Haiti

There are not words.  To hear our Governor General speak of her family, to know so many Canadians cannot reach their brothers and sisters, to know that the misery of poverty in Haiti is not a natural condition of one end of Hispaniola Island, but relates to long-standing political post-colonial injustice, but to somehow feel this is not the time to look for anyone to blame, all this rushes through my brain.  I am very grateful to Stephen LeFrenie, Green candidate in Trinity-Spadina (see his updates) for his work in keeping the issue of Haiti in our minds at all times, for calling for Canada to take responsibility for our role in repression, and now for providing immediate updates on the situation in a country where he has so many links..
 
We must try to hang on to the new glimmers of recognition of the political struggles and desperate need for poverty alleviation in Haiti to continue the work, but….Now a few things can help.  We can get out the credit cards, trying to find one not maxed out after the holidays, and make a donation.  I just went to the Humanitarian Coalition site.  You can find them and other great groups like Médecins sans frontières on our site by clicking onto the map of Haiti.
 
We can afford to be generous.  Think about our lives.  Then think about Haiti.  Pray. Donate. Help however you can.