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2014 International Mosaic Auction benefit for Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) will be held online at: www.BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Auction opens November 22 – Auction closes December 6
String of hearts...vintage ledger paper, pink satin seam binding with crystal prism
100% of the proceeds will be donated to "Doctors without Borders" please visit my blog:
Zeiss Ikon | Leica 35mm f/1.4 Summilux-M ASPH | Velvia 50
This man stayed behind to protect what was left of the village. This is his story. We saw so few people on this trip that it was almost awkward to take his picture. He was in high spirits and cheerful. We offered him some supplies which he refused.
Donate to the Red Cross or preferably to MSF(Doctors Without Borders).
ELWA3 in Monrovia, Liberia, is the largest Ebola treatment unit or Ebola management Centre. It is run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Monrovia, Liberia, on 2 December 2014
Photo: UNMEER/Simon Ruf
Our first sunset in Bagan - what should I say, breathtaking
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
August 31, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia: Ane Bjøru Fjeldsæter poses with six-year-old Patrick Poopei outside ELWA 3, an Ebola Treatment Unit run by Doctors Without Borders in Monrovia, Liberia. Patrick had just been released with his father, William, after they recovered from the Ebola virus.
Photo: Morgana Wingard, 2014
During the dry season we got a glimpse of what a monsoon probably looks like. While waiting for a local bus to arrive two hours late just in time, I took a series of vehicles passing by.
No photoshop has been applied. The motion blur is straight out of the camera.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
07:18am #StGallen #Switzerland “Appenzeller Bahnen” by @f.schefer as part of the @24HourProject to support Children in Conflict Zones and raise funds for @DoctorsWithoutBorders
#24HourProject2025 #24hr25_StGallen #24hr25_Switzerland #24HourProject #MédecinsSansFrontières / #ÄrzteohneGrenzen / #MSF
"Making Change(s)"
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
The best way to help right now is donating to your organization of choice, both the Doctors without borders and the American Red Cross are great choices, they both have experienced, have trained personnel, equipment and means to transport and deliver most urgently needed help, food, water, medicines, etc.
A small donation can make a huge difference in the lives of the people of Haiti.
www.msf.es/newsletter/emergencia-haiti.html
www.worldvision.org/worldvision/eappeal.nsf/egift-haiti-e...
donate.doctorswithoutborders.org/SSLPage.aspx?pid=197&...
ELWA3 in Monrovia, Liberia, is the largest Ebola treatment unit or Ebola management Centre. It is run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Monrovia, Liberia, on 2 December 2014
Photo: UNMEER/Simon Ruf
An impression of the market in Bagan.
The turquoise color in the back is very typical for burma and you see it very often.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
Created especially for and donated to a fundraising event. 100% of all proceeds (minus transaction fees) goes to Doctors Without Borders.
Please consider donating to doctors without borders! Print giveaway for everybody who sends me the receipt of a donation via PM!
ELWA3 in Monrovia, Liberia, is the largest Ebola treatment unit or Ebola management Centre. It is run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Monrovia, Liberia, on 2 December 2014
Photo: UNMEER/Simon Ruf
"Harlequin Dreams II"
MOSAIC: auction~exhibition to benefit Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
August 31, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia: Ane Bjøru Fjeldsæter poses with six-year-old Patrick Poopei outside ELWA 3, an Ebola Treatment Unit run by Doctors Without Borders in Monrovia, Liberia. Patrick had just been released with his father, William, after they recovered from the Ebola virus.
Photo: Morgana Wingard, 2014
"Attraction"
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
Anthony Banbury, Special Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Mission for Ebola Emergency Response (UNMEER), visits a Ebola treatment centre in Maghuraka, Sierra Leone, which is run by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF).
Maghuraka, Sierra Leone, on 30 December 2014
Photo: UNMEER/Martine Perret
Taken in Lada unregistered Refugee Camp, Teknaf district, South East Bangladesh.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
Urban art goin' mobile.
I was horrified at my first attempt at this, and I had to delete it. After a little sleep, I tried it again.
