collateral repair project

When I was visiting Seattle in May, I met Sasha Crow, a FCW who is working to help a women in Iraq who has lost her husband and has 5 children too raise. I was very inspired by her because this is why the FCW Society exists. We are a International Society committed to helping women every where. The FCW Society gives Sasha and the people who have donated to the Collateral Repair a big KUDOS!

Here is some infomation:

Dear All,

It is with a full heart and extreme gratitude that I write tonight to tell you that through your generous contributions in reply to my "urgent plea" last night, already $760 of the goal of $1000 has come in! Amazing! This means that the land for Nourija and family is paid for, along with almost all of her travel expenses! Now all we are hoping for is another $240 to complete Nourija's travel cost and to help pay the Western Union money transfer fee. With such rapid response already, I feel confident this goal will be met.

THANK YOU! You are amazing!

We would like for Nourija to know that there are "real people" who've contributed to make this happen. So, we are suggesting that anyone who wants to send a very short note to Nourija do so. Please keep your note to one or two sentences as I will paste them all to one email to send to Eman to give to Nourija. Since Nourija does not speak or read English, Eman will need to translate. We do not want to burden her with too much as she is extremely busy. Also, be sure to sign your name/s to your note.

Please send them to the Collateral Repair e-mail address:

info.crp@gmail.com

Again, our deepest gratitude for your generousity and caring. I know, for myself, because I am so often engaged at looking at the pain humanity inflicts on itself, sometimes I forget how truly loving and caring people are. Your contributions are not only a gift to this family, but are a gift to me in reminding me of the goodness of humanity. Thank you.

I will send another update when the funds are sent to Iraq. Soon after that we anticipate having more photos (of Nouija in Baghdad) on the web site and I'll send you notice then.

Best -

Sasha

www.collateralrepairproject.org

This just came from Eman - thought we all need to read it and to understand more fully what life is really like in Iraq right now - we need to respond to this as if it was happening in our own neighborhoods. Iraqis die and suffer while we here, with the best of intentions and what seems to be our utmost energy, have yet to come up with strategies that adequately address this situation's gravity. Let's find some creative and - most of all more effective and rapid ways to respond to the crisis that is Iraq under our occupation.

In peace through justice,
Sasha

From Eman:

well Sasha, I think we can tolerate no electricity, no water, nothing easy or available, but what we can not tolerate heads rolling in the streets. yesterday in a funeral, the man put the head of his son in the coffen. That is all. the situation is more than bad, it is undescirbable. Today there were violent clashes and explosions, where tens were killed in at least 5 provences in the north and the south, not to mention Baghdad. I do not know what to say, it is beyond words.