Not sure if this is the proper place, but I thought I'd share this.
I honestly haven't been keeping up with the news lately, but today I really paid attention to the story about the refugee children coming over the US borders. All I know about it is this is the fact that the situation is riddled in politics. And watching I thought it was extremely sad - because thats ALL people are talking about. I honestly don't hear anyone talking about what situations they're fleeing from or offering even a lick of compassion.
I even caught an episode of Jon Stewart about this, seeing folks protesting and calling these kids 'invaders' liking them to a disease and all that. That those children "aren't our problem"....it really shows a very very ugly side of the country I live in, I have to admit. But as I was watching, a fleeting thought came across my mind about the fact that Michael would definitely at least try to do something about this - removed from the politics of course. But at the heart of it, these are kids - innocent kids - with a situation that is so bad, they risk everything to make it somewhere that they think is safe. Of course this isn't a new thing, it happens a lot of places, all the time. But the fact that this is so high profile, and the coverage of this is so malicious - I honestly don't understand it. I think if he were still alive, Michael's heart would go out to these kids. And as that fleeting thought passed my mind, of course Jon Stewart made a joke about inviting all the kids to someone's house being a "Neverland type situation"....a predictable little dig, but that's beside the point -_-
ANYWAY, I'm wondering if anyone knows about any reputable projects or charities that have their hands in this situation that perhaps fans could support? A quick search landed me on this page, but I was hoping maybe some other people are feeling the same way and know about projects underway that we can support.
Thanks!
I honestly haven't been keeping up with the news lately, but today I really paid attention to the story about the refugee children coming over the US borders. All I know about it is this is the fact that the situation is riddled in politics. And watching I thought it was extremely sad - because thats ALL people are talking about. I honestly don't hear anyone talking about what situations they're fleeing from or offering even a lick of compassion.
I even caught an episode of Jon Stewart about this, seeing folks protesting and calling these kids 'invaders' liking them to a disease and all that. That those children "aren't our problem"....it really shows a very very ugly side of the country I live in, I have to admit. But as I was watching, a fleeting thought came across my mind about the fact that Michael would definitely at least try to do something about this - removed from the politics of course. But at the heart of it, these are kids - innocent kids - with a situation that is so bad, they risk everything to make it somewhere that they think is safe. Of course this isn't a new thing, it happens a lot of places, all the time. But the fact that this is so high profile, and the coverage of this is so malicious - I honestly don't understand it. I think if he were still alive, Michael's heart would go out to these kids. And as that fleeting thought passed my mind, of course Jon Stewart made a joke about inviting all the kids to someone's house being a "Neverland type situation"....a predictable little dig, but that's beside the point -_-
ANYWAY, I'm wondering if anyone knows about any reputable projects or charities that have their hands in this situation that perhaps fans could support? A quick search landed me on this page, but I was hoping maybe some other people are feeling the same way and know about projects underway that we can support.
Thanks!
