posted August 30, 2007 05:55 PM
Tomorrow marks the two year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and still there
are tens of thousands of families without homes. 30,000 families are
scattered across the country in FEMA apartments, 13,000 are in trailers, and
hardly any of the 77,000 rental units destroyed in New Orleans have been
rebuilt. To share some of these people’s stories, we have put together a
short film, "When the Saints Go Marching In.” During the making of this video, we heard the heartbreaking stories of good
people unable to return home. We have heard the story of the Aguilar family
who lost their home to the storm and only received $4,000 in payments from
their insurance company. We have met Mr. Washington, an 87-year-old man and
former carpenter, who owned three homes prior to the storm. He is still
living in a FEMA trailer today. And we’ve met Julie, who could have returned
to her job and normal life, if the government had opened up the public
housing units that she had lived in prior to the storm. You can watch their
stories here:
Watch the video: http://whenthesaints.org/
There is something very specific you can do to help. Sign the petition urging
the Senate to pass the Gulf Coast Recovery Bill of 2007 (S1668). The bill is
expected to come to a vote after Labor Day. Its passage will be an important
step toward rebuilding the infrastructure in the Gulf Coast region.
Sign the petition: http://whenthesaints.org/
Please pass the video on and encourage people to sign the petition. It's
important we all support the Gulf Coast region's right to return home and put
the needed resources toward rebuilding these families' lives.
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The deeper we look into nature, the more we recognize that it is full of life, and the more profoundly we know that all life is a secret and that we are united with all life that is in nature. --Albert Schweitzer
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