Cyclone Nargis swept into Burma on Saturday May 3 2008, killing thousands and causing widespread damage.

All photos below from Disaster Emergency Committee.

Red Cross Aid

Young Red Cross volunteers help their adult mentors as best they can to help some of the 1.5 million people estimated to be affected.

Child of the World

A bemused and still shaken girl sits on her new bed … a few blankets folded on a Yangon street.

Queue for Food

Children line up for what limited supplies may be available for distribution.

Joining together

Militaristic politics have hindered aid, but some organizations have been sanctioned by the ruling Junta.
Please donate to these organizations

Save the Children.
Oxfam.
Care International.

Photo by ilhuicamina. Oaxaca, Mexico

Mother’s Day, a day to honor the one who brought us into this world, occurs on the second Sunday in May in several countries. Its origins differ around the world and thus it is celebrated on different days in different regions.

In the U.S. Mother’s Day was intended as a call to unite women against the Civil War. Originally, it was to be Mother’s Day for Peace.

Photo by NaPix. Vietnam


Photo by eleinde. Kenyan Moms

Singing Mothers and their babies.

Photo by lakerae. Afghani Women and their children

Behind her burkha the love of a mother shines through.

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Photo by Phillip6. Oakland, CA.

Cinco de Mayo (Spanish for “5th of May”) is a regional holiday in Mexico, primarily celebrated in the state of Puebla. It commemorates an initial victory of Mexican forces led by General Ignacio Zaragoza Seguín over French forces in the Battle of Puebla on May 5, 1862. The date is observed in the United States and around the world as a celebration of Mexican heritage and pride.

A common misconception in the United States is that Cinco de Mayo is Mexico’s Independence Day; Mexico’s Independence Day is actually September 16, which is the most important national patriotic holiday in Mexico.

Photo by Sunil. Chicago, Ill.

Photo by Phillip6. Oakland, CA.

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Workers Unite in Dolores Park by Dan Rader, San Francisco, California.

May 1st, International Workers’ Day, commemorates the historic struggle of working people throughout the world, and is recognized in every country except the United States, Canada, and South Africa. This despite the fact that the holiday began in the 1880s in the United States, with the fight for an eight-hour work day.

A diverse gathering by Kamau Amen-Ra, Photographer at The Bayview.
Oakland, California by Kamau Amen-Ra, Photographer at The Bayview.
Union Power by Kamau Amen-Ra, Photographer at The Bayview.
Clowns by John Ryan Brubaker. San Francisco, California.

A clown quite joyfully miming the police at the San Francisco May Day march and immigration protests.

camouflage by Graeme Nicol. Benxi City, Liaoning Province, China

tiny toones by Stuart Isett.

The Tiny Toones break dancing troupe was born in the Bassac slum area of Phnom Penh, Cambodia and provides free HIV/AIDS, health, drug awareness, performing arts and language education in English and Khmer to underprivileged youth. It also serves as a community center, with an open door policy, where hundreds of children have a positive environment to channel their energy into learning and performing arts. The group was founded by Tuy Sobil, a.k.a. KK, originally from Long Beach, who brought his b-boy dance talents to the streets of Cambodia to help the country struggling to rebuild after 30 years of war.

tiny.toones by Stuart Isett.
tiny.toones by Stuart Isett.

tiny.toones by Stuart Isett.

To donate now: http://greenwoodcollective.com/tinytoones/
All proceeds benefit The Tiny Toones.

Funds raised will be used to support Tiny Toones as well as purchased a small mini-van so the kids can be driven safely to school, dance performances and rehearsals.

Phnom Penh, Cambodia

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