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Aug
06

Just in case.

mmmfeminism:

Depression Hotline: 1-630-482-9696

Suicide Hotline: 1-800-784-8433

LifeLine: 1-800-273-8255

Trevor Project: 1-866-488-7386

Sexuality Support: 1-800-246-7743

Eating Disorders Hotline: 1-847-831-3438

Rape and Sexual Assault: 1-800-656-4673

Grief Support: 1-650-321-5272

Runaway: 1-800-843-5200, 1-800-843-5678, 1-800-621-4000

Exhale: After Abortion Hotline/Pro-Voice: 1-866-439–4253

Reblogging because you know, someone out there could use one of these.

THERE IS ALWAYS SOMEONE YOU CAN REACH OUT TO. you are not alone.

(via kaitlinleft)

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Aug
04

life:

In late July 2011, the United Nations declared the ongoing famine the worst in 20 years. Some 11.5 million people have been affected by drought in the region, but the 270-percent inflation rate in Somalia has made it financially impossible for companies to import food and make a profit. Two regions of southern Somalia especially hard can claim a malnutrition rate of 50 percent, with 10,000 dying each day of hunger. And the famine’s effects have spread to neighboring countries. In Dadaab, Kenya, a refugee camp meant for up to 90,000 Somalis fleeing the famine has growing into the largest refugee camp in the world, at four times that population.
see more — Famine in Somalia
Make a donation to the World Food Programme here

Sign this and this petition and join the campaign to aid stopping this tragedy striking Somalia.

Jun
03

kari-shma:

jamesnord:

Yesterday three people were arrested in Florida for, get this, feeding a group of homeless people. When I read the article I thought, “huh, that is fucking insane”, so Jayson and I made this little website to highlight just that.
Check it out, because in a world where you can buy a flamethrower and marry your 1st cousin you should be able to feed someone in need. Please reblog and spread the word.

^^ this.

May
06

carpe-cerevisi:

Remember these floods? Well. Congresswoman Kay Granger, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on State-Foreign Operations, just requested from Sec. Hillary Clinton to end funding aid program to Pakistan for flood relief. Let’s just talk about this for a second.
Here Congresswoman, if you’d like, I’ll give you some numbers and facts.
20 Million People Affected. According to the United Nations, that’s worse than 2010 Haiti Earthquake, 2005 Kashmir Earthquake, and 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunamis combined. Ban Ki-Moon called it the worst humanitarian disaster he has ever seen.
Death toll is close to 2,000.
World Health Organization reported that ten million people were forced to drink unsafe water. I’m sure the number’s risen since.
Reports of cholera, malaria, diarrhea, and gastroenteritis outbreaks.
17 million acres of Pakistan’s most fertile land under water. There’s a fear of food shortage for the upcoming year.
2.9 billion dollars worth of agricultural products destroyed.
Those are just a couple of numbers. Despite all of that, the response to the floods was unbelievably horrible and slow. Pakistan never got a “We Are the World” like Haiti or the same media treatment Japan’s been getting. Even the masses of Tumblr who reblogged posts on Japan, Haiti, Royal Wedding, OBL to notes totaling more than 20,000 each failed to notice Pakistan. I think the most notes I saw on the subject on a single post were 3,000? Look. This was a country that was still healing from 2005 Earthquakes. They’re depending on foreign aid for flood relief because regular donors prefer higher death tolls and more gore to give their money to. You take away foreign aid and the Taliban can easily step in, raise slight amounts of money, and gain approval from the desperate and poor. Now that’s definitely reducing terrorism.
Let’s stop spending money on drone strikes and instead pressure the Pakistani government into building more schools and enforcing the constitutional right of all children to attend school. I’m going to repeat this statistic during every blog post I write on the matter, but one out of ten school-aged children out of school in the entire world is from Pakistan. That’s not right. Let USAID do its thing.
Don’t punish the people of Pakistan for the actions of its government. After all we’ve done there, murdering their civilians (hello pakistanbodycount.org) day after day, we owe them that much.

THIS IS FUCKING IMPORTANT.

Apr
15

Okay people of tumblr, I’ve seen you guys do great things before.

roxanneritchi:

thepoliticalpartygirl | morgansaylor:

We need a Miracle. Matt Miller, a Senior at West Nassau High School in Callahan, Florida is on the top of a Transplant list for a new kidney. Matt has been struggling his whole life with this, he’s been in and out of hospitals, Missed his first date, his first school dance, and so many other things. Matt is a wonderful person, But His family doesn’t have enough money for the transplant and they need $10,000 By Monday, April 18th. It seems like an impossible goal, but I’m not giving up hope. Matt is one of my very best friends, and He may not even make it to his graduation this year. We can’t give up that easy, This is a life on the line people, and his fate is not set in stone. So please, If you could donate even a Dollar It could save his life. Help us give this boy, our classmate, our friend a chance.

His donation fund is at Wells Fargo (Formerly Wachovia) in Callahan Florida. The Account Number is #2000053612184

The Phone number is (904)-879-3510

Matt’s Facebook page is: http://www.facebook.com/HelpMatt

The world would be a much better place if we all helped each other, So please, Help Matt. <3

Here’s a story about Matt.

