If, like me, you can't actually watch TV on your TV, cbc.ca and huffingtonpost.com (as well as other sites, but these are easy to navigate) are streaming the telethon live. (Those are direct links.)

NOTE TO CANADIANS: If you are donating, please USE THE LINKS ON CBC'S SITE TO CHOOSE A CANADIAN CHARITY so that the government can match your donation ( Read more... )

Michaelle Jean is Canada's Governor-General, the Queen's representative in Canada. She came here as a refugee from Haiti when she was a child. Her daughter was adopted from Haiti. Her statement on the earthquake left me in tears, just to warn you, but here it is anyway.

Some ways to help:

Unicef has an emergency fund set up, as does the Red Cross ( Read more... )

As previously noted, today is the 60th anniversary of the ( Universal Declaration of Human Rights. )

Twenty-eight years ago last night, I sprawled on my bed, listening to the news on the radio. Though later events would trigger other anxieties, John Lennon's death probably marks the moment when I started asking, "why do humans do terrible things to each other?" Of course, there are many, many reasons, and though all too often I despair or rage at ( Read more... )

I've put together a list of some of my favourite ways to give (during this season of giving and beyond). Hopefully it won't sound preachy, as that isn't my intent.

( Caritas. )