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1. Make a list of relevant articles and statistics on the issue SiChuan Earthquake – The New York Times http://topics.nytimes.com/top/news/science/topics/earthquakes/sichuan_province_china/index.html China Earthquake (extra stuff)http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/chinaearthquake China earthquake brings faulty school design to the fore – International Herald Tribune http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/14/asia/schools.php (http://shanghaiist.com/2008/05/13/breaking_news_second_earthquake_and_aftershocks_hit_sichuan.php 2. Make a list of organizations that people can join to get involved in this issue and petitions that people can sign.
 * Over 10,000 feared dead in biggest earthquake in China for 30 years
 * Earthquake measured at 7.9 on the Richter scale, epicentre(s) in western SiChuan
 * Second earthquake/aftershocks measuring 5.0 and 6.1 magnitude reported at epicenter

Project hope: http://english.cri.cn/7146/2009/01/11/1241s442430.htm Project hope builds primary schools in SiChuan and they have raised up to 700 million Yuan and they have used 190 million on building houses in SiChuan.

China US center of sustainable development:

“The China US Center for Sustainable Development is launching a campaign to respond to the needs of Sichuan’s school children.”

The site: http://chinauscenter.org/organization/newsdetails.asp?NewsID=93&NAV=1

International Sustainable Development Foundation:

This organization plans to make schools in Sichuan, and make it greener. Their are many ways you can help this organization like donating money.

The site: http://isdf.org/stories/15

3. Make a list of relevant images, you tubes and videos you have collected on the issue.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cWYvsUUKcvs

http://rcmi.files.wordpress.com/2008/05/705px-2008_sichuan_earthquake_map_no_labelssvg.png

http://www.wmo.int/pages/prog/drr/images/pieCharts.png

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_L3tdtvO6yg&eurl=http://global-challenge09.wikispaces.com/Hum1+Group5