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Stories from mainstream media New Orleans is Still Grappling with the Basics of Rebuilding, from NY Times by way of Michael Moore. Nairobi dispatch - How Africans view Katrina from Guardian Unlimited. Article about Louisiana's economy after the hurricanes, from Christian Science Monitor. Why it's important to save the city, a New Orleans Times Picayune editorial by way of Michael Moore. AP story about French relief, by way of the La Crosse Tribune. AP story about people living on 2nd floors in New Orleans, via La Crosse Tribune. Arab News. Article from writer in Saudi Arabia who shares his memories of New Orleans and wonders why more wasn't done after Katrina. La Crosse Tribune/River Valley Business Report. Report from the upper Mississippi river valley on how the storms affected barge traffic. Article on the 9th Ward finally opening to residents, from The Globe and Mail. A story of two cities hit by hurricanes, three months after the storms, from MSNBC. Stories from independent media & blogs Common Ground. New information from New Orleans about the upcoming Holiday Roadtrip for Relief and a recap of the recent Roadtrip for Relief, plus information for people going down. New Orleans Indy Media. Lots of good information. Katrina coverage on Infoshop, a worldwide independent media outlet. New Orleans Voices for Peace has some great up-to-date stories. 25 questions about the murder of New Orleans, from Working for Change. Emergency Communities. This group is replicating the New Waveland Cafe and Common Ground collective across the Gulf Coast where needed. There's a huge need for help. The Battle for New Orleans, from The Black Commentator, a journal for African Americans and their allies who are working for social and economic justice. Read Charmaine Neville's first hand account of survival during hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. From Daily Kos. A good report from the ground in New Orleans from the online magazine Left Turn, which also has good activist links. Lots of stories from survivors, from Minneapolis/St. Paul City Pages. Story of People's Relief Caravan from Wisconsin with the Family Farm Defenders, from Madison Indy Media. A volunteer's story, from Greg's Report. Blog with lots of info about Hurricane Wilma. Grassroots and relief organizations Life List. A volunteer organization dedicated to getting families back together after the storms. Common Ground Collective started in New Orleans after the disaster. Their volunteers provide medical, legal, counseling, and cleaning support, among other things. They have a 22 min. DVD of what New Orleans is like now and the work of the Common Ground Colllective. Write to commongroundvolunteers - at - gmail.com for more information about volunteering . Extensive list of various organizations providing relief from the storms. Four Directions Relief Project. Helping Native people across the south who've been hit hard by the storms. Austin Community Foundation is helping Latina mothers and others affected by the storms. Beach Center on Disability. Kansas University based organization that helps disabled kids and their families in New Orleans. Backbeat Fund. New Orleans' musicians who are helping other musicians. Jazz Foundation of America. A group out of New York who are helping musicians in need by donating instruments, getting them gigs and helping them with other needs. Acadiana Arts Council. This group is helping musicians in the Acadiana area through Project HEAL. They are also helping with the New Orleans' Musicians Clinic. Afropop Worldwide. Helping musicians in need from the hurricanes; lots of good links to other organizations that are helping. The People's Hurricane Relief Fund and information about Dec. 8-10 State of Emergency Conference in Jackson, Miss. and March to New Orleans. Oxfam relief around the world. Groups helping with kitchens Food not Bombs set up kitchens and and found food to feed thousands of folks who have been affected. Rainbow Family of Living Light. Stories from the kitchens, community centers, and market set up in Waveland, Mississippi and now New Orleans. New Waveland Cafe. The Rainbow Family helped set up the New Waveland Cafe in Waveland, Mississippi. Lots of stories about people and organizations that helped them. Family Farm Defenders came to the rescue with busloads of food that went to Louisiana and Mississippi. Organic Valley donated tons of organic food and equipment for hurricane survivors. Rebuilding New Orleans Rebuild Green is a New Orleans grassroots organization rebuilding the neighborhoods affected the most. Their website is donated by a company using renewable energy. Starhawk: Bioremediation (rebuilding the soil) in New Orleans. Environmental, political and academic leaders share their vision of reconstructing New Orleans, from Alternet. Urban Land Institute. This foundation, funded by developers, is doing "research" to help redevelop New Orleans in their image. Piece about a green architect from the Centre for Alternative Technology in Wales, who is using local resources. From Guardian Unlimited. Satellite image of New Orleans. Transportation Amtrak service alert regarding routes through the south. Greyhound information regarding routes through the south. Global warming United for Peace and Justice. Helping displaced hurricane survivors and information regarding the Climate Conference. List of resources for aid and justice in the Gulf Coast region, plus articles regarding the war in Iraq. Jeremy Rifkin commentary linking global warming and hurricanes Katrina & Rita, from Guardian Unlimited. Guardian Unlimited listing of stories regarding climate change. Guardian Unlimited story about sea level rises and global warming. Are hurricanes linked to global warming? From Christian Science Monitor. Climate Crisis Coalition. What it is and what they do, plus what you can do. Stop Global Warming. Lots of good info on global warming and actions you can take. How Seattle tackles greenhouse gases, from National Public Radio. Good commentary on wind power, from Guardian Unlimited. Climate Mash. Great animation regarding global warming. 2004's tsunami & 2005's earthquakes Grameen Foundation. Gives small loans and providing direct, sustainable support to the post-tsunami recovery effort. Family Care Foundation. Relief for tsunami survivors. All the donations go for direct relief. South Asia earthquake diary and links to relief organizations, from Guardian Unlimited. Story of relief work in Pakistan with earthquake vicitims, from Guardian Unlimited. |
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