Charity Starts at Home

As disappointed as I am by the stories of governement failure I am amazed by the generosity and caring of the average people. Here's a list of some of the poignant things I've seen in the past week:

• "The real heroes and sheroes of the hurricane relief effort: the working class of New Orleans" from Bitch Ph.D.
• The Regrowth Charity T-shirt at Threadless
• The heartbreaking items posted in the War Room at Salon as well as their other articles
• The smart commentary over at the 15-minute hipster
• My hair salon doing a Cut-a-thon for hurricane relief
• Posts like Serbian native Jasmina Tesanovic's essay on her visit to the Austin Convention Center at Boing Boing

The news coverage and government response are bringing the ugly side of race and class relations in the country to the surface. I hope that this will bring about some positive change as people hear stories from those who are usually ignored by the media.