LEND YOUR VOICE
WAYS TO HELP YEMEN, UIGHURS, BLM, AND BEIRUT,LEBANON
YEMEN'S HUMANITARIAN CRISIS
nearly 18 million Yemenis do not have access to clean water (ProjectHOPE)
over 20 million Yemenis are food insecure (World Food Programme)
1+ million cholrea cases since 2018, 25% associated w children (UN Refugee Agency)
WHY HELP? "With COVID-19 now spreading rapidly, Yemen is facing an emergency within an emergency. Sanitation and clean water are in short supply. Only half of health facilities are functioning, and many that remain operational lack basic equipment like masks and gloves, let alone oxygen and other essential supplies to treat the coronavirus. Many health workers are receiving no salaries or incentives, and 10.2 million children don't have access to basic healthcare.Meanwhile, economic shocks, conflict, floods, desert locusts and now COVID-19 are creating a perfect storm that could reverse hard-earned food security gains."(UNICEF )"According to official reports, as of July 2020, there have been 1,610 confirmed cases and 446 deaths from COVID-19 — amounting to a 27% mortality rate. That is more than five times the global average and among the highest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world. There have also been nearly 100 health care worker deaths, a crushing blow to the country’s fragile health system."(Project HOPE)
WAYS TO HELP Resources/ Articles:
Donate: Project HOPE savethechildren World Food Programme (WFP)
Stream: https://www.youtube.com/w atch?v=8yaB1gHJnGc&t=1232s
more links on the google doc
WHAT HAPPENED?
BEIRUT BLAST
"An explosion that rocked the port
worse
of
August
national director in Lebanon, Hans
4 killed at least 160 people and
Bederski: “Lebanon is in the middle
injured about 6,000. It created a
of an economic crisis and has also
shock
seen
Beirut,
Lebanon,
wave
that
damaged
roads
shattering
glass
densely than
2
on
and for
populated million
severely buildings,
miles.In
city
of
people,
the
more
time,
says
the
rate
19 infections over
World
the
of
drastically past
few
Vision’s
COVIDincrease weeks.”
(WorldVision)
about
300,000
were
immediately
displaced.
Families
have
been
forced to seek temporary shelter with
relatives
schools
or
According
and
other to
friends
civic
local
or
in
buildings.
assessments,
To make matters worse, on Aug 10 the
Lebanese
gov
quit
following
as many as 500,000 people may
the blast and protests. The Prime
need
Minister, several cabinet ministers,
assistance
with
immediate
needs such as food, clothing, and
and
shelter.
parliament
(World
Vision)
disaster could not come at a
This
at
Forbes.
least
9
resigned
members
of
according
to
HOW IT HAPPENED? AND UNREST
"Lebanon was facing unrest. The
country
has
the
world’s
two most common are as
highest concentration of refugees
an
— about 30% of the population —
and as an explosive It is
including
highly
1.5
million
Syrians.
agricultural
fertiliser
explosive
comes
to
fire and when it explodes,
drinking
cuts, water,
healthcare,
high
a
lack
of
limited
safe
public
unemployment,
ammonium release
contact
nitrate toxic
with
can gases
and protests. COVID-19 infections
including nitrogen oxides
stretch the capacity of hospitals
and
to provide services." (World Vision
investigation is under way
"Officials
to find the exact trigger
explosive
are
blaming
materials
highly
stored
in
a
for
ammonia
the
warehouse for six years. President
Lebanon's
Michel
Defence
Aoun
tweeted
it
was
gas.
An
explosion. Supreme Council
responsible
said
"unacceptable" that 2,750 tonnes
those
of ammonium nitrate was stored
face
the
"maximum
unsafely. Ammonium nitrate has a
punishment"
possible."
number of different uses, but the
(BBC)
WAYS TO HELP Donate:
Stream: (donate w/o $$)
Lebanon Red Cross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PZ-
World Vision
boC1BrQ
Center for Disaster Philanthropy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2PZ-
(through donate google)
boC1BrQ
International Rescue Committee SavetheChildren ImpactLebanon LiveLoveBeirut Beit El Baraka Humanity & Inclusion ProjectHOPE
Resources/Articles: Lebanese Red Cross ProjectHOPE WorldVision
it
Lebanon’s economic crisis has led power
into
when
more links on the google doc
would
BLACK LIVES MATTER The BLM Movement has grown even larger since the death of George Floyd on May 25, 2020. The movement stands for antiracism and equality through equity. ACAB is a term that refers to a
broken
especially
justice
system
that
African
Americans.
It
specifically refers
to
accountability and does not allow integrity.
a
targets system
minorities, that
lacks
SUPPORT/GET INVOLVED Petitions:
Education: books
more petitions and links on the google doc
Text/Call/ Email:
100+ AfricanAmerican owned businesses in HTX: list on google doc
Organizations:
films
(more books and films on the google doc)
UIGHUR MUSLIMS ARE BEING HELD IN DETENTION CAMPS. & GLOBAL COMMUNITIES ARE AT A CROSSROADS
Mosque are being demolished and damaged in China.
US State Dept. estimated that 3 million Uighurs may be imprisioned (Nov 2019 Business Insider)
500 suspected camps in China. (Nov 2019 Business Insider)
THE DETAINMENT OF UIGHURS IN CHINA HAVE BEEN GOING ON FOR AT LEAST TWO YEARS, THERE IS NOT MUCH MAINSTREAM COVERAGE ON THE CURRENT SITUATION IN CHINA. THERE IS ALSO NO DIRECT WAY TO HELP THOSE IN CAMPS. HOWEVER, MANY NATIONS HAVE CONDEMNED THE CHINESE GOV. AND THE PRESSURE FOR ANSWERS IS VERY SLOWLY RISING. A POWERFUL WAY TO SUPPORT UIGHURS IS TO
ALTHOUGH
LEND YOUR VOICE & ALLOW THOSE WHO ARE SILENCED TO BE HEARD. THOSE WHO HAVE ESCAPED 'RE-EDUCATION' CAMPS HAVE SAID THAT DETAINEES WERE FORCED TO EAT PORK, BEATEN, NOT ALLOWED PRAYER, AND PROHIBITED FROM SPEAKING THEIR ETHNIC LANGUAGE.
RESOURCES:
Articles: PBS BBC
Council on Foreign Relations (CFR) Business Insider
Video Documentaries:
Organization:
N'T FORGET DON'T FORGET DON'T FORGET DON'T FORGET DON'T FOR
1
go outside
4 6
2
call friends/family
take a break fr devices
meditate
7
5
3
exercise
do something creative, draw
get enough sleep
Its important to take care of yourself and your mind.