Do You Remember where you were when Hurricane Katrina made land in New Orleans on August 29, 2005 ?
We will never forget it, because "IT" changes our lives forever;
We ask you to remember with us, and help to fix the gulf coast.
Yes Four Years Later - We Are Still Not Finished.
Many families are still stuck in trailers, as they've received
little to help them return to their pre storm living conditions.
the government told many tall tales in the early days of Katrina.
Much of it Pissed People off and put action into movement by PEOPLE.
Well WE PEOPLE Still Need to Help the People left victims to our governments'
lies and tricks. the court cases, lawsuits and murder cases have proven that
the government had more options than they used; and were complicitors
in the aftermath. that's the bottom line, we are ALL left holding the bag.
How Long Can We Let This Pile Sit as though we don't see it ?
Today is The DAY to Do Something. Take a Moment and click the link
to the KIN - they are working it out, without government bs or games.
This Is US, People Helping People. Don't Forget Katrina, Ever Please..
It Cost Me My Heart,
Greetings!
All over the country, there are events commemorating August 29, 2005, the fateful day Hurricane Katrina made landfall. We remember the abandoned families and lost loved ones. We have witnessed the public neglect and private profiteering and four years later, as some media and many aid organizations have "moved on", we are committed to keeping up the fight for a just recovery in the Gulf -- until resources go where help is needed, until everyone is home.
With new challenges looming around the Census and dwindling resources, families in the gulf need your support now more than ever. That is why Katrina Information Network (KIN) is commemorating the anniversary with an extensive events calendar and our new 5 for 5, five actions you can take that take less than five minutes to keep just recovery on the public agenda.
Should workers have to worry about losing their job if they are forced to evacuate in the face of a hurricane? If you think not, please sign Restaurant Opportunities Center's petition to get workers seven days to get home after evacuation orders are lifted. Evacuees are already worried about their lives; they shouldn't have to worry about their jobs.
Make a commitment to be there when evacuees need us. Join the People's Evacuation Plan network by signing up to be a resource. The Greater New Orleans Organizers Roundtable is calling on people of goodwill to help establish safe places and resources for evacuees in the cities where many residents go before disaster strikes. The Plan is being developed as a way of helping residents avoid the discrimination and criminalization they often face from traditional aid agencies. If you, your faith community or other organization can help, please sign up today.
As we remember those who have passed, the hundreds of thousands still displaced and those still suffering the effects of those fateful weeks in 2005, we thank you for staying the course. Thanks to you, we can keep the pressure on and make just recovery a reality.
In solidarity,
The KIN Team
Can You Forget What happened to the folks in Nawlins, and along the Gulf Coast; following Hurricane Katrina ? Neither can we, because some of them are family..
I Think since Mr. Obama and Mrs. Obama claim to be interested in helping where there is a genuine emergency, maybe they can take a moment and check out what's happening to these folks who are still suffering from their predecesors promises of restoration.
So Today on F^cked UP Friday we're askin the First Family, Do Ya Have enough Bedding for the Rest of the folks who are about to become homeless, due to your lack of attention, Mr and Mrs Obama ?
Hurricane Katrina Part 3- post Katrina Mississippi
We're Gonna Keep our Attention Focused on This Issue this weekend and report basically on this because we know there is a real mess and somebody's gotta fix this right now,, not later NOW.
"I need the trailer. I ain't got nowhere to go if they take the trailer…This storm broke me. I need some help. And I got a long way to go."
Ernest Hammond, 70, on pending FEMA trailer evictions
Dear KIN Folk,
FEMA is at it again and we need your help.
The agency has announced that on May 30, 2009, it will act to evict thousands of residents from FEMA trailers in the Gulf States in spite of the fact that these residents have had limited support and lots of barriers in their efforts to find permanent housing.
Mr. Ernest Hammond is a case in point. Hammond, a 70 year old, former New Orleans homeowner, could not get financial help from Louisiana's Road Home program for his triplex since the housing structure was ineligible for a grant. To help himself, Mr. Hammond has collected almost $10,000 in aluminum cans but that won't even begin to cover the costs to rebuild his home in the 7th Ward. His FEMA trailer is keeping him off the street while he struggles to return home.
Mr. Hammond is one of thousands of families living in FEMA trailers because they are either caught in a web of deeply flawed, bureaucratic home repair grant programs, a victim of all too rampant contractor fraud or simply priced out of a rising rental markets where affordable housing is being demolished or gentrified.
No one chooses to live in a FEMA trailer, but it is better than no home at all. Evicting residents without providing access to safe, permanent housing will only lead to homelessness and further destabilize families.
Thursday, May 28th is a National Day of Action organized by the US Human Rights Network to turn this around. Together, we helped keep survivors off the streets. Please take a minute to click and send an email or make a callto let the Administration know that evictions are a bad idea.
Say NO to FEMA's decision to forcibly evict residents from trailers!
Tell President Obama and FEMA that they must stop FEMA's plan to forcefully evict Gulf Region residents from temporary trailers.
The Facts:
Nearly 5,000 FEMA trailers continue to provide housing to residents displaced by Hurricane Katrina
2,800 FEMA trailers in Louisiana, with 1, 000 trailers located in Orleans Parish, LA
2,000 FEMA trailers in Mississippi
Most FEMA trailer occupants are elderly and/or disabled persons in desperate need of effective support and case management services to stabilize their housing and wellbeing.
FEMA trailer occupants are displaced homeowners and renters still struggling to rebuild their homes or secure affordable housing after Katrina and Rita.
Human Rights Begins at Home!
The United Nations' Guiding Principles on Internal Displacement is a human rights policy that, for several years, has guided our government in providing temporary and permanent homes for people in foreign countries displaced by earthquakes, typhoons, and flooding. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton only recently announced that the U.S. will apply the UN's standards to assist displaced persons in Pakistan.
Hurricane Katrina displaced over a million people, many of whom have yet to fully recover as a result of governmental actions that are contrary to the UN's standardsand human rights treaties ratified in the US. Gulf Region residents, both renters and homeowners, have worked tirelessly to access safe, permanent housing, and should have the support that our government provides to foreign countries under the Guiding Principles.
Abrupt removal of residents from their only source of shelter is unacceptable!
Hold our elected leaders to their promise of Gulf Region recovery, and demand equal protection under the same human rights policy that the U.S. government applies to displaced persons in other countries.
Tell FEMA to provide an extension to all homeowners and renters living in FEMA trailers to allow them sufficient time to repair their homes and/or find alternative housing.
Additional time would allow:
Louisiana homeowners to appeal denials of Road Home grants, or go to a Road Home closing.
Mississippi homeowners to be matched with available Katrina cottages that sit idle.
Renters more time to obtain rental assistance or other permanent affordable housing.
Demand Action Now!
Call the Obama Administration and FEMA to demand action now!Tell our government not to carry forward yesterday's short-sighted policies and to apply the same human rights standards to displaced persons in the Gulf States. Demand a stop to the FEMA trailer deadline and the guarantee of safe, permanent housing in the Gulf Region.
