Petition for China Earthquake

[Hessah]

I saw this in Maki's siggy... and I thought its a great thread!! So here's the deal...

Official Forum's Thread - Petition for China Earthquake

the OP's aim is to have a petition, for Outspark to host an event to raise money for the 12th May 2008 Earthquake victims in China. (Similar to Earth Day Event)

Statistics:
Magnitude - 8.0
Almost 70,000 confirmed dead
370,000+ injured
18,000+ still missing
At least 5 million people left without a home
Property damage lost estimated to be US$20 Million.

Picture says a thousand word... so here it is... (i've picked the not so gruesome ones)




Survivers running to safety...


Earthquake has shattered most, if not all main roads, making it hard for backup resources to be transported


Survivers left homeless for an indefinite amount of time...



This may have happened 2 months ago, but in a few seconds, this earthquake has destroyed decades worth of buildings, community, city's infrastructure... The victims will continuously need all the help they need for years to follow...

I hope Outspark would consider the OP's suggestion, as every bit we do will help...

[Maki]

>.< Thats great Hessah!
Everyone please show your support to the unfortunate people that are affected by this horrendous event >_<
Do your little bit to help

[Loveless]

It's kind of sad how I don't hear much about it on the news now. Especially when the olympics (which really shouldn't happen IMO) is around the corner.

[Maki]

It's kind of sad how I don't hear much about it on the news now. Especially when the olympics (which really shouldn't happen IMO) is around the corner.

Unfortunately.. That is the reason why it isn't publicalised as much as it should have been for public aid.
I guess the China government didn't want to ruin the good spirit of things...

THAT is why we must help them when the government turns their backs to them

[Hessah]

Yeah, people here hardly talked about it.. but I know in HK they ran a 20 hr straight event... no commercial, all the celebrities came out and sing/talk/perform to raise money for Sichuan... some of then even went to the actual place to help for a week...

I think the Olympic may bring their spirit up... something to be proud of as a Chinese....

I'm given the impression that many of the towns are in good spirit dispite the disaster... but they get their good spirit from knowing that people around the world is giving every bit of our effort to help them through...

[Maki]

I'm given the impression that many of the towns are in good spirit dispite the disaster...

I never thought of it that way!
Thats good. I hope your right hessah
It seems the Olympics did help in a way..
but also slowed down the recovering phrase
Either way.. Keeping up a good spirit is essential when it comes to recovering from such a traumatic event

[Hessah]

Yeah well wat I've heard is...

Dispite some of them hving to sleep in a gym.. SOME of the better recovery sites, the people get tents...



Eventhough everything is bare, and basic, they appreciate every blanket, pen, paper, that they receive.. things that we pick up and take for granted...

so instead of dwelling on the sad stuff, they embrace wat they've got now, and try make the best of wat they've got.. which is important... every bit of help we give them, amplifies when they take it on with appreciation...

[Ivramire]

I don't see how they plan to shrug off the problems they've been having in time for the Olympics.


Especially when it seems like noones looking at the people who suffered in the natural disasters anymore (media)


Infrastructure and vital buildings/bodys of water were damaged or rendered unusable but still there's so many people living homeless, some only with the bare essentials. Others may not even have that.

[Hyper]

Seems to me like the media hardly covered the earthquake... Which is sad. I'd "sign" it but I don't think I'd make a difference...

It's kind of sad how I don't hear much about it on the news now. Especially when the olympics (which really shouldn't happen IMO) is around the corner.

Srsly... ;_; At least, not in China. Much too late now though.

[Icy]

Srsly... ;_; At least, not in China. Much too late now though.

A good performance at the Olympics will raise the morale of the people. And if your comment is the result of anything other than thinking along the lines of undermining the Olympics in order to grieve for the earthquake-affected people, such is the very reason many people still treat foreigners with both curiosity and spite.

I have a similar impression. But I dont think it's the problem of no mention of foreign involvement, its... no mention at all about china earthquake in foreign media. Well at least in Australia, i've hardly heard about it. Apart from that some celebrity (i 4got her name) said that the earthquake is "karma"....

What kinda media is there in Australia? You should move on to some news channel that reports on world affairs rather than local issues. And, what a misguided soul the aforementioned celebrity is! What have the ordinary people done? For thousands of years they have always been the victims of the changing political landscape of that part of Asia.