I have to say I agree with many of the points Tim Wise articulates in this article and this one. I noticed the racial divide of Katrina pretty early on. It’s devastating to me that, in this day and age, things are the way they are. I mean, really. It’s been pretty obvious to me—and...
Monthly Archives: September 2005
In the tsunami region, disbelief over U.S. woes
This is a really interesting article from one of my new favorite news sites. In the tsunami region, disbelief over U.S. woes
myrtle robert – missing
So I just completed my first assignment with Life List. I received a voicemail forwarded from the Salvation Army in Arlington, TX, where Eddie Robert was evacuated to from Mercy Hospital in New Orleans. His wife, Myrtle, is missing. I’ve just completed a pretty exhaustive search of all the online databases and added Myrtle’s info...
yet another way we can all help
You can volunteer to conduct Internet searches for survivors in the various survivor databases and call their families to let them know what the results are. You can also volunteer to relay "I’m okay" messages for people who cannot make the calls themselves. Lifelist I know it probably seems like all I’m doing is following...
these people need to be rescued
If anyone can do anything at all to help these people get rescued…anything at all…I can’t believe the pleas on this site. It’s heartbreaking! Nola.com Weblog
the interdictor
Fascinating blow-by-blow account of the entire Katrina nightmare…you can read each day’s account by clicking "next day" on each page.
finally! another way we all can help
I’m still at work on the Friday before a three-day weekend, only because I was literally moved to tears by all the latest news stories about the hurricane aftermath and the mayor of New Orleans’ passionate radio interview. I had heard that a local Holiday Inn was housing a busload of refugees, so I called...
yet another reason why i <3 the internet
This is great…: Wired News: Craigslist Versus Katrina.
Katrina survivors
So I noticed that about 99% of the people I see in the sad, sad photos from New Orleans are black, elderly, disabled or all of the above. Then I heard on the news that the problem…and I guess I hadn’t thought of this before…is that when evacuation orders are given, there is a part...