Seasonal Giving 2012

It's time again for Non-sectarian Festival Holiday seasonal giving, inspired by innerbrat! I will donate (slightly more than) the amount I’d otherwise spend on a card and postage to the following three charities on your behalf - £1.50 per person. If you select more than one charity, I’ll divide the donation among them. Hence, if you select all three, I’ll donate 50 pence to each on your behalf. I’m not planning to name anyone other than myself when I make the donations. This year the poll is completely anonymised and located only on Dreamwidth. If you're reading this post on LJ, you should be able to click the "View Poll" link and vote.

If you are able to make a small reciprocal donation on my behalf as well, that would be wonderful, but it is not required. Please select from the following three charities:

1. Medecins sans Frontiers (Doctors Without Borders) is an international aid organisation that provides emergency aid to people affected by natural and less-natural disasters and war. They are independent, a-partisan and a-religious and use this independence to provide medical aid to everyone who needs it. (Description taken from innerbrat.)
   
   
2. Planned Parenthood is a US-based charity that "work[s] to improve women’s health and safety, prevent unintended pregnancies, and advance the right and ability of individuals and families to make informed and responsible choices."
   
   
3. Battersea Dogs & Cats Home is a London-based charity that reunites lost dogs and cats with their owners or cares for them until new homes can be found, giving them shelter and veterinary care.

Poll #12346 Seasonal Giving 2013

This poll is closed.
This poll is anonymous.
Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: Just the Poll Creator, participants: 39

I would like Nanila to donate on my behalf to the following charity or charities.

Medecins Sans Frontiers
30 (76.9%)

Planned Parenthood
21 (53.8%)

Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
11 (28.2%)

I'll tally up the votes and make my donation on solstice (21 December). Comments are screened and will remain so, if you would like to identify yourself when you vote or let me know about reciprocal Seasonal Giving.

UK Sports Personality of the Year 2012

Last year, all of the nominees for UK Sports Personality of the Year were male. This year, there's a chance for the winner to be a woman, to be a minority, to be queer, to be disabled. But it'll probably be Bradley Wiggins. I'm trying hard not to resent this because he did win the Tour de France and he is the first Brit to do so, and he also won Olympic gold.

But. But. Next year won't have the Olympics and the Paralympics. Next year, it'll probably be back to the status quo: no women, no queer people, no disabled athletes. And that taints the whole exercise for me.

ETA: Yep, it was Wiggo, with Jess Ennis coming second. Depending on what happens with the nominees next year, this may be the first and last time I actually phone in to vote in this (for Jess, with love and bells on). At least there wasn't a blimin' footballer in sight.