I’m taking off for the weekend, meeting family somewhere south of here, maybe Puerto Rico. My father an architect and engineer, as some of you know, will be heading to Haiti within the next three weeks — not during the current situation but in a different stage — we’re having a bit of a family get together.
In the meantime, if you have nothing to think about and want to do something for Haiti, but don’t have money – or even if you have given, check out the following information offered up by sites from Wronging Rights and to Amnesty International to Change dot org. The suggestion is to contact the White House and tell them that you support granting Haitians Temporary Protected Status (TPS) immediately.
TPS is a temporary immigration status, lasting from 6 to 18 months and does not lead to permanent residency in the U.S., this step will only give Haitians the opportunity to remain safely in the U.S. until the situation on the ground in Haiti improves and they can return home.
The Wronging Rights sites explains it well enough, so please click on that link to check out what to do.
Not to be outdone those crazy old scientist have pushed back the doomsday clock by a minute, so it’s all good.
Doomsday Clock set back by a minute
PEACE
Good for you and good for your dad. Mucha allegria.
.-= Doug´s last blog ..Radium =-.
I love seeing much happiness in radium and the same comment, it takes me back to the future…or something.
Thanks for the tip. Your father is so lucky he has skills they need and they’re so lucky to be getting him
I did not know that about the doomsday clock. That’s big
.-= pia´s last blog ..3WW: jolt; ribbon; zeal: fiction =-.
That doomsday clock haunts my dreams. My father is a perpetual wanderer though he has a firm he wanders the world.
And miss the Ravens game????
I was able to give via text but the TPS suggestion is interesting.
.-= jake´s last blog ..Ravens/Colts =-.
Ha I know i am late but it would have been worth it to miss that game from what I hear.
I feel years younger just knowing that doomsday is another minute off!
.-= Bathwater´s last blog ..The Lost Weekend- Part III =-.
It is helpful is it not.
My employer, Adobe, not only donated $50K, but is matching all employee contributions (up to $5K) 2:1 — grateful to be working for such a company…
I am glad I use their products then.
they re finding people still
and still.
They granted tps yesterday. I heard that much anyway – still morning Tiger as I am.
I forgot about that clock, and find it funny they turned the hand back a minute.
I am so late answering these comments it is hardly worth it. That was last week.
The teabaggers are already pushing against TPS and are calling it “the haitian get out of jail free program” and other such foolish things.
Is there anything the teabaggers are for, or do they intend to spend their sorry lives complaining about everything? 52 orphans arrived in Pittsburgh today, ready to go to good adoptive homes. A couple of teabaggers were there protesting. unfrikken believable.
.-= sauerkraut´s last blog ..Did Arrogance and Complacency Cost Martha Coakley (Dead) Ted Kennedy’s Massachusetts Seat? =-.
Complain and invent conspiracy theories. What’s more is that most of them are on welfare, Medicare, disability or have tax payer funded jobs. They are no more against Big Government or taxes than they are against talking about how patriotic they are.
.-= Chris´s last blog ..Seriously? =-.
Lil girl, you always seem to be on the ball.
My face is starting to wrinkle, I hope they push the clock back farther.
“My face is starting to wrinkle, I hope they push the clock back farther.”
You win the comment of this post award kak.