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gipsyboy66:

As a dancer, I find this to be a totally stunning piece of work. Wow!

Extraordinary!

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stargczing:

a gentle reminder to avoid donating to the red cross and other profiteer organizations if you plan to help those affected by hurricane ida … find smaller/local charities, direct aid funds or organizations that have a “boots on the ground” approach. here’s a great starter list:

world central kitchen

second harvest food bank

the cajun navy  ( call 504-517-6289 if you live in louisiana and need rescue ) 

covenant house

catholic charities of america ( text RELIEF to 797979 ) 

referencees:

Hey y’all, as a New Orleans resident I just wanna say two things about the horrible devastation that Hurricane Ida is going to cause:

1. Many people did not have the choice to evacuate. I was lucky enough to have somewhere to go, but the poorest and most vulnerable members of the New Orleans community often do not have the resources to leave. Instead of criticizing them for staying, please do what you can to help them in the aftermath.

2. New Orleans is going to receive a lot of attention in the aftermath of the storm, especially considering Ida hit on the 16th anniversary of Katrina. However, there are dozens of smaller communities in Louisiana who are going to experience exponentially more damage. Please keep in mind that thousands of people in southeastern Louisiana are going to lose their entire towns. They deserve as much attention and relief effort as New Orleans does, if not much much more.

I know many of us are simply exhausted after the last year and a half, but please keep in mind that so many people do not have the luxury not to care. If you see an opportunity to help, all I ask is that you do what you can. The only way we can get through this is together.

daisyjvnes:

Hurricane Ida has hit landfall as a Category 4. I am fortunate enough to not be at risk where I live, but many are, and as we remember the devastation of Hurricane Katrina, I wanted to spotlight an organization that will be providing aid relief in New Orleans. If you can’t donate, please spread this so that others might. 

Imagine Water Works is a Native, Creole, queer, trans led organization with ties to the community in NOLA. Read more about them from this thread on twitter. 

And in their own words from their website:

About Us:

• New Orleans has been our home for generations, and we live and work here year round.
• Our leadership is Native, Creole, queer, trans, and deeply connected to our community.
• We’ve supported preparedness and recovery work at home since 2012, in addition to supporting Southwest Louisiana through Hurricane Laura and recently extending our hurricane prep outreach to the Northeastern U.S. for Hurricane Henri.
• We have extensive lived + trained experience in mutual aid and disaster preparedness, relief, and recovery. We are actively reimagining disaster relief as liberatory and shame-free.
• We are supported and held accountable by our community, locally and across the South, and are transparent about who we are and how we do our work. You can find out more about our team on our website at www.imaginewaterworks.org.

They also list resources to help with mutual aid groups in other areas, and you can offer support either through a donation or volunteering in-person. 

If you know of any organizations that need donations during this time, feel free to add them to this post. 

Last Minute Hurricane Prep

eggdesign:

With hurricane Ida within hours of making landfall, while it might be too late to leave, there’s still some time to prepare

• Fill containers with (safe to drink) water, freeze them, and stick them in your fridge and freezer. This will help keep it colder if the power goes out and you have extra water. Make sure you leave some room at the top of the containers for the ice to expand.
• Set your fridge to the coldest setting as well
• If you anticipate the power going out, put your food in trash bags in the fridge. if you lose power for too long and the food goes bad, you can easily throw it out
• While this is typically recommended for evacuating, you can still put a coin on top of a frozen cup of water to see if your power was out while you were asleep. If the coin has sunk into the ice, your food probably isn’t good anymore.
• Fill your sinks and bathtubs with water in case the water is unsafe or is shut off. You can use it to wash, flush your toilet, etc. 
• Related to #2, try to take a shower ahead of time
• Also do dishes/laundry if you can since you might not be able to for a few days
• Make sure your devices are fully charged. Even if you don’t have internet or service, you can still use your phone as a flashlight and entertainment (no power can get boring real fast)
• Make sure all your radios, flashlights, etc have batteries ahead of time. Don’t need to be looking for batteries in the dark
• Take pictures of your valuables for insurance
• Keep your important documents in a safe in an area that will either not get damaged or that you can quickly take with you if you need to leave in an emergency. In fact, keep an emergency bag packed in case you need to 
• Bring any loose items (Chairs, plants, etc) that are in your yard/patio inside. 

Please add on to this if you think of anything else!