Malik Rahim Reflects on Katrina,
Common Ground & Brandon Darby
download ~ Looking back at 5 years of Hurricane Katrina Relief, Malik Rahim, co-founder of Common Ground Collective, looks at the positive and negative causes and effects.  Including his opinion about Brandon Darby, a co-founder who turned out to be an FBI informant.

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At the Joint Incident command center for the BP Oil Volcano a BP representative came down to speak with citizens concerned about the use of dispersant. ~ download

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For 5 weeks in Haiti I have been aiding Father Bordeau, a catholic priest who cares for roughly 60 orphans in a rural area outside Port au Prince.  This is the first time I meet Father.

Please visit Sustainable Orphanages for Haitian Youth to help the Father help the children.

This playlist is an interview between WHYNotnews Kevin Berends in Washington, D.C. and Tyler Westbrook in Croix-des-Bouquets, Haiti, recorded via telephone on March 4, 2010. Scroll through for all 4 videos.

Tyler has been in Haiti for a month and is currently aiding Father Bordeau, a catholic priest who cares for roughly 60 orphans in a rural area outside Port au Prince. While not nearly a decimated as Port au Prince, Croix-des-Bouquets is in dire need of food, shelter, clothing, and every necessity. Tyler describes his experiences, the challenges, and what everyday people can do to help.

Please visit:  Sustainable Orphanages for Haitian Youth

While visiting a book signing by John Perkins, Trudie informs the attendees about the plight of the indigenous people of the Ecuadorean Amazon who are suing ChevronTexaco for polluting 1,700 sq. miles of rainforest with the equivalent of 30 times the amount of oil spilled by the Exxon Valdez.

Electricity is scarce & the internet, when available,
is slower than walking back to the states would be. 

I'll be getting some footage out eventually but for now here are some images of the disaster ravaged people & landscapes
of Haiti.

Check out Elaine Brower's YouTube Channel for some short raw video clips from our group.

Abu Justice AKA Tyler of WHYnotnews, Elaine Brower, and Tanya Thuman have accepted an invitation to Join the Vermont Fletcher Allen Medical Relief Team to Haiti.

They will be documenting the work of the team, and the status of relief efforts in Haiti, bringing supplies, and rendering aid.

Please visit http://www.vermonthaitiproject.org/ for more information about our efforts.

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