Blogpost for Bangladesh

As you're probably aware, a cyclone hit Bangladesh yesterday, and has wreaked a good deal of havoc on what is already a fairly fragile country. Chris Mooney and Sheril Kirshenbaum have been all over this, and are urging people to contribute to relief efforts in both text and video.

So, well, consider this an extra ecouragement to help out. If you'd like to donate, Chris says that the Red Cross/ Red Crescent is in the best position to help. If you prefer to give to charities without religious symbols attached, you can check out this summer's posts on non-religious charities, and the resources therein, and see if any of those agencies are running relief programs.

Special note to "Uncle Al": I am not particularly interested in hearing your opinion of giving charity to Third World countries, so why don't you just save yourself the effort of typing in something that I will very likely delete or disemvowel? We'll all be happier.

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FWIW, the Red Cross is completely secular. Its symbol is a color reversal of the Swiss national flag, in honor of the founder, and is not intended to have any religious connotations.

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By Kurt Montandon (not verified) on 16 Nov 2007 #permalink