RIZ – RESCUE ME (Haiti Tribute Song Download & Donate @ AddictedToRiz.com)

Posted by admin on May 3rd, 2010 and filed under donate | 25 Comments »

You can download this song for FREE at AddictedToRiz.com and if you are moved by the song, please click the ‘DONATE’ button and give what you can.

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Donations NOT to send

Posted by admin on April 30th, 2010 and filed under clothes donations | 2 Comments »

Even though people mean well, a lot of people make mistakes during donations. People are unaware that sending non monetary donations can actually create more chaos for the disaster site. With the recent Haiti
earthquake scences, this video is probably too late in reaching the millions of clothes, medicine, water, food, and blanket donars. May this video help point out the common mistakes you made.

*-Sources of my information-*

http://www.charitynavigator.org/index.cfm?bay=content.view&cpid=1004

http://grant-montgomery.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-donations-not-to-send-as.html

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/haiti/100113/haiti-earthquake-aid

http://www.undispatch.com/node/9435

http://edition.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/americas/01/21/haiti.best.donations/

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/21/us/21charity.html

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Yushu Earthquake Tibet PLEASE HELP, DONATE

Posted by admin on April 24th, 2010 and filed under donate | 8 Comments »

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“Tens of Thousands of survivors have requested President Hu Jintao & Premier Wen Jiabaoto to allow His Holiness The Dalai Lama to visit the Quake zone to conduct the funerals for Thousands of Tibetans who lost their lives, to pray for the departed souls and to provide solace to the broken hearts.”

http://tibet.net/en/index.php#
His Holiness the Dalai Lama is deeply concerned over the Tibetans affected by the earthquake in Kyigudo region in Tibet and expressing his hopes and wishes to visit the region.

“We want to save lives. They see this tragedy as an opportunity to make propaganda”
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/18/world/asia/18quake.html?pagewanted=1&src=mv

A sensitive topic.
http://blogs.channel4.com/snowblog/2010/04/14/the-sensitivity-behind-the-latest-chinese-earthquake/

Please Donate through reliable source: http://www.TibetFund.org http://www.TibetReliefFund.co.uk http://www.TibetanVillageProject.org http://www.machik.org http://www.SaveTibet.org http://www.YushuEarthQuakeRelief.com

Tibetan monks & nuns who were responsible for the burial of quake victims told reporters from several Hong Kong papers and TV stations that at least 8,000 Qinghai residents had perished but the Official Death toll stands 2187, more than 12,000 injured & Hundreds missing.
Since Yushu, the county worst hit by the tremors, is a predominantly Tibetan area, monks & nuns from Qinghai and neighboring Tibet have been active in rescue work and particularly burial ceremonies. Senior Tibetan lama Angwen Danba Renqing told Hong Kong journalists that his monastery alone had by April 18, 2010 cremated 3,400 corpses.
The lama said he knew of several hundred bodies being stowed in other monasteries. Angwen Danba Renqing reckoned the death toll for Yushu alone was “in the region of 8,000 to 9,000.” Hong Kong’s mass circulation Ming Pao also quoted an official from the People’s Procuratorate as saying total casualties in Yushu could reach upwards of 10,000.

Monks being removed, pushed out of the Quake zone
Earthquake survivors say it was the Tibetan monks who helped first, bringing food, pitching tents and digging through rubble after a massive Earthquake that killed thousands.
Now the Buddhist monks who responded first are being removed, pushed out of the disaster area and off of state media – apparently sidelined by Beijing’s unease with their heroism and influence. Those who came from other parts of Tibet with Truck load of aid supplies have been told by the Chinese authorities to turn back.
Monasteries were given verbal orders the last two days to recall their monks. Amid hours of coverage for China’s national day of mourning on Wednesday, no monks were visible in the official proceedings.

A jarring omission in light of their contributions to the weeklong rescue and relief effort following the quake communicating with Tibetan survivors. Tibetan-speaking monks, many of whom live in high-altitude areas or frequently make pilgrimages to them, didn’t have problems.

They flooded into Yushu within hours, on motorbikes and packed in the back of trucks. On Saturday (April 17, 2010), they held a cremation ceremony, preparing hundreds of bodies, praying and burning the corpses in a massive trench outside of Yushu. Yet state-run broadcasters have given scant attention to their efforts, spotlighting instead the hard work of the military and the People’s Armed Police as they delivered tents, water and food, and lifted injured people from cracks of crumbled buildings.
Monks also live in the quake zone, though they were not shown in media coverage Wednesday. Robbie Barnett, director of the modern Tibetan studies program at Columbia University, said the monks’ contributions pose a dilemma for the communist leadership, which distrusts the Buddhist clergy because of their loyalty to the Dalai Lama. Beijing insists the Dalai Lama is fighting for independence for Tibet, a charge the exiled spiritual leader denies. He says he seeks only significant autonomy for Tibet under continued Chinese rule.

Monasteries are kept under tight control by Communist Party authorities who routinely order political re-education campaigns for the monks.
“China has never faced this situation before, where the monks it has demonized for 15 years as potential enemies of the state turn out to be energetic contributors to social construction and community-building – the same role that the party has always claimed for itself,”.”Perhaps that’s why the work of the monks has been featured very little, if at all,” on China Central Television.

