A meditation on used bras
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 12 May, 2010
- 5 Comments
In 1994 I was at a conference in Philadelphia. Since it was the 90s, I was planning to wear a pastel-floral jacket and a matching ivory skirt for the conference. … more Blood & Milk…
Say No to Old Clothes
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 28 April, 2010
- 58 Comments
Some of you may have heard of a new campaign called One Million Shirts. They want to collect 1,000,000 used and new t-shirts and send them to Africa to help … more Blood & Milk…
A story about donated shoes
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 9 February, 2010
- 7 Comments
There is a woman who works for a friend of mine. I’ll call her Gulia since half the women in this country go by Gulia, so it’s safely anonymous. Every … more Blood & Milk…
Three bad ideas for helping Haiti
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 29 January, 2010
- 27 Comments
In the rush to engage on Haiti, a lot of well-meaning groups are jumping in to help. Some are brand new, and some have never worked on a disaster like … more Blood & Milk…
Me, in other locations
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 23 January, 2010
- No Comments
I’m writing less often for Blood & Milk because I am writing in other places now. Some recent stuff that might interest you: The Lancet is Off-Base About Aid Agencies - … more Blood & Milk…
Haiti – Some Thoughts and Some Links
- By Alanna Shaikh
- 14 January, 2010
- 8 Comments
Right now, the immediate emergency stage is already over, barring severe earthquake aftershocks. Tales From the Hood has some great posts up on Haiti and disaster relief. One excellent point: … more Blood & Milk…
