[DDN] [Fwd: [cc-mediareform] links for Katrina assistance]

2005-09-05 Thread Chuck Sherwood
Original Message Subject:[cc-mediareform] links for Katrina assistance Date: Mon, 05 Sep 2005 00:26:28 -0400 From: Josh Silver <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Organization: Free Press To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Hi Folks, We're compilin

RE: [DDN] Katrina Aftermath - Housing & relief list for deaf community

2005-09-05 Thread Will Reed
Deaf Link is assisting us in Houston to reconnect people using online tools etc. They have been a great resource at the Astrodome Community Technology Center. We have worked with several deaf and hard of hearing persons each day. Will www.techforall.org -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

[DDN] KatrinaWiki, Katrina PeopleFinder: Distributed Technology Responses to Disaster | Emily Gertz

2005-09-05 Thread Jay Bhatt
Hi all, From: http://www.worldchanging.com/archives/003437.html "I'll cover two emerging projects here: KatrinaHelp, and the Katrina PeopleFinder Project (and apologize in advance for names overlooked, technological fine points elided, and other reflections of my haste to get this online -- pl

Re: [DDN] Re: Red Cross may be slow, but...

2005-09-05 Thread Taran Rampersad
Adite Chatterjee wrote: >In response to the question that Dan raised about how to get people to >respond to issues, I truly feel that human nature, being as it is, once the >'disaster' has passed, nobody wants to think about the 'issue' anymore. > >During the tsunami-relief operations in India,

Re: [DDN] Making the Astrodome CTC the Rule, Not the Exception

2005-09-05 Thread Claude Almansi
Andy, Do you remember Tracey Naughton's "Drums of Colours", the African Media Village in the ICT4D hall at WSIS in Geneva? They had 2 big containers: one as a radio studio for their live broadcast about WSIS, the other one a cybercafe with Linux-operated computers inside. Then I remember a t

[DDN] Katrina Aftermath - Housing & relief list for deaf community

2005-09-05 Thread Grant W. Laird Jr
Guys, Since I operate Deaf Network of Texas website & its mailing list, I've received numbers of email regarding deaf and hard of hearing people who hit hard at Hurricane Katrina. In case you did not know, we do have little different requirement to support those people. (TTY, interpreter, v

Re: [DDN] Boston: MSPCA Walk For Animals/Katrina Relief

2005-09-05 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi Deborah, I would check with your local ASPCA chapter. The aspca.org website might have local listings of events, but I haven't checked. In the case of Boston, this event was scheduled before the hurricane, so it's just a coincidence that they're able to put to good use. ac Deborah Phelan

Re: [DDN] Making the Astrodome CTC the Rule, Not the Exception

2005-09-05 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi Claude, That's an interesting idea; honestly, I wasn't thinking of containers. Evacuee centers like the Astrodome and Otis are being set up for the long haul - six months or more. The Red Cross plan for Otis is taking into account the need to set up schools and other institutions on-site.

Re: [DDN] Boston: MSPCA Walk For Animals/Katrina Relief

2005-09-05 Thread Deborah Phelan
hi andy, are you aware of any other cities in US that do similar marches? Would love to duplicate this in SF. Deborah --- Andy Carvin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi everyone, > > Next Saturday, September 10, the MSCPA will host > their annual Walk for > Animals fundraising event in Boston, on

[DDN] internet access for hurricane areas

2005-09-05 Thread Rushton Hurley
Dear DDN-ers, A friend who has yet to join DDN (but soon will, I hope), asked that I post a note about www.publicwebstations.com. A description from the site: -- Hurricane Katrina has left individuals and families with urgent needs, and relief agencies will work hard to prepare food, clothin

Re: [DDN] The Next Steps

2005-09-05 Thread Deborah Phelan
what strikes me most about the next steps in this disaster is the opportunity that exists to utilize the models being applied in developing countries to create sustainable communities. what comes immediately to mind is the Village Knowledge Centers in Chennai , Patriensa, and the Hewlett Packard e

Re: [DDN] Re: Red Cross may be slow, but...

