Hurricane Katrina - African American Relief Efforts
In the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, the NAACP has launched the Disaster Relief Fund to raise monies through its members and those citizens of good will who want to help. The funds raised will be used to: 1) provide immediate assistance to the worst affected victims, 2) mobilize resources to feed, cloth and shelter displaced victims, and 3) to ensure the equitable distribution of money and resources from Federal, state and local government and other relief agencies.
The BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund is providing support to families who are assisting those displaced by Hurricane Katrina.These funds raised by the BlackAmericaWeb.com Relief Fund will go to individual families who have opened their homes to families displaced by Hurricane Katrina, to supplement their personal households as the recovery efforts continue.
PLEASE VISIT all these websites.
Five things you can do to help immediately:
1. Duplicate what we are doing elsewhere in New York City, in your city ortown, on your college campus, at your church, synagogue, mosque, or otherreligious institution, via your fraternity or sorority, or via your localcivic or social organization.
2. Cut and paste the information in this eblast about Items needed by survivors of the New Orleans catastrophe:* Monetary donations* Where you can ship non-perishable items* Alternative media outlets* Five things you can do to help immediatelyand share this information, as a ONE SHEET, with folks near and far, viaemail, or as a hand out at your event, religious institution, and with yourcivic or social organization.
3. Voice your opinion to local and national media, and to elected officials,via letter, email, op ed article, or phonecall, regarding the coverage ofthe New Orleans catastrophe, as well as to the federal government's ongoinghandling of the situation.
4. Ask the hotel you frequent, such as the Marriott or Holiday Inn, to giveyour hotel points to an individual or family in need of a stay for a night,a few nights, or longer, depending on how many points you have. Be sure toget confirmation that your points have been applied in that way. Encourageothers to do the same. Also inquire if your airline Frequent Flyer mileagecan be used for hotel stays as well.
Finally, either offer to pay for hotel rooms, or encourage others to do so,including your place of employment or worship or your organization.5. Dare to care about other human beings, no matter their race, gender,class, sexual orientation, religion, geography, culture, clothing,hairstyle, or accent or language. Like September 11th, the New Orleanscatastrophe is a harsh reminder that all life is precious, as is each day wehave on this earth.
AND REMEMBER that our attention and response to the New Orleans catastropheneeds to happen in three stages...DISASTER, RECOVERY, and REBUILDING. Weneed you for all three stages.
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NEW YORK - BET is the latest network to announce a telethon to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina, airing as a two-part, four-hour broadcast Sept. 9. From 6 to 7:30 p.m. EDT, the network will present a special edition of "106 & Park: BET's Top 10 Live," followed by the telethon, which continues until 10 p.m. Russell Simmons, Chris Rock, Wynton Marsalis and rappers Master P, Juvenile and David Banner are among those scheduled to appear. Announced Thursday, the initiative is in partnership with the National Urban League and the American Red Cross.
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posted on Sep 2, 2005
News > By Lee Bailey/Electronic Urban Report (http://www.eurweb.com) posted on Sep 1, 2005
Master PWith possibly thousands dead, water and food supplies running out and 80 percent of New Orleans submerged in rising waters, rap mogul and native son Master P has been busy trying to coordinate relief efforts to help citizens cope with perhaps the most catastrophic natural disaster ever experienced on U.S. soil.
(888) 479-4968
Leading organizations of color are also accepting contributions to help Hurricane Katrina victims. National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
120 Wall Street, 8th Floor
New York, NY 10005
Telephone: (212) 558-5300
http://www.nul.org
930 East 50th Street
Chicago, IL 60615-2702
(773) 373-3366
http://www.rainbowpush.org/
601 E Street NW
Washington, DC 20049
1-800-687-2277
http://www.aarp.org/
Hurricane Katrina has affected several historically Black colleges and universities, reports a news release distributed through BlackNews.com. Dillard University and Xavier University in New Orleans and Tougaloo College in Mississippi are some of the HBCUs with damaged campuses, the release said.
The United Negro College Fund has established a special fund to help hurricane-ravaged schools in the gulf coast area.
Where to donate to organizations who are:
- Organizing at the grassroots level in New Orleans, Biloxi, Houston and other affected areas
- Providing immediate disaster relief to poor people and people of color
- Directed by, or accountable to, poor people and people of color
- Fostering the democratic inclusion of poor people and people of color in the rebuilding process
- Commercial Aircraft
- Baby Food
- Housing
- Transportation
- Emergency Supplies
More links:
- A $100 donation to The Salvation Army will feed a family of four for two days, provide two cases of drinking water and one household clean-up kit, containing brooms, mops, buckets, and cleaning supplies. Learn More
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A Message from a friend:
For those of you who have some airline miles lying around (or are looking to collect some more), many of the major U.S. airlines have programs in place to encourage their frequent fliers to donate to the ARC and other organizations. American AAdvantage and United Mileage Plus, for example, will offer 500 bonus miles to any member who donates $50+ to the ARC this month. Additionally, Delta, Continental, United, and others are encouraging their frequent fliers to donate some frequent flier miles directly to charities (miles-->dollars).
Also, if you have a lot of spare change lying around at home, you should know that you can donate all of it to the American Red Cross by taking your coins over to any Coinstar machine (www.coinstar.com). The last time I did this, it turned out I had $84 just in pennies, nickels, and dimes. That's not too bad at all!
It appears that there are a lot of creative ways to give, so for those of us who may not have a lot, there may still be way to contribute in a meaningful way.
posted by lhenry @ 8:07 AM
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