4. Help ACORN get on its feet again. ACORN, the most influential
organization in the U.S. in fighting for low-income people is really
hurting. From Allison Conyers: "Our headquarters in New Orleans has been
destroyed. Now we are fighting to relocate and aid the more than 9,000
member families we have there. We have members in Houston who are taking in
many families and are now organizing a van tour that will pick up goods from
cities all over the country. We need support to open a temporary national
headquarters in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, and, when possible, reopen our
offices in New Orleans. As we get up and running, we will gather together
our displaced community members and work to help secure the housing,
community services, and other relief they need. All of this will be
expensive, so please consider a contribution to the ACORN Hurricane Recovery
and Rebuilding Fund."
5. Help people reconnect. PeopleFinder is a volunteer-driven database
project attempting to compile all of the information currently found
online -- from official Red Cross databases to Craigslist lost-and-found
postings -- into one central repository, and to republish that information
in a way that will be easily searchable and amendable to existing databases.
From Zack Rosen, founder of CivicSpace Labs: "I was stunned by the response
they received when the project was launched on Friday. By Saturday, we had
around 100 developers working on the various pieces; by this afternoon,
volunteers have processed over 60,000 records of information. I haven't ever
seen anything like it." They're expecting to have the search functions
finished by the weekend, and will be working with the Red Cross and FEMA to
finalize some of the implementation.
A number of technicians at Community Wireless Rapid Response are putting
together a low-powered FM radio network, and are in need of radio equipment
donations. They need 10,000 radios and the batteries to run them ASAP.
They're also working on setting up WiFi and other wireless communications,
and are based out of Houston. Equipment and techies in that area are needed.
Air America Radio's Public Voicemail, 1-866-217-6255, is a way for
disconnected people to communicate in the wake of Katrina. Here's how it
works: Call the toll-free number above, enter your everyday phone number,
and then record a message. Other people who know your everyday phone number
(even if it doesn't work anymore) can call Emergency Voicemail, enter the
phone number they associate with you, and hear your message. You can also
search for messages left by people whose phone numbers you know. Air America
Radio will leave Public Voicemail in service for as long as this crisis
continues. You can call it whenever you are trying to locate someone, or if
you are trying to be found. Air America Radio brings you Emergency VoiceMail
in conjunction with VoodooVox.
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