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Oh.....my......God.

http://www.digitalglobe.com/tsunami_gallery.html


http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/tsun ... 004_dg.jpg

http://www.digitalglobe.com/images/tsun ... 004_dg.jpg

Compare these two pictures of the same area.

Notice the houses, streets, villages in the first.

Then check out the second one.

The Canadian Government has announced they are boosting aid to 80 million dollars. This is about $2.66 per citizen. Furthermore, the Canadian Red Cross is reporting that Canadians have donated 34 million dollars, which is more than a dollar per person.

My mum donated 100 dollars to Red Cross.

Also, Canada is sending an RCMP Forensics team, and a relief/medical encampment team, once they find a spot to put it.

It's my dad's birthday tomorrow, and the only thing he's asking for is money, which he will donate.

That's awesome.

I've heard stories about small children donating all their Christmas money. And people donating £2000 (almost $4000 US) that they had saved to go on holiday.

It's amazing how something like this affects people, but it needs to happen more the rest of the time. As well as donating now those who can should think about setting up regular donations to Oxfam or the Red Cross or whoever so they can help all the other people in the world who are affected by lesser scale disasters than this.

It's nice to know that people do still have hearts, though. Too bad it takes something of this scale for it to show.

I was just on the UK Oxfam website looking for something when I found this page which is a list of other things you can do to help as well as making a donation (or instead of if you can't afford to make a donation now). I'm not sure how much is relevant to those of you in other countries but it's worth a read:

http://www.oxfam.org.uk/what_we_do/emer ... ething.htm

The Canadian government has announced that it will match Canadian public donations to the current crisis, dollar for dollar. This match will apply to all donations made before January 11, 2005 and your donation made in that time can continue to be claimed on your 2004 tax return.

even more incentive for those that are able to give to give more.

My school has started a massive fundraiser for the disaster. I've never seen them go all out like this. They've asked the students and staff to donate a minimum of $5, they've never asked the students to donate a specific.
Paul Martin also rented two massive Russian aircrafts to help DART (Disaster Assisstance Relief Team), a few members of the team are from Mississauga.

So very not cool.

Some people broke into the local red cross last night, assuming there would be more money to steal from the tsunami relief fund. Fortunately, deposits are made on regular bases so no money was taken, but a van was stolen and there was significant damage done to the offices.

What's wrong with these people?

what a bunch of pricks

Oh My God, that's horrible. It's not as surprising as it should be though, I've had the displeasure of meeting some people who would think nothing of that

some more good news, vancouver is organizing a concert of sorts to help contribute moneys to the relief.


Jan 3, 2005 04:19 PM
Subject: Need your help-Band Aid-Vancouver's Tusami Relief Effort-1/8
Body: This email is directed towards all the bands and talent out there on
our ever growing list of people who play live music or just love to
watch and experience it...let us come together in our music community
and show our support of the people of Tsunami who
lost so much in one day and raise some hope in one night of rock:

SPM MUSIC BIZ is proud to be present

"Band Aid " The Vancouver Tsunami Relief Effort .

Saturday, January 8th @ The PIC

We are all watching the devastation on TV ....and its pretty
overwhelming to see so much pain and loss of life...... over a
supposed time of celebration, these people have suffered in a way that
is really hard for any of us to really get a grip on the reality of
what these people are going through...we have been drawn to do
something to help ..... as it would seem most of the world is...

It seems what we need to do is give a little piece of us to really
help that part of the world get back to any type of normal life... we
thank our lucky starts to be here in Vancouver as surely you can
relate...

As a community we can put together an evening of live Vancouver talent
and show the world we got some heart over here too..a lot of it
actually...and raise some sort of relief effort for this historical
time in our life's...

A date has become available at the PIC this weekend JAN 8th..... it is
really short notice you might say ...and well so was the
Tsunami...this is a desperate time for these people....and it's rare
to have an opening at all at a venue on such short notice...
So over this weekend, we have executed a plan to get the best talent
we can in this time ..We have organized a major press rally and are
working with people from the Red Cross and World Vision to organize
donations and relief effort information... they will all be present to
help us organize a legitimate opportunity for people to give and help
out !!

We already have a few really serious sponsorships and prizes valued at
thousands of dollars .... and we will have created a major buzz and
effort before the week is over....please if your available and you
Rock us on a regular basis...help us out to make a really cool thing
even better ....we are taking submissions now ...so please contact us
ASAP...to confirm a spot....Bands, Singer Songwriters...Rap stars you
know who you are!!

This event will take place on Jan 8th at the PIC PUB 622 West Pender...

The event will start at 3:00 PM and Run till 2:00AM...20 Min to 30 min
sets...with a back line provided....you bring your guitars and any
specially needed
equipment...as well as that special thing you do that rocks that we
all love you for!!.....and refreshments are on us....!!.. as well as
food...!!!

Stayed tuned for additional information as things develop!!

Thanks so much ...and we look forward to hearing from any one willing to help!!

Sincerely,

Sean McKay
604 322 0102
www.spmmusic.biz

Samantha Donen
604-684-6504
samantha@spmmusic.biz

"Moral Values"
Nice of him to include the address and phone number.

Holy Fuck. No, its not holy actually.

Fuck.

I actually want to cry. It is very unfair that so many innocent people were killed in Asia, and "christians" like that are allowed to live.

Love is the only force capable of transforming an enemy into friend.

- Martin Luther King Jr

It goes both ways.