I haven't heard anything about the option to donate blood to the victims? Are we allowed to do that cos i would definitely do it! I thought they were only accepting blood donations from people near Sechuan as they desperately need it & it's obviously quicker than transporting blood from overseas etc. People really need to realise the amount of destruction the earthquake has caused. The western media pisses me off as they have hardly 'covered' this topic & that's why people still don't know how serious it is. It kills me knowing that there are STILL survivor under all that rubble, eventhough the chances of being rescued & still survive is decreasing by the second. & to know that most of the dead victims were school children is indescribable :(
Talk to my parents a few days ago, we decided to donate some money too. Not much but we will support them fm heart.
everyone in pa should donate...its really sad like (if u heard about some of the stories some people been through)
hey all I'm happy to report that over the long weekend (in canada) I was able to raise over $1400+ for earthquake victims.
That's good news, and deserves a thanks The bad news is, they keep revising the body count upwards, and the unstable dam situation is really scary. International blood donations are rare. Usually agencies like the red cross would handle something like that if there is a specific need (by diversion of supplies of banked blood). You as the individual donor do not have the choice of making a targeted donation specifically for the earthquake victims, unless you happen to be right there in China. As for western media hardly covering this topic, I don't think your comments are fair. I don't know what western news sources you're getting, but I see something about it on the news in New York almost every day. At the beginning of the quake, there was nothing else on BUT the earthquake, much more so than the Myanmar cyclone that killed as many or even more people. It seems odd to me that people here are not griping about that, but is there a sinocentric leaning to the comments? Lives are lives, and they're precious wherever they are, and whoever they belong to. If there is anything to get angry about its the continued intransigence of the Burmese government in allowing unfettered aid to go into strickened areas. Ralph
well ye thinking about this, i am slightly annoyed at how the news here just talks about the earthquake in china but doesn't mention anything about giving money to help and u don't see any signs or places where u can give money to aid for the earthquake unless ppl specifically search and then find the red cross. instead i see ppl trying to raise money for christian aid. i mean yes raise money for christian aid, but the money that u give for the earthquake relief will have a much more effective impact straight away in helping a situation.
my parents and i did a community effort thing to raise money for the earthquake people. As for donating blood, I haven't heard of that either... is it credible? (How will they ship the blood overseas? If they could... I really wish I could donate blood.)
me and my parents donated £2,300 to earthquake victims that about $4,520 USD - also my parents thinking of applying for adopt a child? I probably have a baby sister.... (^___^)'
In New York, there is rarely any notice provided by the television or radio stations for disasters in general. Even right after 911, after an initial flurry of names and numbers that one could contact to either donate services or finances, those notices disappeared in a relatively short time. Further, it really depends on that particular television or radio studio and what their corporate leanings are. Most (like 90% or more in the US) tend to stay firmly on the side of neutrality regarding everything, or at least try to give the appearance of such. Oh and as for the beginning suggestion of the PRC calling in its US treasury markers all at once? The world doesn't work that way. If China did that, they would ruin the world economy almost overnight AND shoot their best customer in the back. It must be appreciated that China and the US have really become intrinsically tied to one another. While such an idea may gain support over a long term (if treasuries are routinely sold back instead of rolled over) no way can the financial markets handle anyone dumping trillions of dollars worth of treasuries onto the open market. It would literally cause a panic in what is generally considered the safest sector of wall street (bonds). Markets would bankrupt overnight and the world would be plunged into economic chaos. For my take, I think what would really help China on the ground right now is heavy lift capability and medical expertise. They only have 250 or so heavy duty helicopters and they're being used to the point of both crew and material fatigue. One of those helos recently crashed. Their medical personnel are likewise exhausted as most have been working around the clock. Money can't solve these issues. They need to have certain skill sets and equipment that only foreign nations can provide. Personally, what I would like to see are international teams of doctors, nurses, paramedics, etc be flown in to provide some of the hands on help in secure (non affected) areas. That way, medical personnel from around China can be freed up to go to the needed arena. Likewise, heavy lift helicopters can be flown in by foreign crews, with interpreter - liaisons placed into each. This is not something that is to be done in only a week or two, but the need is going to remain for months. Even the top politico of the PRC has conceded that it may take a decade to get things back to normal in that region. So yes, money helps. But what other nations should provide are things that money cannot buy, and do some in a timely fashion that it would salvage the most from the affected area. Ralph
