Looting or saving your children?

What would you do if the earthquake struck at your home, your community?
Do journalists - or their editors - choose the right words to describe what's happening in Haiti?
Great piece by one of my favorite writers, Rebecca Solnit.
http://www.tomdispatch.com/post/175194/tomgram%3A_rebecca_solnit%2C_in_haiti%2C_words_can_kill/ Read more!

Oregon's double minority

Often shunned by family, Oregon's gay Latinos fight for respect
http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/01/often_shunned_by_family_oregon.html
By Gosia Wozniacka, The Oregonian

When 16-year-old Edna Vazquez of Colima, Mexico, fell in love with a young woman, her parents ran her out of the house. They sent Vazquez to live with relatives in Oregon, hoping a separation from her girlfriend would save their only daughter and the family honor.... http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2010/01/often_shunned_by_family_oregon.html Read more!

Haiti

The news from Haiti is very depressing. It seems most supplies are not getting through, because of lack of infrastructure to get them to the people most affected..
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/01/17/world/americas/17haiti.html?hp
and here's a list of place to donate money to the relief efforts:
http://www.latimes.com/news/nation-and-world/la-fgw-haiti-earthquake-resources13-2009jan13,0,5778526,full.story Read more!

Soul collage

Five of us women got together last week to make these collages, as a summing up of the old year and a looking forward towards the new. The two of mine, shown above, are called "Out" and "Refuge."

Read more!

photo of the year

I saw this photo in the morning. It struck me with force.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/08/world/africa/08kenya.html Read more!