---------------------------------------------------PLEASE--------------------------------------------------------
The earthquake victims of Haiti are in dire need of your help. Ways you can donate :
• ABC NEWS / International - Haiti Earthquake
• Red Cross: Text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts. Visit www.redcross.org or donate by sending checks to AMERICAN RED CROSS, 2025 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. (800) REDCROSS (800-257-7575) To ensure your contribution goes to Haiti relief funds, please remember to designate your gift to "Haiti Earthquake". 100% of the money designated will go to the Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.
• The Hunger Site - Since its launch in June 1999, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world's hungry and food insecure. We're working with Partners in Health (PIH) to help. PIH has worked in Haiti for nearly twenty-five years and is one of the largest non-governmental health care providers in the country. Its workforce is made up almost entirely of 4,000 Haitian medical workers, including 100 physicians and 600 nurses. With medical facilities a little over two hours outside of Port-au-Prince, PIH is receiving the injured from the city and surrounding areas.www.thehungersite.com Also a way to feed people for FREE with only a click.
• Partners In Health (PIH) has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years. We urgently need your support to help those affected by the recent earthquake. www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti.
• Network for Good - Quick Links to Most Popular Haiti Earthquake Relief Organizations - www.networkforgood.org/.
• Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. MSF teams are currently working around the clock in 5 different hospitals in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Donate at www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
• Convoy of Hope, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, feeds the hungry and provides pure drinking water to people in need across the United States and around the world. We are considered a “first responder” organization in disaster relief. With a fleet of tractor-trailers, a 300,000-square-foot warehouse, a Ham Radio Network, a high-tech Mobile Command Center, and by utilizing our points of distribution model we have become an active and efficient disaster relief organization by providing resources and help to victims of disasters. Your secure online gift will bring immediate hope and relief to the people of Haiti. Please give sacrificially.
• Food For The Poor is the largest international relief agency in the United States according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and has an office and warehouse in Haiti that was damaged, is seeking donations to buy emergency supplies and lumber to rebuild homes and is accepting its donations at www.foodforthepoor.org/haitiquake
• World Vision has 370 staff in Haiti and is accepting donations at www.worldvision.org/home.nsf/pages/home.htm or call 1-800-363-5021.
• AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs. Our aid workers are coordinating the distribution of $5 million worth of lifesaving medical aid to help Haitian survivors of the catastrophic earthquake. AmeriCares has pledged $15 million in aid over the days, weeks and months ahead and a second airlift is planned in the coming days. www.americares.org
• Mercy Corps exists to alleviate suffering, poverty and oppression by helping people build secure, productive and just communities. Mercy Corps’ experienced, crisis-tested emergency team is on the ground in Port-au-Prince, responding to the 7.0-magnitude earthquake that rocked Haiti earlier this week
(888) 256-1900 www.mercycorps.org/
• The Pan American Development Foundation (PADF) -- PADF has a disaster expert team in Port-au-Prince and is sending additional experts from the Dominican Republic to assist in the relief efforts. PADF is also coordinating with other Inter-American organizations to ensure a better response. PADF is shipping the urgently needed supplies. www.PanAmericanRelief.org.
• Missionary Flights International makes regular flights to Haiti, including one Wednesday. Donate at www.missionaryflights.org
• Operation Helping Hands, a joint community project of The Miami Herald and United Way-Miami, will be collecting donations to support the relief effort in Haiti. To make a contribution, go to www.iwant2help.org
---------------------------------------------------THANK YOU------------------------------------------------------
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF
September 2012
Size: 6” x 6”
Tesserae: Marble, various stone, beads, rusty metal washer, gold smalti and a sea urchin spine.
About me:
Inspired by the mosaic coffee table my grandmother made in the
early ‘60’s, I have taught myself the art of mosaic and continue to learn while enjoying the creative process. I design decorative and functional mosaic art in my CT studio using a wide variety of materials such as glass, marble, stone, smalti, beads and recycled items to add a unique touch. My work has been exhibited throughout New England down to Charlotte, NC. I strive to have my mosaics add beauty to the home, garden or gallery in which they are displayed.
Nikki Sullivan Mosaics
Website: www.sullivancreativeworkshop.com
Connecticut, USA
Some herders in Inwa.
We went late to Inwa to avoid any government fees and spend it more wisely.
