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Posted by jay on December 30, 2004, at 14:23:46
Tsunami resources and ways to help
A special Straight Goods Bulletin, December 30, 2004
We wanted to pass along some useful
on-line resources that will enable you to learn about the tsunami in Asia
and how to help. Please pass these on to others. Thanks from Straight Goods
team.Canadian Red Cross: 1-800-418-1111
http://www.redcross.ca
Donate here: https://secure.csfm.com/redcross/Care Canada has projects in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Thailand.
http://www.care.ca or
https://www.strategicprofitsinc.com/wn/care/sp_don_e.phpDoctors Without Borders (MSF) is active in Indonesia.
http://www.kintera.org/atf/cf/%7BA54B526F-06CB-4D53-8A37-C33976730CAB%7D/dwb.htmFederal Computing Week article has links to various information sources as
well as charities.
http://www.fcw.com/fcw/articles/2004/1227/web-tsunami-12-29-04.aspGoogle Blog has frequent updates, links to aid agencies, some of them
controversial (like the Tamil Relief Agency).
http://www.google.com/googleblog/2004/12/tsunami-relief.htmlHow to Survive a Tsunami booklet, online as a .pdf file.
http://geopubs.wr.usgs.gov/circular/c1187/Labourstart has special coverage on the global trade union response to the
tsunami.
http://www.labourstart.org/tsunami/Medecins Sans Frontieres: 1-800-982-7903
http://www.msf.caNetAid has been working with agencies in the area.
http://www.netaid.ga0.org/world_schoolhouse/actions/crisis_asian_earthquake.htmlOxfam has longstanding projects in Sri Lanka. Oxfam Canada: 1-800-466-9326
or on-line at http://www.oxfam.ca
http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/emergencies/country/asiaquake/index.htmScientific background -- just the facts -- on these particular tsunamis.
http://iri.columbia.edu/~lareef/tsunami/UNICEF says that one-third of tsunami dead were children, who could not
outrun the waves. Unicef Canada: 1-877-955-3111 or on-line at
http://www.unicef.ca
http://www.unicef.org/Unitarian Service Committee has programs in East Timor and Indonesia.
http://www.usc-canada.org/indon_en.aspWorld Health Organization tracks the 3 to 5 million people displaced by the
disaster, offers information sheet on tsunamis.
http://www.who.int/hac/crises/international/asia_tsunami/en/World Vision: 1-800-268-5528 or on-line at
http://www.worldvision.ca
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Posted by Cass on December 30, 2004, at 18:39:46
In reply to Tsunami resources and ways to help, posted by jay on December 30, 2004, at 14:23:46
Hi jay,
I hope you don't mind if I add a few to the list:
American Friends Service Committee (AFSC Crisis Fund):
http://www.afsc.org/
1-888-588-2372Doctors Without Borders/Medecins Sans Frontieres:
http://www.doctorswithoutborders.org/pr/2004/12-29-2004.shtml
1-888-392-0392Mercy Corps:
http://www.mercycorps.org/splash/
1-800-292-3355Save the Children:
https://secure.ga3.org/01/helpasia?stationpub=hp_radio_asia_earthq
1-800-728-3843Urge President Bush to Increase Tsunami Aid:
http://www.workingforchange.com/activism/action.cfm?itemid=18300Links from Google.com:
http://www.google.com/tsunami_relief.htmlInternational Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies:
http://www.ifrc.org/helpnow/donate/donate_response.aspAmerican Red Cross:
https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation-form.asp
1-800-435-7669
Posted by henrietta on December 30, 2004, at 19:56:27
In reply to Re: More tsunami aid links, posted by Cass on December 30, 2004, at 18:39:46
Thank you Jay and Cass. I lean toward Oxfam (they have existing aid structures in the region) and Save the Children. And I'm especially grateful to Cass for the Act for Change link. Since I'm not in a position to donate significant amounts of money, I feel relieved to know that I can at least make my voice heard to those who ARE in a position to act responsibly. (Note the MoveOn note that we spend 35 million every 7 hours in Iraq. Can that really be right??? Have I once again dropped or added 6 or 7 zeros?)
At any rate, today I felt an unaccustomed pride and gratitude toward fellow Americans who have been privately donating millions of dollars to tsunami relief.
My deepest thanks and respect to all of you who have been able to donate money or time.
henrietta
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