Sunday, July 31, 2011

Emergency Alert in Horn of Africa - Many Ways To Make Donations


Share food, change lives

Click on the logos below to make a *DONATION*

For the past few weeks, my tweets have been focusing on famine in South East Africa as I find the dire situation in Africa heartbreaking and requiring our utmost attention.  The shift is a necessary and important one to raise awareness and help facilitate donations to prevent the senseless loss of innocent lives.

When reading article after article, I find myself filled with many emotions. I get angry reading that some political groups deny their own people food and shelter in the name of an ideology which I find unacceptable and frustrating. I cry reading that a mother had to decide between her children and left her 3 year old on the side of the road to die to save the other two. I’m enraged to read six year old girls getting raped on their way to find food. I find myself very sad that as human beings we are failing at many levels. It is time to wake up and help our fellow brothers and sisters in the Horn of Africa, it is time to save children who are subjected to war, hunger, rape, disease, and we should not close our eyes and pretend it is not happening. We need to step up and help as much as we can.

This blog is not about analyzing the underlying issues and problems facing Somalia, neighbouring countries, and in Africa.  Although it is imperative to be knowledgeable and find a long term solution to the famine situation, at this point the attention should be focused solely on humanitarian efforts to save lives.

The purpose of this blog is to post all related links for donation in one place to allow you easy donations to your favourite charity or organization. I will try to post all the links. If you have a link that you know I have missed, please let me know.



HELP STOP THE STARVING - AND ITS CAUSES


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Fighting Hunger Worldwild



UNICEF - $10 can feed a child for 10 days




Immediate response to emergency medical needs 















Canada





Plan Canada 


united states funds
Provide Lifesaving Plumpy'nut® in Horn of Africa 






The British Red Cross 






"One in 6 people suffers from chronic hunger"
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"Josette Sheeran, the head of the UN's World Food Program, talks about why, in a world with enough food for everyone, people still go hungry, still die of starvation, still use food as a weapon of war. Her vision: "Food is one issue that cannot be solved person by person. We have to stand together." TEDTALK

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Saturday, July 23, 2011

RIP Amy Winehouse

We make connections with artists through their music. The relationship becomes stronger as the lyrics seem to be written specifically keeping you in mind. We all have those songs that are forever special in our hearts and we have stories to tell that are specific and unique to our experiences. For me, Amy’s “Back to Black” “Tears Dry on Their Own” and “Love is a Losing Game” are those songs.

Hearing of her death, I’m not shocked. But I am saddened. It is unfortunate to see the society we live in making money off of peoples’ misery and misfortune. Amy had drug and alcohol problems, and we did not hesitate to make fun of her, post pictures of her in her most vulnerable position and point fingers at her. What could have society done as a whole to prevent her tragic death? How many Amys are out there that need help but the only thing they get is a snigger or a dirty look? Those of you, who made money talking trash about her, I hope life treats you well. But I doubt my well wishes would stop bad karma heading your way.

We are all vulnerable at some level, when feeling desperate and alone. It happens. During those times we need a shoulder to cry on and someone to listen to us. We don’t need to be judged, ridiculed, pointed finger at, and publicly humiliated.



  ❤ RIP Amy 

Buried her heart a while ago, her sad soul could not stay far behind.
A talent left us too soon.


If you are reading this and have drug or alcohol addictions, please ask for help.

On the first anniversary of Winehouse's death, it's worth remembering just what a natural, instinctive musician she was... http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012/jul/22/amy-winehouse-first-anniversary-death