fyi - for responding to the current crisis and going beyond it. I also highly recommend the books Paul Farmer has written about "Pathologies of Power", and "Infections and Inequalities". Plus, the National Conference of Black Lawyers has posted on its listserve some addtl NGO's to consider, again for both immediate responses and the long-term: So make sure that you give donations to organizations that have a strong track record and are accountable, and have a long term vision for combating inequality and exploitation in Haiti. I will personally recommend three IJDH (Institute for Justice & Democracy in Haiti) collaborators, Partners in Health <http://www.pih.org/>, the Haiti Emergency Relief Fund <http://haitiaction.net/About/HERF/HERF.html> and the What If? Foundation <http://whatiffoundation.org/>, but there are many more organizations worthy of support. We deeply appreciate the generosity of everyone who has responded to the earthquake by contributing to IJDH and BAI. When the dust settles we will need funds to repair the office and help staff members get back on their feet, including one who lost everything but his family when his house collapsed. And although we do not do disaster relief work, we do do /disaster prevention/: all of our legal and advocacy work is designed to help our clients, and the poor of Haiti in general, to reduce the danger from natural, economic and political disasters through the enforcement of their rights to clean water, healthcare, education and fair treatment in the courts. -- Alice Furumoto-Dawson -------- Original Message -------- Subject: [spiritof1848] Help Haiti & Social Justice For Poor - Paul Farmer's Org Date: Wed, 13 Jan 2010 21:55:45 GMT From: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] From Barbara Rylko-Bauer and Betty Wolder Levin: We would like to recommend a way to contribute to Haitian relief efforts that will target the poor, in the wake of the devastating earthquake that struck Haiti's capital city, Port-au-Prince, Tuesday, January 12. Partners in Health, the NGO started by Paul Farmer, Ophelia Dahl, and Jim Yong Kim, has had an ever-expanding presence in Haiti since 1985 and is currently the largest NGO healthcare provider in Haiti, with a focus especially on the poorest populations. PLEASE CONSIDER DONATING TO PARTNERS IN HEALTH TODAY TO HELP HAITIAN EARTHQUAKE VICTIMS. FOR MORE INFO, GO TO: http://www.pih.org/home.html <http://www.pih.org/home.html> Why Partners in Health? * Contributions through PIH are especially valuable in that their overhead is a mere 5.7%, which means that 94.3% of money donated goes directly to programs. * Their focus is on health and healthcare, but they use a comprehensive care model that includes disease treatment and prevention, as well as providing help with housing, clean water, food security, education, environment renewal, and job creation. * They are committed to engaging communities in their own care and solving of the social problems of poverty. * They are unique in their commitment to using local expertise, local populations, and local resources, and to working within the public sector, thereby helping to strengthen Haiti's infrastructure. * Their approach links health to social justice, self-generated sustainability, self-determination, and human rights. * Paul Farmer (a medical anthropologist and infectious disease physician on the faculty of Harvard University) is currently the U.N. Deputy Special Envoy to Haiti (working with Bill Clinton). In this capacity, he has a vast amount of knowledge regarding the needs of the Haitian government and the Haitian people, especially at this profound time of crisis. For all these reasons we would like to ask you to at least consider donating to the Partners in Health Relief Fund. They have staff and the capacity to immediately respond with relief efforts on the ground. Whatever amount you give, large or small, you can be assured will all go toward helping those in need in Haiti, especially the poorest (who usually suffer the most in such crises). For more information about the organization, please go to www.pih.org. In solidarity, Barbara Rylko-Bauer Betty Wolder Levin ------------------------------------------------------------ Posted from: Spirit of 1848 Listserv ------------------------------------------------------------ We welcome posting on social justice & public health that provide: a) information (e.g. about conferences or job announcements or publications relevant to and making explicit links between social justice & public health), and b) substantive queries or comments directly addressing issues relevant to and making explicit links between social justice and public health. Community email addresses: Post message: [log in to unmask] Subscribe: [log in to unmask] List owner: [log in to unmask] Web page: www.spiritof1848.org __,_._,___ To leave, manage or join list: https://listserv.yorku.ca/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=sdoh&A=1