After sitting in a taxi all day long we decided to walk. Some coachmen wanted to give us a ride, but we refused. Still hoping for some money, we got 2 horsecars following us for about 2 km until the monk who showed us around convinced them, that they won´t make lucky money.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF
September 2012
Size: 6" x 6"
Tesserae: Van Gogh glass, stained glass, agate, pendant tray, glass beads
About me:
Born and raised in California, I studied oil painting under the instruction of Marilyn Ball in central California, and art and photography classes at Taft College for several years. The journey to mosaic and stained glass began in 2002 by making stepping-stones. I quickly became addicted to mosaic and now make fun and beautiful art. Vintage windows and stained glass dragonflies are my specialties.
Dottie Gillespie
California, USA
Beyond Borders: Mosaic Auction for DWB/MSF September 2012
Size: 6" x 6" framed
Tesserae: Stained glass and found porcelain on MDF and found framed mirror
Statement:
The idea behind my creating The Remedy was asking myself the question, "Where do we begin to help someone in need? What do we begin with?" My first thought was...the heart. We begin mending someone by reaching out a hand and showing someone, we see you, someone is listening...and you are worthy. The Remedy represents this idea that healing begins with the heart. I added the different colored stained glass around the heart to represent the colors of the world. My hope for this piece is the owner looks at it and is reminded from time to time of what The Remedy is and where it all begins.
About me:
I am a mom of three beautiful young women, self taught mosaic artist and SAMA member who recently relocated to Redlands, CA from the Midwest. I am happy to say I have found my passion in making my art and especially my mosaic art which has allowed me to explore so many possibilities and ways to express myself and how I see the world around me. It is a gift I so intend to share.
Anne Marie Price
Website: www.ampriceart.com
California USA
Size: 6”x6” framed
Tesserae: stained glass on wood
‘Tit-ellation’ is Tricia Boucha's tongue-in-cheek contribution to Doctors Without Borders for 2012. It is of a bird called a Blue Tit, which are common in Europe. This little tweetie sits happy on his branch, waiting for his new owner. Signed by Artist.
Tricia Boucha
Mended Pieces Mosaics LLC
Website: www.mendedpieces.com
Email: rip@mendedpieces.com
Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
Size: 6”x6”
Tesserae: Ceramic tiles, mother of pearl, tempered glass, glass beads, metal focal piece in center.
“Here is a pretty and practically perfect pink and purple posy for your perusal.”
Andrea Leger
New Brunswick, Canada
"In Bloom"
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
04/04/2010 -- Cameraman Roel van 't Hoff filming a doctor as she operates on a girl severely wounded by gunfire. Tetteroo Media produced three commercials for Doctors without Borders in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa.
Taken in Lada unregistered Refugee Camp, Teknaf district, South East Bangladesh.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
August 31, 2014 - Monrovia, Liberia: Six-year-old Patrick Poopei, an Ebola survivor just released from a Doctors Without Borders treatment unit, waves goodbye to the medical team as his father William, also an Ebola survivor, grins at him from the front seat of the car.
Photo: Morgana Wingard, 2014
F&M will participate at the Spoonful of Sugar Festival which every year rises funds for Medecins Sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) which is world known organization that brings professional medical care wherever it is needed.
At the moment every effort is aimed to bring help to those people trapped at Gaza, whoever they are.
Please consider participating at this year SOS with your creative minds.
I have entered this image in the Flickr group Charity Print Auctions:
www.flickr.com/groups/charityprintauctions/ - for the Haiti Earthquake Appeal.
This is a an original Polaroid photograph. I don’t make prints from my Polaroids so you will be the sole owner of this image. It is 3 3/8” x 4 1/8” and was produced with Type 667 film.
To bid, please comment below with the amount of your offer. If you are not a flickr member please email me your bid and I will transfer it manually to the comments box on your behalf. My email is alliemount@gmail.com.
The auction will close Friday, January 22nd 2010 at midnight (PST). At this time, the person with the winning bid will give this amount to the American Red Cross for Haiti Relief and Development or Doctors Without Borders. On proof of donation (please take a screen grab of your donation confirmation page), I will pay for shipping this photograph to the winner.
Starting bid at $20.
If there is another image on my stream that you would prefer to bid on, let’s talk!
Thank you for bidding!
