Sam's Backup Page ([personal profile] cblj_backup) wrote2009-02-10 03:31 pm

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The death toll's still rising from the fires in Australia and many of them are still not under control.

[livejournal.com profile] blamebrampton has a good essay about survival and blame here: So if your news service starts with the question 'what went wrong' and answers it with anything other than 'nature is a fucking bitch in Australia', please tell them to piss off...

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And [livejournal.com profile] invisible_lift is doing porn-for-charity here.
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[identity profile] iamshadow.livejournal.com 2009-02-11 11:31 am (UTC)(link)
One more:

WRAP - Wildlife Rescue and Protection Inc (http://www.wrap.org.au/pages.php?pID=4)

Also, ABC forums have an excellent list of Things you can do to help (http://blogs.abc.net.au/victoria/melbourne_bushfiresoffer_help/index.html), including donations of money, but also listing donations of time from skilled volunteers (such as electricians), temporary housing, blood donations and donations of non-perishable food and clothing.