Self-Organizing Man

Reading on Hurricanes Rita and Katrina ~ One Year Later

October 23, 2006 – 2:27 pm

My Sunday reading, a kind of spiritual reminder that we have much work still to do, to end poverty, to enhance coordination between granting agencies, to provide more grants for overhead and salaries, to provide continued practical assistance to thousands of our people still suffering a year plus later.

From Oxfam America: Forgotten Communities, Unmet Promises:

One year ago, in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, elected officials at all levels pledged bold new action and committed to righting inequities as devastated communities rebuilt—better, safer, with more access to opportunity than before. However, despite their pledges that the most vulnerable citizens would get the help they needed to reclaim their lives and livelihoods, lawmakers have lacked the political will to turn their rhetoric into action.