This post has nothing to do with our music, but please take the time to read it anyway.
I’m sure everybody here have been reading about the earthquake in Haiti. A quake this huge would be a tragedy anywhere in the world, but in Haiti it is an absolute disaster. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. An impoverished society ridden with violence, social distortion and economic challenges. With its lack of funding and its limited infrastructure, Haiti can not help its own citizens, and thus people keep dying – children keep dying - buried in the ruins of their own homes or homeless in the streets.
It is vital that Haiti gets help from the international community when it comes to handling this crisis, and it is vital that it happens quickly as disease will soon start to spread if the thousands and thousands of dead are not taken care of in the proper manner. This humanitarian catastrophe could soon be an even bigger catastrophe if help doesn’t arrive, so I am urging our fans and the heavy metal community to donate to one of the following organizations in order to help.
Unicef:
http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=9fLEJSOALpE&b=1023561
SOS children’s villages:
http://www.sos-childrensvillages.or.../Pages/haiti-earthquake-donation-gateway.aspx
These are religiously and politically independent organizations, so you can donate knowing that your money will not be used to push religion or political ideas.
Everybody can spare a few dollars or euros, so please donate – many people’s lives depend on our actions, and this is an easy way for us to help.
Thank you for reading – thank you for helping.
Best regards
Lars A. Nedland
Borknagar
I’m sure everybody here have been reading about the earthquake in Haiti. A quake this huge would be a tragedy anywhere in the world, but in Haiti it is an absolute disaster. Haiti is one of the poorest countries in the world. An impoverished society ridden with violence, social distortion and economic challenges. With its lack of funding and its limited infrastructure, Haiti can not help its own citizens, and thus people keep dying – children keep dying - buried in the ruins of their own homes or homeless in the streets.
It is vital that Haiti gets help from the international community when it comes to handling this crisis, and it is vital that it happens quickly as disease will soon start to spread if the thousands and thousands of dead are not taken care of in the proper manner. This humanitarian catastrophe could soon be an even bigger catastrophe if help doesn’t arrive, so I am urging our fans and the heavy metal community to donate to one of the following organizations in order to help.
Unicef:
http://www.supportunicef.org/site/pp.asp?c=9fLEJSOALpE&b=1023561
SOS children’s villages:
http://www.sos-childrensvillages.or.../Pages/haiti-earthquake-donation-gateway.aspx
These are religiously and politically independent organizations, so you can donate knowing that your money will not be used to push religion or political ideas.
Everybody can spare a few dollars or euros, so please donate – many people’s lives depend on our actions, and this is an easy way for us to help.
Thank you for reading – thank you for helping.
Best regards
Lars A. Nedland
Borknagar