OXFAM AMERICA
226 Causeway St., 5th Floor
Boston, MA 02114-2206
(800) 77-OXFAM (776-9326)

THE SALVATION ARMY
615 Slaters Lane
P.O. Box 269
Alexandria, VA 22313

SAVE THE CHILDREN
Haiti Earthquake Children in Emergency Fund
54 Wilton Road
Westport, CT 06880
(800) 728-3843

SAMARITAN’S PURSE
P.O. Box 3000
Boone, NC 28607
(828) 262-1980

WORLD VISION
Haiti Earthquake Relief
P.O. Box 9716
Federal Way, WA 98063-9716
(888) 511-6548

INTERNATIONAL ORTHODOX CHRISTIAN CHARITIES
P.O. Box 630225
Baltimore, MD 21263-0225
(877) 803-4622

PARTNERS IN HEALTH
P.O. Box 845578
Boston, MA 02284-5578
(617) 432-5256

UNITED NATIONS CENTRAL EMERGENCY RESPONSE FUND
United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA)
380 Madison Avenue, 6th floor
New York, NY 10017

U.S. FUND FOR UNICEF
125 Maiden Lane
New York, NY 10038
(800) FOR-KIDS (367-5437)

Thank you. Merci beaucoup.

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