So thankfully, we have people like Amy Goodman of DemocracyNow.org who has been compiling a detailed overview of where Haiti stands 6-months after we all watched Port-Au-Prince leveled by an earthquake and were momentarily moved to do something to help.

The bad news is of course, that almost none of the desperately needed aid money pledged by wealthy nations while the headlines and photo ops were in full swing has been paid to Haiti’s reconstruction efforts, leaving the population living in nightmare conditions.

If the obvious horror of the human toll being exacted in Haiti by this negligence isn’t enough to motivate us here in the First World to help, perhaps we should consider what kind of precedent it sets for the inevitable moment when the city/ province/ state in which we live becomes the epicenter for some over-the-top natural or human-made disaster. Will anyone be there to help us? Or will they just follow precedent and use it as a photo op and make pledges that will never be kept while our families suffer and die in squalor?

To be honest, that is the prime motivation behind any involvement i’ve ever had in anything to do with politics or activism or any garbage like that: if they can do it to those people, they can do it to me. To me, justice isn’t about some liberal do-gooder nonsense, it’s about self-preservation. i know it’s boring compared to music and sports and movies and beer and irony and being clever and all that, but I believe it is in our best interests to pay attention and do something to help when other people are getting fucked over.

We still recommend financially supporting Partners In Health directly. Or if you’re one of those people who just has to get something in return, you can make that same donation in exchange for a download of 3 fun songs recently recovered from our early records.

Speaking of sports, former NHL enforcer Georges Laraque and even current Canucks d-man Dan Hamhuis are encouraging people not too forget about Haiti, so as you can see, the two things don’t have to be mutually exclusive.

In other news, fuck are you people going to get sonically slapped in the fucking face by our new stuff. haha.

When Jordy-Boy isn’t busy dodging bullets over on Toronto Street, we continue to dig deep down here in the lab, seeking new ways to pound, pummel and otherwise titillate the Propagandhi listening public.

In other news, you know that when Gary Coleman going to the hospital or the Canadian debut of the colossally stupid iPad are much bigger matters of public interest than, say, this or this or this, it’s all over. You know that right? It’s all over.

doot-doot-doodle-oodle oot doot do doo! doot-doot-doodle-oodle oot doot do doo! DOOT-doodle-do-doo! DOOT-doodle-do-doo! doodle-doodle-doodle-doodle-do-do-do-doo!

Let’s hope our pal Chris Pastor (aka Jamaica Plain) has better luck with his Ship to Gaza Project.

i think the solution is obvious: we need US congress to push through a $7,000,000,000+ bailout that British Petroleum never has to repay or account for and we need them to do it NOW!!!!

Event: RALLY TO PROTEST ISRAEL’S MASSACRES IN GAZA, PALESTINE
What: Rally
Host: Canada Palestine Support Network (Winnipeg)
Start Time: Saturday, January 3 at 2:00pm
End Time: Saturday, January 3 at 3:30pm
Where: Manitoba Legislature

Not Unrelated.

Saturday June 21st..
Aboriginal Day!
Time to celebrate The First Nations people and the first culture on this continent! It’s a great opportunity to go to a powow at The Forks in Winnipeg at 1:00! There is also a big concert there at 6:00. See ya there, I hope!!

Participating in these events is a great way to learn about other cultures, see what other citizens of your city are up to, and make some new friends…

See you there!!

In Winnipeg the festivities will take place at 5:15 pm in Central Park! Last year was a blast and this year should be even more fun! Come on down. I swear it’s great. See you there!

5:15 pm Central Park Dancers

5:40 pm Nicaraguan Folk Ballet

6pm Les D’s

6:30 pm Shabach choir

7pm Argentinian Duet

7:20 pm Karen Bamboo Dancers

7:45 pm Latin Motion

8pm Co-Africa dancers

8:20 DJ Boney

9pm Crown Boyz rap group

If you are not from Winnipeg check out if anything’s happening near you!

Ciao!!!

Special mad props to Marty G., Caitlin N., Johnny T., Salvadore C., Brian N., Yaniv K., and Jason S. for their generous support! It was a pretty fun day, not to mention a record-setting one for both attendance and funds raised.

Really, any day that ends with Jord tending bar and Murray Moon attempting The Macarena is ok in my books.

(Emphasis on “ok”)

the idea is for participants to collect pledges in exchange for destroying their feet, ankles, hips and lower-lumbars on this treacherous, gruelling, savage, perilous, high-risk jog through a pleasant municipal-park on a sunny summer day…with their friends.

so this year i’m collecting pledges on behalf of the Winnipeg chapter of the Canada-Haiti Action Network who “are united by a determination to raise awareness of what is actually happening in Haiti, and the real effects of the Government of Canada’s support for the February 29, 2004 coup d’etat that overthrew Haiti’s democratically-elected government…”.

if you’re interested in helping me with a pledge, send an email off to info@propagandhi.com with the title “Run Chris Run!” and be sure to include your pledge amount! thanks for your support folks!