The Association for the Study of the Worldwide African Diaspora (ASWAD) expresses our solidarity with the people of Haiti whose lives have been irrevocably changed by the recent earthquake. Our thoughts and prayers go out to all the victims and survivors of this disaster, as well as to their families, loved ones, and friends across the world. Given the historical importance of Haiti to the African-descended everywhere, ASWAD calls for immediate humanitarian aid and justice for the Haitian people. We urge our membership to contribute to an organization of their choice. A list of organizations can be found below. The Haiti Emergency Relief Fund: http://www.haitiaction.net/About/HERF/HERF.html OXFAM: http://oxfamamerica.org Médecins sans Frontières: http://www.msf.org/ Partners in Health: http://www.pih.org/home.html Save the Children: http://savethechildren.org Red Cross: http://www.redcross.org/ CARE: http://www.care.org/ Yele Haiti: http://www.yele.org/ Or to the relief agencies established in your area.