Comments on: Haiti – How You Can Help http://rajpatel.org/2010/01/14/haiti-how-you-can-help/ Website and Blog of writer, activist and academic, Raj Patel Mon, 23 Jan 2012 21:46:35 -0800 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Briana Barrett http://rajpatel.org/2010/01/14/haiti-how-you-can-help/comment-page-1/#comment-204 Briana Barrett Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:51:15 +0000 http://rajpatel.org/?p=1426#comment-204 I witnessed Raj in Seattle and heard his (and also my friends’) reasoning as to why not all ‘aid’ is helpful long-term, as I’d previously assumed. As I spread the word to other friends, and to organizations ready to start raising funds, I’d like to quote Raj and link to Raj's site (rather than explain the reasoning by myself) for reasoning as to why some ‘aid’ is not helpful long-term, and why it's important to support wisely. Can someone post here whether, and perhaps a link to where, there’s a good article/video/blog post that would motivate organizers to switch charities? Thanks, ~Briana I witnessed Raj in Seattle and heard his (and also my friends’) reasoning as to why not all ‘aid’ is helpful long-term, as I’d previously assumed.

As I spread the word to other friends, and to organizations ready to start raising funds, I’d like to quote Raj and link to Raj’s site (rather than explain the reasoning by myself) for reasoning as to why some ‘aid’ is not helpful long-term, and why it’s important to support wisely.

Can someone post here whether, and perhaps a link to where, there’s a good article/video/blog post that would motivate organizers to switch charities?

Thanks,
~Briana

]]> By: Briana Barrett http://rajpatel.org/2010/01/14/haiti-how-you-can-help/comment-page-1/#comment-203 Briana Barrett Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:40:10 +0000 http://rajpatel.org/?p=1426#comment-203 I feel lucky to have witnessed your talk in Seattle and to have heard your (and my friends') reasoning as to why not all 'aid' is helpful long-term, as I'd previously assumed. As I spread the word to my friends, and to organizations ready to start raising funds, I'd like to quote Raj and link to this site (rather than explain myself) for why some 'aid' is not helpful. Can someone post here whether, and perhaps a link to where, there's a good article/video/blog post on that? Thanks, ~Briana I feel lucky to have witnessed your talk in Seattle and to have heard your (and my friends’) reasoning as to why not all ‘aid’ is helpful long-term, as I’d previously assumed.

As I spread the word to my friends, and to organizations ready to start raising funds, I’d like to quote Raj and link to this site (rather than explain myself) for why some ‘aid’ is not helpful.

Can someone post here whether, and perhaps a link to where, there’s a good article/video/blog post on that?

Thanks,
~Briana

]]> By: LisaRuth Elliott http://rajpatel.org/2010/01/14/haiti-how-you-can-help/comment-page-1/#comment-70 LisaRuth Elliott Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:52:37 +0000 http://rajpatel.org/?p=1426#comment-70 Hi Raj - Thanks for this list. I included a couple of your suggestions that didn't overlap with mine in a similar list circulated on FB. Do you know the organization SOIL? http://oursoil.org/ They seem to be doing things along the lines of the larger sustainability picture. Thought I would give them a plug and also mention that their missives from Haiti re: human solidarity and compassion are a nice reality check to the sensationalism of media reports of violence etc. As a seasoned disaster relief worker myself i know it is vitally important to dispel these myths. LisaRuth Elliott (of Shaping SF and other path-crossing things) Hi Raj -
Thanks for this list. I included a couple of your suggestions that didn’t overlap with mine in a similar list circulated on FB.
Do you know the organization SOIL? http://oursoil.org/ They seem to be doing things along the lines of the larger sustainability picture. Thought I would give them a plug and also mention that their missives from Haiti re: human solidarity and compassion are a nice reality check to the sensationalism of media reports of violence etc. As a seasoned disaster relief worker myself i know it is vitally important to dispel these myths.
LisaRuth Elliott
(of Shaping SF and other path-crossing things)

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