Time to step up....

On the turning away
From the pale and downtrodden
And the words they say
Which we won't understand
"Don't accept that what's happening
Is just a case of others' suffering
Or you'll find that you're joining in
The turning away"

It's a sin that somehow
Light is changing to shadow
And casting it's shroud
Over all we have known
Unaware how the ranks have grown
Driven on by a heart of stone
We could find that we're all alone
In the dream of the proud

On the wings of the night
As the daytime is stirring
Where the speechless unite
In a silent accord
Using words you will find are strange
And mesmerized as they light the flame
Feel the new wind of change
On the wings of the night

No more turning away
From the weak and the weary
No more turning away
From the coldness inside
Just a world that we all must share
It's not enough just to stand and stare
Is it only a dream that there'll be
No more turning away?

Pink Floyd "On The Turning Away"

www.redcross.org

daytripper wrote:

www.redcross.org

I've sent a couple of checks (pretty damn small, I have to admit), but
sometimes that doesn't seem enough. On the other hand, not many of us are
going to be able to house a refugee or drive on down there to do much
hands-on helping.

If folks belong to a group that's good at organizing and working together
(a church, a FFing club, whatever), they might want to check out Habitat
for Humanity's Operation Home Delivery (building and shipping a "house in
a box" to the Gulf).

JR