In the wake of the Haiti earthquake, I was totally silent. I gave no opinions, no thoughts, no Haiti I'm sorrys. I dedicated maybe one Facebook status to the disaster and that was to highlight Is There Not A Cause (ITNAC), an organistion that has been on the ground in Haiti for years before this particular misfortune.
I've listened to reports of aid not getting through, of dead bodies piling up by the thousands, of young girls without any sanitary napkins or intimate wipes. I have shaken my head at the stupidity of buffoons who call themselves Christian, spouting unsubstantiated rumours about pacts with the devil. I've read reports that condemn survivors trying to get food and water as 'looters' and seen some truly horrifying photographs. And I have stayed silent.
I'm ready to speak now.
Please do not mistake aid for help. Do not mistake fundraising for assistance. Do not mistake those who spend their time on a stage singing instead of giving quietly behind the scenes for the real heroes of this tragedy. Please, please do not mistake the ones who talk the loudest as those you should listen to.
And think very very carefully about what would happen if you were the one the world was saying "I'm sorry" to.
ITNAC - 868-624-4162
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Happy to hear from u, unless ur gonna be insulting.