PLEASE CONTINUE
TO HELP! The people of New Orleans continue to rebuild in the shadows
of the American media. We are still supporting the survivors. The Hartford
Food Not Bombs bus arrived in New Orleans two days after Katrina passed.
Our second bus (pictured above) from Tucson arrived two days later. The U.S. Government and the American Red Cross were not able to deliver food to the survivors of Katrina so Food Not Bombs set up kitchens in over 20 cities. Volunteers organized America's largest food relief effort raising little more than $10,000 for gas and transportation. Much was donated directly.
We are active across
the Gulf Region working to rebuild. We have been the only organization
providing regular meals. The American Red Cross, state emergency agencies,
and FEMA asked everyone to call our toll free number for food relief. The
current crisis is that the people of New Orleans need drinking water. This
is an emergency! Since the storm swept through the gulf we have been one of
the only hot meals shared on a daily bases in New Orleans. We still need
volunteers, tools and food to help the people displaced by Katrina. We need
people to help us repair homes and cook meals for people volunteering to
rebuild New Orleans.
Photos of Food Not Bombs in New Orleans after Katrina
Read more at
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Travel along with Free Speech TV as they cover our grassroots effort Food Not Bombs
WATER NEEDED On average we have from 200 to 250 volunteers
gutting houses and working in various areas daily. We also have about 300
families coming to our distribution centers each day as well. One of my
biggest concerns with having people work in the heat is their safety from
dehydration. In the past we were able to get water from a local food bank
but their resources have dwindled to where they are no longer able to
assist us with food and water. At the pace that we are and should be
using water we would need approximately 60,000 bottles of water per month
for our volunteers and 90,000 bottles to be passed out through
distribution. Unfortunately, we don't have such a supply and we have had to
limit distribution to families and volunteers. With both residents and
volunteers suiting up in protective gear; which includes tyvek suits,
respirators, goggles, rubber boots and gloves, they are essentially cooking
themselves while they work inside moldy houses with no form of air
circulation. This combination with not enough water to go around is a
dangerous combination. The
American Red Cross has been sending Katrina survivors to Food Not Bombs. We
get many calls from people who tell us that the Red Cross gave them our
toll free number. We have been able to help most of the people directed
our way. You can help Food Not Bombs support the Katrina survivors by
making a donation. We also have had to
make a number of changes in New Orleans becuase the police have told us to
move our kitchen in Washington Square Park so we moved to Saint Banard
Parish. After a few weeks they told us to move again.
To get a look at our program in New orleans visit the TV program SourceCode
Travel along
with Free Speech TV as they cover our grassroots effort Food Not Bombs,
whose volunteers got in their own vans and cars and showed up to feed
disaster survivors who had been abandoned by all other governmental and
official relief efforts.
Food Not Bombs groups all across the
southern United States are feeding families displaced by Katrina. Help us
get food and supplies past FEMA. We need clothes, cooking equipment, food,
cooks and money to provide for thousands of hungry homeless people. We have
no overhead, rent or salaries so every donation goes directly to helping
people. Many affected by Katrina are familiar with Food Not Bombs because
we have been sharing free food in communities through the area for many
years. Because we are independent we can take food and supplies to areas
where no other agency can reach.
This disaster may last another year or more so we intend to keep setting up
Food Not Bombs field kitchens throughout the region. Food Not Bombs is
encouraging the refugees to participate in cooking, serving and collecting
the food. Their participation may be one of the most therapeutic things we
can provide. Tens of thousands of survivors were kicked out of thier motel
rooms. We believe that many of these people will be living outside
homeless. Even if you can't go to the disaster area we need lots of
help in your community. The number of people we need to feed is growing
all across America as people leave Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama
looking for work and housing. We are trying to share food every day in
your community. Please call to see how you can help in your area.
Many Survivors are now
considered regular members of America's homeless population. In 1989,
Food Not Bombs fed the people made homeless by the earthquake and after a
few weeks the working class victims were forgotten and faced the same
problems as those who were homeless before the earthquake. Because this
could be such a long crisis it may be better for us to teach people how to
organize their own local Food Not Bombs group so they can provide long-term
support.
There are some things you can do that
can help us respond effectively to this disaster.
With the summer heat wave upon us we are in
desperate need for water for both volunteers as well as our distribution
centers for residents.
Volunteer to feed the hungry and help the victims of Katrina
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SourceCode
video of Food Not Bombs sharing food in New Orleans
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