Jeff Dunsavage's Blog – March 2011 Archive (14)

The beauty and power of social media reside in its ability to bring together people who would never otherwise find each other to share their stories and collaborate on common causes. This evening, Paul Lima, producer of a feature-length documentary, My Father's People. Paul's Dad, Albert, was murdered in Honduras in 2000, and the documentary follows Paul's efforts to find answers and justice for his family. Paul's… Continue

Read the BBC article. Let's just say I don't have a lot of faith in the Bahamas police or Club Mickey. This young lady's family deserves a serious investigation.…

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Three Americans have been arrested in Damascus in recent days, and two are still being held, the US State Department said Tuesday, amid two weeks of unprecedented dissent in Syria. "We can confirm the recent arrest of three American citizens in Damascus and one of whom has subsequently been released," State Department spokesman Mark Toner said.… Continue

Abigail Wagner of Summit, NJ, has been reported missing in Matamoros, MX. She has been living there a little over a year, creating art and contacting other artists living locally. Her family last heard from her Thursday morning (3/24/11). Her landlord called last night and said he has not seen her since Wednesday. He is contacting the police today, and the family called the consulate this morning.

 

Anyone with information can call Abigail's mother, Katherine, at…

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I'm still trying to figure out what I think about this blog post suggesting that specifically donating to Japan relief (or any specific disaster area) is a bad idea. The basic argument, if I understand it correctly, is that earmarking funds specifically for one country's disaster ensures that tons of unspent money will be left languishing unspent and unavailable for emergencies elsewhere.… Continue

As the death toll from Japan's 9.0 earthquake and tsunami continues to rise, thousands of people remain unaccounted for, making it likely that large gaps exist between official and unofficial counts, according to this article in Time.

Japan's National Police Agency…

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Interesting article. We have to get better at tapping technology to respond quickly and find missing persons. Would love to hear thoughts/ideas.

Here's the story

I hope this is helpful. I just learned about it, have not had a chance to vet it, figured I should get it out there.

From the Dixon family:

The song COME HOME dedicated to Michael Dixon is now available for download from this link: http://www.facebook.com/l/c1d56qN2UJef9OMFdnJzohJq5hQ/www.helpfindmichaeldixon.com/content/music-campaign

UK residents can also purchase the song by texting TRACK COMEHOME to 80818 or text TRACK COMEHOME M to 80818 for Direct-to-Mobile download.…

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While Arabs are ousting dictators, it's tyranny as usual in Cuba, where U.S. government contractor Alan Gross went on trial last week for espionage. Or at least that's what the Castro regime said took place. The civilized world doesn't know because the two-day proceeding was held behind closed doors. The regime simply announced that a verdict would soon be delivered, which could condemn the 61-year-old to 20 years in prison. Mr. Gross stands accused of bringing computer equipment to…

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Seventeen-year old María Luz Foguet was last seen on February 23rd and her mother believes she was abducted for human trafficking. According to her mother, the teenager disappeared after attending a meeting with a man who had "promised to make her famous".Read full article.

If anyone knows more about this case, please share.

Thousands of people have vanished without a trace – some caught up in violence, others for no reason anyone can fathom. Relatives remain in agonized limbo. Important article in the LA Times. Please read.