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Advocacy for Haiti victims

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EPPN urges prayer, giving and advocacy for Haiti;
White House grants temporary protected status to Haitian refugees in the U.S.

By Matthew Davies, January 15, 2010

[Episcopal News Service] The effort to assist victims of the Haiti earthquake should be expressed through prayer, financial support and advocacy, the Episcopal Public Policy Network has urged in a policy alert issued Jan. 15.

"Like hundreds of millions of Americans and other people around the world, my heart has broken as I've seen the images of the devastation brought to Haiti by this week's earthquake," said Alexander Baumgarten, director of government relations for the Episcopal Church, in the alert. [ read more ]

How Episcopalians can help Haitians in need

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Web link: ENS article on Haiti; Resource type: Web site

Haiti earthquake prompts the desire to help, asks the question of how

By Mary Frances Schjonberg, January 13, 2010

[Episcopal News Service] Whether it is a tsunami overwhelming southeast Asia, hurricanes demolishing the U.S. Gulf Coast, or an earthquake devastating Haiti, many people feel the need to give of themselves to help those who suffer.

The question is how best to do that at each stage of the aftermath and how best to meet the needs of those hurt by the disaster.

As people contemplated how to respond to those needs in the hours since a magnitude 7.0 earthquake shook the Port-au-Prince area to its foundation at just before 5 p.m. on Jan. 12, governments and the United Nations began moving bulldozers, cranes and hospital ships into position.

"It's heavy disaster logistics," Robert Radtke, president of Episcopal Relief and Development, told ENS. [ read more ]