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Groups who once supported the president of Haiti, René Préval, are arming themselves against the government, putting the earthquake-ravaged country in danger of renewed instability and political violence.
Anger and resentment are growing against both the Haitian government and the international community. The anger is being driven by the widespread perception – three months after the catastrophe – that the billions in aid and reconstruction money coming into Haiti is benefiting the country's more articulate and wealthy minority, while not reaching the vast mass of victims of the quake.Groups who once supported the president of Haiti, René Préval, are... more
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There is one benefit to living through a crisis: it shows you what your made of, and what the people who are around you are made up of. It shows you who is courageous and shows up, and who runs.
I was struck yesterday by a comment left on one of our first blog posts about how to support aid efforts in Haiti; the person was pleading for a way to help, no aid organizations had space or availability to support them. It raises an interesting point: aid agencies can't manage all of the people who want to help, so it is with great pleasure that we get to share these two inspirational stories of people who took matters into their own hands and developed their own systems to offer aid. From geeks to cooks, people are finding unique ways to plug in.
Geeks for Haiti
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There is one benefit to living through a crisis: it shows you what your made of, and... more
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Homeless victims of Haiti's earthquake told the Associated Press this week that police are halting deliveries of food and water to try to force them to leave their camp on the grounds of the prime minister's office.
Witnesses also say that police beat 22-year-old Dalida Jeanty after she picked up a broom to sweep around her tent.Homeless victims of Haiti's earthquake told the Associated Press this week that... more
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Marilyn's On Monroe, a nude dance club in downtown Toledo, Ohio, is raising money to send to the Haiti relief efforts, CNN reports, though they're not yet sure which organization will receive their donations.
"You know, just like everyone our hearts went out to Haiti and we were thinking 'What can we do?" said manager Kenny Soprano.
When asked if he thought organizations would refuse the aid based on its source, Soprano shrugged it off. "Charity's charity. Who's to judge who and where it comes from?"
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2010/02/06/lap-dances-for-haiti-ohio_n_452273.htmlMarilyn's On Monroe, a nude dance club in downtown Toledo, Ohio, is raising money... more
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