In honor of:

the food in my cupboard;
my friends;
my family;
the privilege of attending an Art Institute.

Some items of interest:
BBC article on Somalia
WFP article on East Africa
ICRC article on Horn of Africa

As far as I understand it, drought threatens the lives of millions in the area that includes Somalia, Kenya, and Ethiopia. The poverty of this area is nothing new, nor is famine and war, but right now things are pretty dire.

In the mean time, our trade deficit is soaring, our blessed Christian buddy Pat Robertson fucks up again, things get worse in Iraq, and global warming continues in too many ways to innumerate. Potentially cause for paralysis, but fuck that shit.

In honor of my privileges, the personal happiness and freedom I am now feeling, my right to a liberal, nonreligious, artistic lifestyle, and my ability to act... even if in a limited fashion, I have donated a little bit of what I can today (UN Alternative).

I lub you all and hope you join in this act of defiance, or maybe I have simply joined you.