solidarity with lebanese people

If you are looking for ways to help or just do something, please consider the following.

1) There is an international petition to Save the Lebanese Civilians at http://epetitions.net/julywar/index.php that will be sent to representatives of many countries. (This website sometimes has trouble with its server, so be patient when trying to access it.) There are already over 200,000 signatures.

2) Please consider making a donation to the Sanayeh Relief Centre. I know there are many relief organizations out there and most people just give to the Red Cross or whatever, but these aren't necessarily the best organizations to give the money to. Sanayeh is a grassroots organization that is posting regular updates on its blog about the work it is doing. Perhaps more importantly, it's strongly connected to peoples' movements on the ground (unlike big-time NGOs like the Red Cross and Doctors without Borders) and is very clear about its analysis and position on the situation (again, unlike other NGOs which profess to be neutral and non-political - is that ever even possible?). For specific info on how to help, read this particular post.