Charity/Human Rights Thread

TheStarTurtle

**I thought I'd start a little thread we we can share and learn about the many Human Rights issues and the groups which are helping to do something about them like ONE and Avaaz. Also, we can use this thread for any charity events (disaster relief, etc.) Let's try not to get too political here. Human Rights and charity only.**

**Here's Avaaz with some info about and a petition against the slave trade in Mauritania**

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/mauritania_anti_slavery_biram_loc_sam/?rc=fb&pv=114**ONE's petition for the Eltectrify Africa Act**

http://act.one.org/sign/energy_2015_us/?source=homepage

Admin

This is actually quite a beautiful topic. Although we're generating revenue, we've never thought about using it to do some good deeds aka, donating to a good cause.

TheStarTurtle

**Help stop the spread of ISIS by helping to stop the spread of division and hate!**

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/loving_transformation_loc/?bSbYFjb&v=69561&cl=8992727169

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**Help save the people of Madaya from starvation:**

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/madaya_starvation_siege_loc_rb/?bSbYFjb&v=71388&cl=9254444681

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**Help stop Saudi Arabia's indiscriminate carpet bombing of civilians in Yemen**

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/no_more_saudi_arms_deals_loc/

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**Help stop "honor killings" in Pakistan**

https://secure.avaaz.org/en/pakistan_end_honour_killing_loc/?bSbYFjb&v=73235&cl=9527920985

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Help stop the the still on going Saudi atrocities in Yemen!

https://act.yemencrisiswatch.org/?sc=fbopen

Help stop the ongoing genocide of the Rohingyas in Myanmar!

http://www.unrefugees.org/where-we-work/rohingya-emergency/?utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=US_EN_BANGLADESHROHINGYA_20171003&utm_content=

TheStarTurtle

**The situation in Myanmar is still not getting any better. Donate a few bucks to the UN Refugee Agency if you can.**

https://donate.unrefugees.org/ea-action/action?ea.client.id=1873&ea.campaign.id=78159&ea.tracking.id=D15XBJ171X1C&utm_campaign=US_EN_Instream_Programmatic_BangladeshRohingya&utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=video&utm_content=410204578-95729860&gclid=CjwKCAiAmb7RBRATEiwA7kS8VF46bD2FJmAVXLIDwlRTfPhbED7yioGx-Qnv3fGsVXZo3zWcsClE8BoCs2IQAvD_BwE**Warning: Horrific true story videos below:**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jcVvt1Yy7zkhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jgGH6Uu8RX4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5eDneiIJN0c

TheStarTurtle

**Appeal for flood relief in Kerala, India:**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHXc1SB0Lx0https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4iXi_LbYO5k

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**Appeal by the International Rescue Committee to help save lives in Syria:**

https://help.rescue.org/donate/help-families-trapped-in-syria

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**Appeal for disaster relief for Indonesia:**

https://donate.unicefusa.org/page/contribute/indonesia-earthquake?utm_campaign=20181001_Emergencies&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=bsdIndonesiaEarthquake1Inactive&utm_content=Donate&ms=Email_DIG_2018_Emergencies_20181001_bsdIndonesiaEarthquake1Inactive_Donate_bsd_none&initialms=Email_DIG_2018_Emergencies_20181001_bsdIndonesiaEarthquake1Inactive_Donate_bsd_none&source=Email_DIG_2018_Emergencies_20181001_bsdIndonesiaEarthquake1Inactive_Donate_bsd_nonehttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k4hQqkR0ojU

TheStarTurtle

**Appeal for disaster relief for California. We KNOW Trump ain't gonna do anything!**

https://www.gofundme.com/cal-fire-reliefhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3KqCtKWOpJA

TheStarTurtle

**The mass genocide and famine in Yemen brought on by the US backed Saudi/UAE military coalition is STILL going on. According to the United Nations, it is the single worst humanitarian crisis in the world right now (which is REALLY saying a lot) and is now getting dangerously close to becoming a full on holocaust with a death toll that could very likely reach the millions.**