(Source: hearttstringss, via sarahsaysbegood)

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Apr
08

viasquared:

weheartlives:
These people cannot seem to catch a break, please help! CLICK HERE FOR SURVEY PAGE

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What if I want to donate it to Thailand? Or Indonesia? Or elsewhere? Those countries need help too you know.

If you want us to donate the money you’ve earned elsewhere, please email us at staff@weheartlives.com with your IP address and the country you’d like to donate it to. You can find your IP address at whatsmyIP.com.

IP Address? Why would you need that? ARE YOU GUYS HACKERS?

No no, if you want us to donate the money you’ve earned to another country, we’d have to see how much you actually made. If you give us your IP address, we can check the amount you made and send the money to the country you want. We already have your IP, all surveys default to sending the money to Japan unless you tell us.

How will we know you’ll pay?

We will post a proof of payment for every payment that we do. That involves a screenshot and a video of each payment.

Surveys? How can you possibly make money from surveys?

Some of sponsors are a research based company and will pay us for each surveys that you do. Other sponsors hope that you will buy their product when you get to their landing page. You are not required to buy anything though.

Are you guys just trying to promote? We’ve had enough of you guys.

No, we’re trying to increase awareness and we’re trying to help countries in need. You are not required to follow us. Just reblog and get the word out that YOU CAN HELP TOO.

Is there a limit to the amount you can donate?

THERE IS NO LIMIT. We will donate 100% of the proceeds towards Japan or the country of your choice. Take 5 minutes out of your day to complete one or two surveys and make a difference.

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Mar
16

nefariousnewt:

eyehatexvxtina:

harvestxvx:

gayffiti:

SHOCKING, SAD, AND VERY CLOSE TO HOME.
Less than a month ago, Barie Shortell, a gay Brooklynite was brutally attacked on North 4th and Wythe. His attackers broke his nose, jaw and eye socket in what would seem like a robbery attampt….only thing is they didn’t steal anything. Before the attack they were taunting him with derogatory anti-gay comments. The sole purpose of attack was hate.
After the attack, Barie endured 9.5 hours of surgery to reconstruct his face. He is healing now, but like many Americans he was uninsured and was left with a HUGE hospital bill. To contribute there is a benefit account set up to assist with Barie’s hospital bills, after care such as physical therapy, legal fees and other expenses related to the crime, please send donations to:

The Barie Shortell Benefit Account
Minnco Credit Union
311 Credit Union Drive
Isanti, MN 55040
Here is a link to the website set up for info on the event:http://bariebenefit.com/default.aspx

Duly posted. For what it is worth I heard about this disgusting act at last week’s Community Board meeting. It was described as being “pretty bad”. This is an understatement (he was in surgery for over nine hours to have his face reconstructed). Please be a good neighbor and help spread the word about what happened to Mr. Shortell. Those who are able, please tender a donation to help defray medical bills and/or attend the previously mentioned fundraiser at Blackout:
Below is info on a benefit to raise money for Barie’s hospital bills.
Gay Bash: A Benefit For Barie ShortellWednesday, March 23 2011 starting at 7:00 p.m.Blackout Bar916 Manhattan AvenueBrooklyn, New York 11222Cost of admission: $35.00 (includes three hour open bar)
Let’s show ‘em that we north Brooklynites take care of our own!
Additionally, a Facebook page has been created.

Do whatever you can.

Mar
11

thedailywhat:

2011 Sendai Earthquake / How To Help: President Obama released a statement earlier announcing that “[t]he United States stands ready to help the Japanese people in this time of great trial.” Below is a list of charities and relief organizations you can donate to in order to help bring aid to those affected by the worst earthquake in Japanese history.
The American Red Cross has set up a special designation for disaster relief efforts in Japan. To donate, click here, or text REDCROSS to 90999 to instantly donate $10.
International Medical Corps says it is putting together relief teams and supplies to aid Japan “and other affected countries.” Donate here.
GlobalGiving’s Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund.
World Vision’s Disaster Response Fund.
Click here to donate to AmeriCares’ emergency relief response.
Save the Children’s Japan Earthquake Tsunami Children in Emergency Fund.
Reminder: Google’s Crisis Response Center / Person Finder.
[image: quoteskine.]
Earlier: TDW’s Breaking News post on the 2011 Sendai earthquake with live updates.

Feb
18

UGANDA: PROTECT AGAINST HATE

David Kato, a friend of Avaaz and courageous gay rights activist was just brutally murdered in Uganda. Now, his colleagues who dedicate their lives to fighting hate and intolerance have fled the country and are being forced into hiding inside Uganda.

Every day, LGBT Ugandans are harassed, beaten and intimidated. Rampant homophobia, fuelled by powerful evangelical religious movements, means that there are few places where gay people are safe from physical harm.

Right now, the priority is to provide these courageous people with emergency protection. If 15,000 of us can donate in the next 3 days, we can set up secure housing and security training for people across Uganda so that they can continue their struggle for respect and dignity. David lost his life for this. Let’s now show these vulnerable but determined activists that they are not alone.Donate now using the form opposite: