NT.BB.1 - Charities
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- anzelina0
as long as it doesn't go to anything religious I'm not bothered.
jevad
(Aug 30 05, 23:20)
_______________same thought here
- moveinspace0
and I wasn't saying let's ignore the global problems. I just said let the people involved vote.
- i_monk0
attitudes like it's the U.S.'s problem and no one else's is the reason the
world is ***** up right now. I say the people involved vote. Then it's fair.
p.s. I live in Florida and people are still homeless from the hurricanes
last year.
moveinspace
(Aug 31 05, 04:30)Katrina is a very local problem compared to global poverty, child labour, carbon pollution, etc. I didn't say "it's the US's problem" I said compared to more global issues it's temporary and frankly rather limited in area of impact. I also didn't say it's nobody else's problem, but the US is the richest nation on Earth (til the debt man comes calling) and can take care of the damage without monetary donations. Give blood if you want to help them.
And people will be voting for the charity, all I did was suggest an international charity focusing on global issues because of the international participation in the blackbook. New Orleans isn't a global issue. Compared to the tens of millions in squalor and the poisoning and death of ecosystems, it just doesn't stack up.
I'm sickened by this "Katrina is like the Boxing Day Tsunami" sentiment. It's damn well fucking not. Let me know when a hundred thousand Gulf Staters are dead and millions living in the debris while it takes weeks for emergency services to reach them.
- gruntt0
gruntt's house down payment foundation
"put a roof over a redhead"
- JazX0
I SAY F*CK THE RED CROSS AND ALL THE OTHER NON-PROFS THAT HAVE BEEN BUSTED FOR CORRUPTION THROUGHOUT THEIR HISTORY.
BLOODSUCKERS!
- _me_0
" we are the ones... we are the children, We are the ones who design a better day, so let start just start passin' the book 'round..."
erm, the forests one :)
- moveinspace0
Someone in the other Vol1 thread mentioned the victims of Katrina. By the time the book is done Katrina will be forgotten. And come on, it's the US, their problem is temporary compared to others.
i_monk
(Aug 30 05, 22:37)
The Katrina hurricane will never be forgotten and attitudes like it's the U.S.'s problem and no one else's is the reason the world is ***** up right now. I say the people involved vote. Then it's fair.
p.s. I live in Florida and people are still homeless from the hurricanes last year.
- prodigalslacker0
i think there are plenty of worthy charities, but i think that since what we are doing will have one theme (art), and currently art is the first thing to go in public education, something along those lines would be nice.
however, since it is an international endeavour, the needs of all countries should be met, so redcross would be just as good.
- shplashtik0
choices choices...
- jevad0
as long as it doesn't go to anything religious I'm not bothered.
redcross, saveourforests, doctors without borders...they're all in need...as are many other excellent non-profits and charities
- i_monk0
Someone in the other Vol1 thread mentioned the victims of Katrina. By the time the book is done Katrina will be forgotten. And come on, it's the US, their problem is temporary compared to others.
- peteski0
no question.
- scarabin0
i'm on the board of directors for a non profit organization that gives art supplies to underpriveledged children in elementary school.
it's a newly formed chapter of a much larger organization that started preliminary formation about a month or so ago. by the time the book is ready to be autioned it will be fully live and i'll show you guys more info for consideration.
i think it's a fantastic cause much in line with what we are doing. spreading art.
- JazX0
I'm dead serious. You want a way to make this site look GREAT. Host a couple of real kids and put them through secondary school. Ultra poor African ones.
JK, it's a tax write-off buddy.
:)
- F_180
- ilovepill0
i am a charity! my pay pay account is....donate here
- JazX0
I'm not big on non-profs. Rather let's find some family in Africa and send it directly to them. We get them to take pictures and send it back. An NT supported family. How 'bout that one?
Actually, I'm going back too, September 17th till 28th.
I don't trust those 90% admin groups. BS
- shplashtik0
I'm all for www.doctorswithoughtborders.com
and
www.futureforests.comI'm good with anything really
- sherman0
lets get the book done first