We love Connie Schultz’s piece in the Plain Dealer, refuting Pat Robertson’s take on the situation in Haiti.
If you too think it’s preposterous to say that Haitians made a pact with the devil, you’ll like it too!
Do we let ourselves off too easily?
There is a hidden cost to tweeting, texting, and other “convenient” ways of taking action to help others.
In her American Prospect piece, OEP Alum and Mentor-Editor, Courtney Martin writes about the nature of our response to the recent tragedy in Haiti.
The Missing Discomfort in Mourning for Haiti
As the saying goes: “If you’re not outraged, you’re not paying attention.” It shouldn’t take a natural disaster of this magnitude to get our attention. Just as Katrina shined an undeniable light on economic disparity and institutional racism in this country, Haiti’s most recent earthquake is illuminating a similarly inexcusable disparity on a global scale. Read Full Article
Thinking About Haiti
As some of you may know, we at The OpEd Project have a special connection to Haiti. Our Founder Katie Orenstein lived and worked there in the 90′s (here’s a couple of her articles that give a good idea of the political landscape then (and still): Aristide Again and Fantasy Island: Royal Caribbean parcels off a piece of Haiti) and Director of Operations, Danielle Warren (that’s me) is the treasurer of One Village Planet–a non-profit that has been doing reforestation and public works projects in there for the last ten years. Our thoughts go out to all those effected by this tragic event.
Please take a moment to read OEP alum, Gina Athena Ulysse’s beautiful piece–on finding hope amid the rubble.
In Solidarity,
Katie and Danielle
