February 2018 Donations

This month's donations went to Shoah and the International Campaign for Tibet

- Shoah is dedicated to making audio-visual interviews with survivors and witnesses of the Holocaust and other genocides a compelling voice for education and action.

“The survivors gave us their testimonies so that we would tell the world and educate future generations twenty, fifty, a hundred years from now and beyond. The testimonies go beyond what you can find in a book, beyond what you can see on a blackboard, beyond what you can type on a tablet.”
—Stephen Smith, executive director USC Shoah Foundation

Brian Herzlinger introduced me to Schindler's List during senior year of high school and instilled in me a profound respect for what happened to so many humans during the Holocaust. Supporting Shoah is my very small way of helping to keep the memories of those lost and left behind as well as those that continued on after the atrocities. I so admire people with perseverance and inner strength.

- The International Campaign for Tibet (ICT) works to promote human rights and democratic freedoms for the people of Tibet. ICT calls the world’s attention to the injustices and brutality from which the people of Tibet suffer. We shine a spotlight on China’s repressive authority and intervene on behalf of political prisoners. We work with and are guided by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, and we provide support to Tibetans in exile.

During my discovery of Buddhism I became aware of ICT and felt compelled to do what little I could to help the people of Tibet and for Palden Gyatso who I truly admire.

A bonus order was a t-shirt for The AIDS Memorial Instagram page that was for sale at Adam's Nest. Part of the proceeds were donated to Housing Works to support its fight for funding and legislation to ensure that all people living with HIV/AIDS  have access to quality housing, healthcare, HIV prevention, and treatment, among other lifesaving services and its efforts to end the AIDS epidemic nationally by 2025.

Please join me in the Low Budget Philanthropy movement and help out your community and beyond in the simplest way - donating any amount to whatever charity or organisation that you care about!