2005-09-05 Thread BBracey
In a message dated 9/5/05 11:54:08 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > Over and over again I have > heard it said (on TV > and > > radio) that the Internet has been > instrumental, in fact > crucial, in facilitating > access to information and > > > communications when > other more traditional met

[DDN] Making the Astrodome CTC the Rule, Not the Exception

2005-09-05 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, It's been amazing watching Technology for All's impromptu Astrodome community technology center evolve over the last few days. I've been following it with keen interest at the blog they've set up: http://texasctcs.blogspot.com/ Will Reed and his team moved with extraordinary spe

[DDN] Boston: MSPCA Walk For Animals/Katrina Relief

2005-09-05 Thread Andy Carvin
Hi everyone, Next Saturday, September 10, the MSCPA will host their annual Walk for Animals fundraising event in Boston, on Boston Common. In the wake of Hurricane Katrina, they're going to put special emphasis on raising money for animal rescue-related activities in the hurricane-affected reg

Re: [DDN] Re: Red Cross may be slow, but...

2005-09-05 Thread BBracey
In a message dated 9/5/05 9:50:42 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > In response to the question that Dan raised about how to get people to > respond to issues, I truly feel that human nature, being as it is, once the > 'disaster' has passed, nobody wants to think about the 'issue' anymore. > > TH

[DDN] 9/5 Hurricane Katrina Alert: Calls For Progressive Emergency Supports!

2005-09-05 Thread SIUHIN
Hurricane Katrina Alert! Calls For Progressive Emergency Supports to the Victims! September 5, 2005 An Appeal from ActionLA URL: _http://www.ActionLA.org_ (http://www.actionla.org/) ActionLA Coalition and several other progressive organizations, will launch a national call for a don

[DDN] DirectNIC Crisis Manager Braves the Chaos of New Orleans

2005-09-05 Thread J Cravens
From Slashdot: DirectNIC Crisis Manager Braves the Chaos of New Orleans "The Interdictor, a DirectNIC crisis manager, is currently braving the madness of post-Katrina New Orleans. Server rescues, OC4 repairs and live video and audio feeds abound as he and his crew battle the odds with what se

[DDN] PART-15.ORG Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts

2005-09-05 Thread J Cravens
(apologies if this has already been posted) PART-15.ORG Hurricane Katrina Relief Efforts http://www.part-15.org/emergencyrelief/katrina.html General Information - PART-15.ORG (the Wireless Internet Service Providers Organization) in cooperation with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC)

Re: [DDN] Re: Red Cross may be slow, but...

2005-09-05 Thread Cindy Lemcke-Hoong
> Over and over again I have > heard it said (on TV and > > radio) that the Internet has been instrumental, in fact > crucial, in facilitating access to information and > > > communications when other more traditional methods have > failed. I think this is a magnificent example of how > > the Inter

[DDN] A global tree planting event 21SEP

2005-09-05 Thread vanhanen
Dear all, please forward this message to schools/children/youth/environmental associations who may be interested. Or join yourselves! In six days we have received registrations from 31 countries. warm regards, Mr Mika Vanhanen, coordinator ENO-Environment Online http://eno.joensuu.fi [EMAIL PROTE

[DDN] Help for Managers of Volunteers-Katrina

2005-09-05 Thread J Cravens
(please circulate widely) Help for Managers of Volunteers-Katrina Volunteer Today, a free online newsletter for managers of volunteers (www.volunteertoday.com) has launched a special edition to provide assistance to managers of volunteers around the country related to the Hurricane Katrina Disa

[DDN] [Fwd: Huricane Katrina Information Sources and Informative Postings]

2005-09-05 Thread Claude Almansi
From David P. Dillard All the best Claude Original Message Subject: Huricane Katrina Information Sources and Informative Postings Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 08:44:45 -0400 (EDT) From: David P. Dillard To: Claude Almansi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Here is another post you may want to sha

[DDN] Fw: [GKP] GKP/MSSRF South-South Exchange Traveling Workshop 2005 - Call for participation!

2005-09-05 Thread Subbiah Arunachalam
Friends: Here is an announcement on the Fourth South-South Exchange Travelling Workshop. It is open to development workers using ICTs in their programmes and restricted to participants from developing countries in Asia, Africa and Latin America. The working language is English. Please spread th

Re: [DDN] Re: Red Cross may be slow, but...

2005-09-05 Thread Adite Chatterjee
In response to the question that Dan raised about how to get people to respond to issues, I truly feel that human nature, being as it is, once the 'disaster' has passed, nobody wants to think about the 'issue' anymore. During the tsunami-relief operations in India, many of the TV networks devis