"I.C.U. - The Eye of the Machine"
Doctors Without Borders / Médecins Sans Frontières
April 1 through April 27 at BiddingForGood.com/DWB-MSF
---------------------------------------------------PLEASE--------------------------------------------------------
The earthquake victims of Haiti are in dire need of your help. Ways you can donate :
• Red Cross: Text "HAITI" to 90999 to donate $10 to Red Cross relief efforts. Visit www.redcross.org or donate by sending checks to AMERICAN RED CROSS, 2025 E Street, NW, Washington, DC 20006. (800) REDCROSS (800-257-7575) To ensure your contribution goes to Haiti relief funds, please remember to designate your gift to "Haiti Earthquake". 100% of the money designated will go to the Red Cross relief efforts in Haiti.
• Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) is an international medical humanitarian organization working in more than 60 countries to assist people whose survival is threatened by violence, neglect, or catastrophe. MSF teams are currently working around the clock in 5 different hospitals in Port-au-Prince, Haiti.
Donate at www.doctorswithoutborders.org/
• The Hunger Site - Since its launch in June 1999, the site has established itself as a leader in online activism, helping to feed the world's hungry and food insecure. We're working with Partners in Health (PIH) to help. PIH has worked in Haiti for nearly twenty-five years and is one of the largest non-governmental health care providers in the country. Its workforce is made up almost entirely of 4,000 Haitian medical workers, including 100 physicians and 600 nurses. With medical facilities a little over two hours outside of Port-au-Prince, PIH is receiving the injured from the city and surrounding areas.www.thehungersite.com Also a way to feed people for FREE with only a click.
• Partners In Health (PIH) has been working on the ground in Haiti for over 20 years. We urgently need your support to help those affected by the recent earthquake. www.standwithhaiti.org/haiti.
• Convoy of Hope, a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization, feeds the hungry and provides pure drinking water to people in need across the United States and around the world. We are considered a “first responder” organization in disaster relief. With a fleet of tractor-trailers, a 300,000-square-foot warehouse, a Ham Radio Network, a high-tech Mobile Command Center, and by utilizing our points of distribution model we have become an active and efficient disaster relief organization by providing resources and help to victims of disasters. Your secure online gift will bring immediate hope and relief to the people of Haiti. Please give sacrificially.
• Food For The Poor is the largest international relief agency in the United States according to the Chronicle of Philanthropy, and has an office and warehouse in Haiti that was damaged, is seeking donations to buy emergency supplies and lumber to rebuild homes and is accepting its donations at www.foodforthepoor.org/haitiquake
• World Vision has 370 staff in Haiti and is accepting donations at www.worldvision.org/home.nsf/pages/home.htm or call 1-800-363-5021.
• AmeriCares is a nonprofit disaster relief and humanitarian aid organization which provides immediate response to emergency medical needs. Our aid workers are coordinating the distribution of $5 million worth of lifesaving medical aid to help Haitian survivors of the catastrophic earthquake. AmeriCares has pledged $15 million in aid over the days, weeks and months ahead and a second airlift is planned in the coming days. www.americares.org
• Latest News out of Haiti ABC NEWS / International - Haiti Earthquake
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Size: 6”x 6” framed
Tesserae: Hammered gold - copper foil – smalti - miscellaneous glass – ceramic - aquarium stone – beads - millefiori
Statement:
Working with glass is transforming. The pieces are broken, change shape, fit together, and then made whole again with glue or grout - sometimes in unexpected ways. As an artist, I try to link my art to my faith – expressing awe at creation and the Creator. As a mosaicist, I treasure glass scraps or discarded items from our “throw-away” culture. It is important to me that nothing be wasted, finding beauty in what was once broken. My mosaics range from abstract sculpture and landscapes to liturgical wall hangings and commissioned works, in addition to exhibiting across the United States and in Canada. A full-time studio artist working in Golden, Colorado, I am a professional member of the Society of American Mosaic Artists, and also serve as President of the Colorado Mosaic Artists.
I recently came across this from Trappist monk Thomas Merton, “Art enables us to find ourselves and lose ourselves at the same time.” When looking at my work, I hope you find your own deep meaning.
