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these funds, that certain respected and trusted charities are stockpiling With the continuing enormous amounts of the devastation created by the donated money for future bushfire crisis, it is difficult situations instead of helping to find much good in the those affected now. This has situation. Lives, homes, created outrage and much animals and communities questioning. Check out have been decimated and some links below to find out the smoke pall is not only polluting Australian air quality more and see if you feel the counter arguments are valid. but that of other countries as well. Community representatives have been calling out for us The words of Martin Luther King Jnr are very poignant at to visit their towns to spend money in their shops and this moment. donate directly, based on “Whatever affects one past and similar experiences. directly, affects all indirectly. Now we can clearly see why I can never be what I ought those requests are being to be until you are what made. By making such a you ought to be. This is the visit, we can ensure that our interrelated structure of hard-earned money and our reality.” Martin Luther King Jr. Make a Stand Australians!
The energy of these words is touching the world-wide community, as the donations continue to pour in. A real sign of one person’s pain, touching others and creating action. However, we are now faced with reports regarding
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heartfelt empathy is reaching those that deserve it. So come on people, go out this weekend and visit your nearest affected town, go shopping, buy a coffee and see first-hand the absolute resilience of some of the challenged people of Australia. https://7news.com.au/ news/bushfires/red-crossunder-fire-for-withholdingtwo-thirds-of-bushfiredonations-c-660715 https://www.theaustralian. com.au/nation/politics/ bushfires-andrew-constanceslams-charities-for-delay-inhanding-out-cash/news-st ory/6550fd6d0481d8e19e 6d465350703125 From the Ed: An interview with the head of Noel Clement is Director of Australian Programs for the Red Cross and spoke to ABC’s Matt O’Neil to offer a balanced view of funds distribution. https://www.abc.net. au/radio/newsradio/ red-cross-responds-toaccusations-they-are%E2%80%98drip/11892458
