Monday, July 12, 2010

IT'S BEEN ALMOST SIX MONTHS SINCE THE EARTHQUAKE IN HAITI

I COULD GO ON ABOUT HOW THE HAITIANS ARE SO 'RESILIENT', A FAVOURITE DOUBLESPEAK
WORD THE PRESS LOVE SO MUCH, AND POST THE OBLIGATORY 'HEROIC' VIDEOS
BUT I'D BE DOING MYSELF AND THE HAITIANS A VERY BAD WRONG, BY MISREPRESENTING
THIS CATASTROPHE
SO INSTEAD, HERE IS A PLEA, PLEASE HELP THEM, I CAN'T IMAGINE ANYONE IN SAN FRANCISCO WHO WOULD
HAVE TO WAIT ALMOST SIX MONTHS BEFORE GETTING ANY HELP AFTER AN EARTHQUAKE, CAN YOU?


Haitians struggle six months after killer quake


Haitian Quake Survivors Turn To The Web For Help


Inside the Newsroom: Haiti's recovery six months after the earthquake


PSA: Earthquake in Haiti Appeal


Oxfam Haiti emergency appeal

Challenges Ahead In Haiti Earthquake Recovery


UNICEF USA - Haiti Earthquake PSA


Inside Story - Has the world failed Haiti?

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