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- Organizations doing good aid work we should support:
- Grassroots International Establishes Earthquake Emergency Relief Fund for Haiti. Grassroots International has a long history funding radical social justice projects around the world.
- Doctors Without Borders. The work they are doing
- Partners in Health. Partners in Health in well known among progressive health advocates.
- Haiti Emergency Relief Fund. Haiti Emergency Relief Fund was established by a group of folks who have been doing Haiti solidarity work since 1991, working closely with Haitians to build and support mass-based civic groups on the ground there-- unions, peasant cooperatives, schools, women's organizations and more.
- Lambi Fund for Haiti
- Vox Sambou's Efforts
- What If Foundation. recommended by Bill Quigley of the article below.
- Seeds for Haiti
- Hatian Women for Hatian Refugees and Movement of Dominican Haitian Women, contribute through the IFCO.
- Byenveni - Dwafanm. Committed to the rights of Haitian women and girls.
- IGLHRC Support for LGBT Community of Haiti
- Progressive, under-resourced Haitian and Haitian-American organizations:
- Institute for Democracy and Justice in Haiti
- The National Organization for the Advancement of Haitians (NOAH)
- Other lists of ways to support Haiti:
- How to Help Haiti, Today and Beyond
- Mijo Lee: How to Help Haiti
- Adaku Utah: Wanna support Haiti through dope local efforts and reputable Haitian-led orgs?....
- Help Haiti! (A Stack of Resources From Kevin Powell and April R. Silver)
- Infoshop Posting (anarchist)
- Ms. Foundation Recommendations
- Laura Owens Smoot: Support Small Orgs in Haiti
- Problems with some organizations:
- Wyclef Jean, through his Yele Haiti, is advocating US military intervention.
- Problems with the Red Cross
Red Cross criticized for Katrina relief, msnbc.com
The Truth About the Red Cross
Red Cross probed on Katrina fraud - Problems with MADRE
- Problems with text messaging contributions: $2 Million in Donations for Haiti, via Text Message - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com (They can take 90 days to process)
- Ongoing progressive news services:
- RaceWire
- Democracy Now! (radio/video)
- Indymedia (website)
- Free Speech Radio News
- Guardian
- Alternet
- Action items:
- Tell Obama: Stop the forcible deportation of Haitians, CREDO
- Haiti: The Latin American and Caribbean Community Center calls on Obama Administration
- Justice Roars: Ten Things the US Can and Should Do for Haiti, By Bill Quigley
- Cancel Haiti's Debt, Annie Lowrey
- Analysis on Haiti:
- Poverty and the Haitian Earthquake | Media Mobilizing Project
- Haiti Disaster Capitalism Alert: Stop Them Before They Shock Again, by Naomi Klein
- US debt policies left Haiti vulnerable to catastrophe, Joe Allen of the Socialist Worker
- Our role in Haiti's plight | Peter Hallward | The Guardian
- Op-Ed Contributor - Country Without a Net - NYTimes.com
- What You're Not Hearing about Haiti (But Should Be), Carl Lindskoog of Common Dreams
- Haitian Earthquake: Made in the USA, Why the Blood Is on Our Hands, by Ted Rall of Common Dreams
- Slavoj Zizek on Haiti
- Haiti Didn't Become a Poor Nation All on Its Own -- The U.S's Hidden Role in the Disaster, Carl Lindskoog
- Statements from Anti-Capitalist Organizations:
- Freedom Road Socialist Organization: Earthquake in Haiti
- Maimi Autonomy and Solidarity: Call for Solidarity and Funds for the Working People of Haiti!
- Workers World: Solidarity with Haiti’s people
- Socialist Party: Solidarity with the People of Haiti
- Left analysis on general disasters:
- Dirty Laundry and Disaster Relief, Kate Scott. Article on giving to grassroots groups after disasters.
- Aftershock Action Alliance, an anarchist collective analyzing disaster politics.
- The Rise of Disaster Capitalism, Naomi Klein
- Radix, Radical Interpretations of Disaster
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