Monday, February 8, 2010

Yoga Mats For Haiti?

 
 

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via The Full Feed from HuffingtonPost.com by The Huffington Post News Editors on 2/8/10

Most of us haven't thought about our leisure/exercise equipment being needed in Haiti, but according to one sharp photographer in San Francisco, you can donate your used yoga mats for use in Haiti.

Effective or superfluous? You be the judge. (via boingboing)

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Haiti Earthquake Facts and Figures, Latest Update

 
 

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via (title unknown) by Mark Leon Goldberg on 2/8/10

The UN gives the latest facts and figures on Haiti recovery efforts, including mortality and displacement estimates.

The Haitian government has not issued a mortality estimate since January 28, when the government said that 112,405 had died. However, on February 3 the government said that as many as 200,000 may have been killed in the earthquake.  Meanwhile, one of the major new developments of the past week has been a mass exodus from Port au Prince to rural areas. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs estimates that over 400,000 Haitians have fled Port au Prince for rural areas in the past two weeks. Food distribution is still a challenge.


 
 

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White "Savior-Afflicted" Christians, Black Haitian Babies: This Won't End Well

 
 

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via AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed by Devona Walker, AlterNet on 2/5/10

Would the Baptists accused of taking Haitian kids out of the country illegally have tried to pull this off in a predominantly white country? Doubtful.


 
 

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UN Plaza: Talking Haiti Reconstruction With Paul Collier

 
 

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via (title unknown) by Mark Leon Goldberg on 2/8/10

The author of The Bottom Billion, Wars Guns and Votes sits down with me to talk about Haiti reconstruction

The author of The Bottom Billion, Wars Guns and Votes sits down with me to talk about Haiti reconstruction. Collier has something of a front line view of this effort.  He was tapped by the secretary general to write a report on Haiti's recovery for the United Nations last year.  In the diavlog, Paul explains the roots of Haiti's poverty and explains how best the international community can manage Haiti's recovery.  


 
 

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