Katrina--Alternative Info Sources and Relief Agencies

[Guest guest]

I received this today. Many people are concerned about racism and

an overmilitarization of areas devastated by Hurrican Katrina. The

following may provide ways to avoid these problems. See below:

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Here is a list of some alternative media outlets where you can get

a more accurate and balanced presentation of the New Orleans

catastrophe:

 

www.diversityinc.com

www.alternet.org

www.blackelectorate.com

www.npr.org

www.daveyd.com

www.slate.com

www.bet.com

www.allhiphop.com

www.democracynow.org

 

Debby from Ohio suggests that those who might not be able to give

great quantities of cash, can donate blood to help defray the severe

shortages. Contact the Red Cross or local hospitals.

 

www.moveone.com is coordinating offers of housing and employment

to those displaced. Even if you cannot offer such help, I urge you

to go

to the site and read the listings It will reawaken your faith in the

generosity

and goodness of people. It is quite inspiring.

 

As for donations, Maraleen from Upstate New York urges us to give to

the local African-American charities who are there on the ground

giving

aid and solace. She sends a listing of Black/Minority relief efforts

courtesy

of writer/activist Kevin Powell:

 

BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund

PO Box 803209

Dallas, TX 75240

OR you can make an online donation by going to

www.blackamericaweb.com/relief

This fund has been set up by nationally syndicated radio

personality TOM JOYNER

 

NAACP Disaster Relief Efforts

The NAACP is setting up command centers in Louisiana, Mississippi,

and Alabama as part of its disaster relief efforts. NAACP units

across

the nation have begun collecting resources that will be placed on

trucks and sent directly into the disaster areas. Also, the NAACP

has established a disaster relief fund to accept monetary donations

to aid in the relief effort.

 

Checks can be sent to the NAACP payable to

 

NAACP Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund

4805 Mt. Hope Drive

Baltimore, MD 21215

 

Donations can also be made online at

www.naacp.org/disaster/contribute.php

FYI, the NAACP, founded in 1909, is America's oldest civil rights

organization

 

www.teamrescueone.com

Set up by native New Orleans rapper Master P and his wife Sonya

Miller

 

You can mail or ship non perishable items to these following

locations,

which we have confirmed are REALLY delivering services to folks in

need....

 

Center for LIFE Outreach Center

121 Saint Landry Street

Lafayette, LA 70506

attn.: Minister Pamela Robinson

337-504-5374

 

Mohammad Mosque 65

2600 Plank Road

Baton Rouge, LA 70805

attn.: Minister Andrew Muhammad

225-923-1400

225-357-3079

 

Lewis Temple CME Church

272 Medgar Evers Street

Grambling, LA 71245

attn.: Rev. Dr. Ricky Helton

318-247-3793

 

St. Luke Community United Methodist Church

c/o Hurricane Katrina Victims

5710 East R.L. Thornton Freeway

Dallas, TX 75223

attn.: Pastor Tom Waitschies

214-821-2970

 

S.H.A.P.E. Community Center

3815 Live Oak

Houston, Texas 77004

attn.: Deloyd Parker

713-521-0641

 

Again, thank you all for RESPONDING to this crisis. It is only our

response-ability that can create positive alternatives and change.

Remember, we've got the whole world in our hands.

 

Yours for Mother Earth,

 

xxMama Donna