Haiti: Josh Shahryar's Humanitarian LiveBlog (17-18 January)

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0306 GMT

Songs for Haiti benefit Concert to be held in Portland, Oregon.

Thursday, January 21, 2010
7:30 pm – Aladdin Theater, 3017 SE Milwaukie Avenue, Portland
$30 all tickets – available through Ticketmaster – tickets go on sale 10 am Tuesday!!

Appearing in performance will be pianist Thomas Lauderdale (of Pink Martini), Cool Nutz, Portland Cello Project, Grammy nominated pianist Janice Scroggins, Holcombe Waller. Oregon Symphony concertmaster Jun Iwasaki, with pianist Grace Fong, Broadway veteran, baritone Douglas Webster, Flash Choir, PHAME.  and the Grant High School Royal Blues … and Portland sensation Storm Large! Also additional musical guests from genres including classical, indie rock/pop and hip-hop.

Stephen Marc Beaudoin and Tom Sessa are event co-producers.

Haiti: Josh Shahryar’s News LiveBlog (17-18 January)

0300 GMT

Do you have American Express Membership points, feel generous and feel like helping Haiti? Well, the International Rescue Committe can help. IRC tweets:

For every 1,000 Membership Rewards points, AmericanExpress will donate $10 to IRC or your charity of choice in Haiti.

0205 GMT

Have you already donated or don’t have the money to donate? Do you feel a burning desire to help the poor people of Haiti get help? Are you good with copy-pasting material and clicking buttons online? Well, then, there’s just a thing for you now. All you have to do is go to this page: http://haiti.com/ and help locate areas that need help by checking Twitter updates that are already on the page. If you notice an emergency, just place it on the map and someone will hopefully get there after finding that information. It is quick and trust me, gratifying.

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2122 GMT

Water is in short supply in Haiti as I have updated before. Convoy of Hope released thisreport today:

Water is scarce in Port-au-Prince. So much so, that if relief groups advertised they had clean water to distribute they would, according to officials here, be overrun. So, one Convoy of Hope team worked behind the scenes on Saturday to provide clean water for the residents of Port-au-Prince by installing two modified bio-sand filters at an orphanage in the capital city.

Please give now to help provide water and other supplies for Haiti.

2100 GMT

US National Football League giants the San Diego Chargers are urging their fans again to donate money to help the humanitarian efforts. They released a statement on January 14 already which I’m reposting:

How to donate to relief efforts in Haiti

On January 12, a 7.0-magnitude earthquake hit the island of Haiti causing widespread death and destruction. Thousands are homeless and the death toll is rising. There is an immediate need for food, water, temporary shelter and medical services for the victims of this devastating natural disaster.

The San Diego Chargers are urging all NFL fans to reach out and help the American Red Cross bring desperately-needed supplies into this area.

Please help today by texting “HAITI” to 90999 and a donation of $10 will be given automatically to the Red Cross to help with relief efforts; the charge will appear on the next cell phone bill.

The American Red Cross is also accepting other forms of monetary donations to support relief efforts. Donors may send checks to the local chapter, designating Haiti Relief to: American Red Cross of San Diego/Imperial Counties, 3950 Calle Fortunada, San Diego, CA 92123, or by calling (858) 309-1200.

You can also click on this link for the local chapter of the American Red Cross atwww.sdarc.org and make a donation through their secure website.

The people in Haiti need our help today. Please join with the Chargers and support the important work of the American Red Cross.

2055 GMT

Democracy Now! just received this email from a medical worker at Hopital Sacre Coeur in Milot, 75 miles north of Port-Au-Prince.

From Tim Traynor at Hopital Sacre Coeur in Milot:

I am sitting at Hopital Sacre Coeur in Milot, Haiti, 75 miles north of PAP waiting for patients that have yet to arrive. I have a 7 member trauma/ general surgery team that arrived from the States earlier this afternoon and have received only 4 people from PAP. Those that made it by USCGS helo were so septic that they would have died had they not been transported to us early this PM. We have 6 Orthopedic surgeons arriving at noon tomorrow and we have no patients for them. We have created space for one hundred people and have differed all non-emergency cases until we have handled the crisis. I am told that within three to four days all those injured in the quake will be dead and the extraordinary efforts accomplished by these generous doctors will have been wasted. What in the name of God can we do or who can we talk to in an effort to alleviate the misery and keep this tragedy from turning into one of the biggest calamities in our time.

Thanks,

Tim Traynor

2043 GMT

WFP is yet again pleading for donations from citizens of the world as the people of Haiti battle with hunger, thirst and lack of medical supplies. If you’re feeling generous, visit: https://www.wfp.org/donate/haiti

WFP has been actively helping out with taking care of the survivors of Haiti’s devastating earthquake. CBS earlier quoted UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon acknowledging that WFP was feeding more than 40,000 Haitians who have no hope for a meal but from charities.

2035 GMT

Médecins Sans Frontières (Doctors Without Borders) has released new pictures of their medical staff helping Haitians on the ground. The pictures show the misery that has been wrought upon Haiti by nature. You can view more pictures by clicking on the main picture screen. (Beware, the pictures are definitely disturbing. Do not pass them on without a warning.)

Comments

[Constance Wright]

The I AM Presence of all human beings on HJaiti and on its waters is resounding in higher vibrations of healing, the Light's Immanence and purification.
All are mightily protected in their spiritual journeys and a great Karmic solution is manifesting in form.
The gift of the Violet Flame reaches every soul and transmutes every electron of energy into pure wholeness.
And so it is.
Amen.