You Stay Classy …

Because, you know, the famine in Somalia – in which an estimated ten thousand people, mostly children, are dying from starvation every day – is their own fault/exactly what they deserve. Or Something.

The Toronto Sun, July 11, 2011 Article - UN: Somalia is world’s worst humanitarian disaster

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But that was just a one off, right? Just one day of fools commenting, right? Behold …

The Toronto Sun, August 13, 2011 - Canadians respond to Somalia disaster

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Let’s take a look at these “filthy, “uncivilized”, East African “muslims” who “are just not praying hard enough to Allah” to ease their own suffering, shall we?

**WARNING** these images are deeply disturbing and hard to look at. But the need to be seen to truly understand just what is happening in East Africa.
(If you cannot look at the images, scroll to the bottom for links on how you can help)

Now why is it again that they can’t just help themselves? You know, with their farms, crops, livestock, etc? Oh, right …

Learn more: The following articles are *must reads*

New York Times – Nations Fall Short in Helping 12.4M Africans in Drought-Caused Famine

Toronto Star - Global Voices: Why did we wait until there was a crisis in East Africa?

The Guardian - Somalia’s ‘children’s famine’

Globe & Mail – Infographic: The world’s worst famine in a decade

ABC –   We Must Own Somalia

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Donate to the Humanitarian Coalition (Oxfam Canada, Save The Children, Plan Canada, Care Canada)

Online – humanitariancoalition.ca
By phone – 1-800-464-9154
By mail – Humanitarian Coalition, PO Box 7023, Ottawa, ON, K1L 5A0

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