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...this end, last Friday’s “Harvard for Haiti Benefit” was framed by speeches on the tragic recent events. Sebastian Velez, Assistant Resident Dean of Kirkland House, closed his speech with a quote from photographer Sebastiao Salgado: “How can we claim ‘compassion fatigue’ when we show no sign of consumption fatigue?” he said. The sentiment that we who are lucky should share our good fortune ran through the event. One particularly resonant image from the PIH slide show featured at the concert...
...claim compassion fatigue if we never show consumption fatigue?” asked Sebastian Velez, assistant resident dean of Kirkland House and a speaker at the concert...
...Velez recounted how he and four Harvard students delivered immediate relief to Haiti after the earthquake in the form of food and medical supplies...
...left but to the base. Progressives are not demanding that everything be thrown out. Keep the regulations and break up insurance monopolies. Move the financial aspects of the bill to reconciliation, and institute Medicare for all with a 51-vote majority. That is a rational response. Virginia Velez Bainbridge Island, Wash...
...Virginia Velez, BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WASH...