**For those who are not up to speed, Mark Ruffalo made a video early this year which does a pretty good job summing up the horrific conflict and the few principled US politicians who have been trying to stop it from the beginning:**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CLiCwoNYimw**One of the rare CNN videos that has shown the actual situation on the ground in Yemen (WARNING: GRAPHIC):**

**Things have changed in recent months and the US is no longer providing aerial refueling for the Saudi Royal Air Force (whom I might add have now gotten much better at doing their own refueling) and is at least making a show of setting up "peace talks" between the coalition and the Houthis. Nonetheless the US Military continues to provide tactical logistics and intelligence to the Saudi/UAE coalition and also (along with UK and several other continues) continues to sell them weapons, aircraft and bombs.**

**A couple of more current on the ground videos from just the other day, courtesy of CBS (WARNING: GRAPHIC):**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=okm1j5UQ_Ychttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPwyFkHuP6E

**It is at this point more than clear that President Donald Trump and many other politicians in the US Congress have little to no interest in challenging the Saudis on this due to their own personal, financial and/or geopolitical reasons. It is very likely these so called "peace talks" in Sweden are simply Kabuki Theater to get the world to stop paying attention or at least put more negative spotlight on the Houthis and other Yemeni rebel groups who are still managing to fight back against the coalition forces. While the newly elected Democratic majority has made noise about this and will take control of the US House of Representatives in January, I am honestly not sure I trust them to go all the way. Many of them still take campaign donations from "Defense" contractors and fossil fuel corporations who have profited or stand to profit from this terrible holocaust.**

**Al Jazeera coverage of the ongoing talks in Sweden between delegates of the Houthis and the Saudi backed government... it doesn't look optimistic:**

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oes-_Y7FJpYhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4HNelNEvIk**Please donate to the UNICEF relief fund if you can or better yet, if you are a US or UK citizen, contact your elected Congressional or Parliamentary representatives and DEMAND that they call for ending ALL support, both military and financial, for the Saudi/UAE coalition that is as we speak still blockading and bombing one of the world's poorest counties. And be sure to thank your representatives if they are already on your side on this issue.**

https://donate.unicefusa.org/page/contribute/yemen-crisis?utm_campaign=20181208_YemenCrisis&utm_medium=Email&utm_source=bsd789YemenCrisis1FFactv&utm_content=Donate&ms=Email_DIG_2018_YemenCrisis_20181208_bsd789YemenCrisis1FFactv_Donate_bsd_none&initialms=Email_DIG_2018_YemenCrisis_20181208_bsd789YemenCrisis1FFactv_Donate_bsd_none&source=Email_DIG_2018_YemenCrisis_20181208_bsd789YemenCrisis1FFactv_Donate_bsd_none

TheStarTurtle

**Believe or not, deserts can get pretty cold, especially this time of year and there are still very many refugees throughout the Middle East with no roof over their heads. Ben Stiller has been advocating with the UNHCR for the purpose of providing refugees with aid and shelter.**

https://give.unhcr.ca/page/30591/donate/1https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E7b5u33-GREhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7FcODcTbaoI**Also, the Majority Report's Sam Seder has personally endorsed this more general humanitarian aid donation fund from Human Rights Watch.**

https://donate.hrw.org/page/32927/donate/1?locale=en-US**Donate to either fund or another of your own choice. If you are unable then at least do what you can to raise awareness on social media.**

**Oh, and don't forget about Yemen either...**

TheStarTurtle

**Help victims of Hurricane Dorian:**

https://secure.americares.org/site/Donation2?df_id=24130&mfc_pref=T&24130.donation=form1&utm_source=DI20H2U5&utm_medium=social_ad&utm_campaign=20_aug_hurricane_dorian&fbclid=IwAR0w0epb4aliWYhSju0DA14zL6O47LtcBw5ks24XSBUebok9L4EKbSC4cD4https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nOzdK-RXsFQ