The People’s Hurricane Relief Fund & Oversight Coalition (PHRF) announces the opening of two Communication/Relief Centers!
The People’s Hurricane Relief Fund & Oversight Coalition (PHRF) announces the opening of two Communication/Relief Centers!
Jackson, MS Communication Center
253 Pine Hollow Circle
Jackson, MS 39212
601.371.4792
New Orleans, LA Communication/Relief Centers
Mail (which must be the size of an UPS or Fedex Envelope) can be sent to:
Mayaba Liebenthal
1000 Bourbon Street
New Orleans, LA 70116
Call for Volunteers: We need volunteers immediately, particularly people of color, to come down to New Orleans to help us set up the Communication/Relief Centers. The initial work will involve cleaning the spaces so they are available for the community and cleaning the surrounding neighborhoods. If you are available, please email us at volunteer@communitylaborunited.net.
Call for Supplies: To provide adequate relief for folks in New Orleans, the Communication/Relief Center needs the below listed items. If you are able to donate any of these things, you can mail them to Jackson and they will be transported to New Orleans. If you want to donate money to purchase some of these items, you can make the donation to the Vanguard Public Foundation and earmark the donation for certain supplies. Donation information can be found on the website.
Cleaning Supplies:
Bleach
Sponges
Mops
Brooms
High Pressure Hoses
Scrub Brushes
Anti-bacterial soap
Anti-bacterial wipes
Spray bottles
Buckets
Paper towels
Towels
Shovels
Rakes
Trash Bags
Storage Containers
Water
Household Cleaning Supplies:
Anti-bacteria kitchen spray
Bathroom cleanser/spray
Toilet bowl cleaner
Disinfectant spray
Pine Oil
Water filters
Temporary Housing Items:
Sleeping Bags
Tents
Air mattress
Blankets
Protective Gear includes:
Respirators
Respirator refills
Rubber gloves
Latex gloves
Work gloves
Kerchiefs
Dusk masks
Rubber boots
Bug spray
Mosquito nets
Goggles
Flashlights
Batteries
Tools include:
Hammers
Nails
Screws
Tarp
Crowbars
Prybars
Hacksaws
Handsaws
Chainsaw
Plywood Extension cords
Screwdrivers
Wrenches
Publicity Material:
T-shirts
Door Knockers
Brochures
Posters
Hats
E Schongar:
Right of return?
24 October 2005, 5:04 pmA friend of mine just came back from the relief effort in New Orleans. She told me about renters who returned to find temporary eviction notices on their doors. The owners claim they need to repair the buildings. The buildings are not condemned, so the tenants are not eligible for FEMA grants and other help, nor are they considered people without a place to live. The owners plan to do complete renovations and charge 50% to 300% more, and hope the tenants will be gone by the time the buildings re-open. And you can guess the ethnic backgrounds of the current tennants and the new tennants….
L Crow:
Our family business seperated to send part to New Orleans to help with the clean-up. We were not so politely told to go home if we were not from Louisiana. So we packed up our stuff and went to Mississippi where we were told that if we were not from that County to go home.
We have already tried to help! What else can we do?
25 October 2005, 3:35 pmI guess we were not the right ethnic background!!!!!
Stan:
Contact CLU thru the web site and see what tasks they have requested outside help on. And stop taking things so personally… there’s history there.
25 October 2005, 5:14 pmL Crow:
Hey Stan,
Believe me, I know about the history there… A lot of my history is there.
Anyway – it wasn’t the people that asked us to leave – It was the local FEMA rep. and the local law inforcement.
I guess we just didn’t have the correct plates on our vehicles.
25 October 2005, 5:36 pmStan:
My bad. I misread your post.
Check http://cluonline.live.radicaldesigns.org/?page_id=4 for volunteer opportunities, or just http://www.communitylaborunited.net/ for the overview.
I just now realized that this is Linda. I WAY misread your post.
Please accept my apology. I’m an idiot sometimes. By the way, those are fine looking kids. (-:
25 October 2005, 9:55 pmL Crow:
No problem. After rereading my post I noticed the misspelled word. I worked with things like intergraded bioenergy, biomass, and the use of methanol in making biodiesel all day yesterday.
Sometimes I feel that my brain has turned to mush.
I wrote that post after a long session of reading and converting figures – OH JOY!!!
HEY DUDE – keep up the good work.
26 October 2005, 6:28 am