Location:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/josh-schrei/to-die-with-dignity-in-yo_b_538840.html

Interviews:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/news/2010/04/100415_china_quake2_hs.shtml

The area known in Tibetan as Kyegundo (སྐྱེ་རྒུ་མདོ། pronounced Jyekundo), considered by Tibetans to traditionally be part of Kham, eastern Tibet.

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How Are The Donations To Haiti Being Spent?

Posted by admin on April 21st, 2010 and filed under money donations | No Comments »

Hundred of millions of dollars were donated to charities helping out Haiti after the earthquake, but how is that money being spent?

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CNN’s Campbell Brown fights back tears

Posted by admin on April 12th, 2010 and filed under donations | 25 Comments »

CNN’s Campbell Brown fights back tears at news that rescued Haitian girl has died

http://www.cnn.com/impact/

You can also text donations for Haiti relief from your cell phone. In addition to your donation amount, standard text messaging fees will apply.

Red Cross: Text HAITI to 90999 ($10 donation)
Yéle Haiti: Text YELE to 501501 ($5 donation)
United Way: Text HAITI to 864833 ($5 donation)
Intl Medical Corps: Text HAITI to 85944 ($10 donation)
World Food Program: Text: FRIENDS to 90999 ($5 donation)
UN Foundation: Text CERF to 90999 ($5 donation)
Clinton Foundation: Text HAITI to 20222 ($10 donation)
Compassion Intl: Text DISASTER to 85944 ($10 donation)
Intl Rescue Committee Text: HAITI to 25383 ($5 donation)
The Salvation Army: Text HAITI to 52000 ($10 donation)

From Canada:
Salvation Army in Canada: Text HAITI to 45678 ($5 donation)

From the United Kingdom:
Disasters Emergency Committee: Text GIVE to 70077 (£5 Pounds)

From France:
French Red Cross: Text HAITI to 80222 (1 Euro)

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My city of ruins – Haiti donation – Artists for Peace and Justice – Eddie Vedder

Posted by admin on March 31st, 2010 and filed under donation | 11 Comments »

Please, please donate for Haiti!
Buy this Eddie Vedder performance of beautiful Bruce Springsteen’s My City Of Ruins through Ten Club and iTunes for only $0.99. Proceeds from the sale of the track benefit Artists for Peace and Justice Haiti Relief.
http://itunes.apple.com/us/album/my-city-ruins-benefiting-artists/id352067330
https://secure.pearljam.com/store/product.spring?sku=6250

Thank you!!

There is a blood red circle
On the cold dark ground
And the rain is falling down
The church door’s thrown open
I can hear the organ’s song
But the congregation’s gone
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Now the sweet bells of mercy
Drift through the evening trees
Young men on the corner
Like scattered leaves,
The boarded up windows,
The empty streets
While my brother’s down on his knees
My city of ruins
My city of ruins

Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!
Come on, rise up! Come on, rise up!

Now’s there’s tears on the pillow
Darlin’ where we slept
And you took my heart when you left
Without your sweet kiss
My soul is lost, my friend
Tell me how do I begin again?
My city’s in ruins
My city’s in ruins

Now with these hands,
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray Lord
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray for the strength, Lord
With these hands,
With these hands,
I pray for the faith, Lord
We pray for your love, Lord
We pray for the lost, Lord
We pray for this world, Lord
We pray for the strength, Lord
We pray for the strength, Lord

Come on
Come on
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up
Come on, rise up

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Linkin Park – Not Alone [Download to donate for Haiti] with lyrics

Posted by admin on March 22nd, 2010 and filed under donate | 25 Comments »

official Download and Donate: http://musicforrelief.org/

First Song of the Download to donate for Haiti CD.

If you want to see the lyrics, you MUST turn on closed captions!
Full lyrics: http://mikeshinoda.com/2010/01/20/download-to-donate-press-and-lyrics/

“Music for Relief has brought together an incredible album of artists who have all generously donated original songs to support the Haiti relief effort. Artists include: ALANIS MORISSETTE, THE ALL-AMERICAN REJECTS, DAVE MATTHEWS BAND, ENRIQUE IGLESIAS, HOOBASTANK, KENNA, LINKIN PARK, LUPE FIASCO, PETER GABRIEL AND SLASH.”

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Haiti Relief: Money Donations Needed

Posted by admin on March 22nd, 2010 and filed under clothes donations | No Comments »

Officials say they need money donations instead of clothes and food for Haiti relief aid.

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Watch this before you text in your $10 donation to Haiti.

Posted by admin on March 22nd, 2010 and filed under donations | 25 Comments »

Don’t text & donate $10 to Haiti before watching this. Because maybe this video can encourage you to give a little more if you’re able.

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Tax Tips: Haiti Earthquake Donations – January 2010

Posted by admin on March 11th, 2010 and filed under charities donations | No Comments »

If you are making donations to charities helping out the people of Haiti, watch this video for information about claiming those donations on your 2009 tax return.

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