Kathy Thaden
Website: www.thadenmosaics.com
Colorado, USA
Rohingya Refugees in Bangladesh: Limiting the Damage of a Protracted Crisis
www.crisisgroup.org/asia/south-east-asia/myanmar-banglade...
Rohingya Refugee Crisis Explained
www.unrefugees.org/news/rohingya-refugee-crisis-explained/
Six Years of Rohingya Refugee Crisis in Bangladesh: From Here to Where?
www.spf.org/apbi/news_en/b_240627.html
The Rohingyas are a Muslim minority from the North Rakhine State in western Burma. Over the past forty years, the Burmese government has systematically stripped over 1 million Rohingya of their citizenship. Recognized as one of the most oppressed ethnic groups in the world, the Rohingya are granted few social, economic and civil rights. They are subjected to forced labor, arbitrary land seizure, religious persecution, extortion, the freedom to travel, and the right to marry. Because of the abuse they endure in Burma, hundreds of thousands of Rohingya have fled Burma to seek sanctuary in neighboring Bangladesh. In the refugee camps along the south east coast where they settle, most are not recognized as refugees and are considered illegal economic migrants. Unwanted and unwelcome, they receive little or no humanitarian assistance and are vulnerable to exploitation and harassment. In recent years, the Rohingya have paid brokers to smuggle them by boat from Bangladesh to Malaysia and even beyond to Australia, sparking the attention of governments throughout the region.
The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has confirmed that the statelessness of the Rohingya is not just a Burma-related problem, but a problem with larger regional implications.
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/burma-bangladesh-muslim-mino...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-bangladesh-burma-my...
pulitzercenter.org/reporting/rohingya-burma-bangladesh-st...
www.doctorswithoutborders.org/publications/reports/2002/r...
blogs.mediapart.fr/edition/les-invites-de-mediapart/artic...
pulitzercenter.org/blog/week-review-inside-burma-presiden...
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Im posting me in a hat because Tony set up this group...Hats for Haiti
For every newly taken photo dedicated to Haiti that gets added before Saturday, Tony (and others too) will donate to Haiti. Go here to find out more:
www.flickr.com/groups/1294132@N25/
and for disasters like the one in Haiti that provide ongoing support around the world:
All you need to do is post a photo of you or a friend in a hat before Saturday and mention Haiti somewhere in the description.
The organization Doctors Without Borders gives an insight into its work in the course of a Deep Space LIVE at the Ars Electronica Center in Linz, Austria.
The photo is showing refugees at a the kitchanga camp, North Kivu, in the Democratic Republic of Kongo.
credit: Doctors Without Borders
In one of the large Monasteries in Mandelay with many novices. Sometimes it is funny to see, that the novices are still kids. If they feel unobserved have fun with each other, like the novices in the background.
Please keep in mind:
Burma (Myanmar) is ruled by a military junta. In 1990 Aung San Suu Kyi was elected by the people and imprisoned for the next 20 years after the election by the military.
In 2010 a election was staged to keep the military leaders in their current positions. People are starving and are forced to work.
All the pictures you may see in my stream are very onesided, as it is prohibited to take pictures of the military and the police. Also I just do not take pictures of poor people on the streets and there are a lot of very poor people in Burma.
The Burmese people are the nicest people I ever met and should be supported, even if I don´t really know how.
The country needs support. I posted some links to some international organizations helping Burma.
Burma is NOT the usual travel destination! Even if I am avoided all governement fees as far as possible (partly in long hours of bus travel) I still can´t say that I am sure travelling the country helps the people or should be boycotted as proposed by some people.
The government just moved the capital to Naypyidaw. When I saw it from the bus passing it, I had tears in my eyes seeing how the "Generals" collect the money building fancy buildings and streets around them with people starving. I was so shocked that I did not even took a picture...
- Unicef
and of a smaller German organisation (I met one of the responisbles during my trip)
This is an incomplete list, I´ve also seen www.doctorswithoutborders.org and there are others.
Please help, the burmese people need it.
12:04 am #düsseldorf #germany "Black & White" by www.flickr.com/gp/ur-photography/J6zsH4C002 as part of the @24hourproject to support children in conflict zones and raise funds for @DoctorsWithoutBorders #24HourProject2025 #24hr #24hr_düsseldorf #24hr_germany