Help Haiti

[sierra_le_oli]

News of major earthquakes can make me twitch a little. Though a 7 pointer could never do to Wellington what it did to Port-au-Prince. Poor bastards.

So, herewith a list of charities for your consideration:

UK - The Disasters Emergency Committee is an umbrella organisation with 13 members. Also Médecins Sans Frontières, who are my pick, but go

Comments

[bonnie_j]

Haiti and Dominica are also case studies in Jared Diamond's Collapse - it's had a few ongoing governance issues, but has also been overwhelmingly screwed by its neighbours. According to Pat Robertson, they're being punished for making a pact with the devil to gain independence from the French.

[sierra_le_oli]

Pat Robertson is unspeakable.

Guess I should read Collapse then, I've only read Germs, Guns and Steel, which was an eye-opener.