Katrina is beyond comprehension. One of my brothers has offered space in his home for Katrina evacuees...I learned to day many others have done the same.
Look at www.craigslist.com; select a city and then select housing and look at shared housing. Many, many people are offering a room in their home, an apartment, a temporary place to live...just shelter.
The problem, of course, is that so few people are actually getting out of New Orleans. But there are lots of people in Mississippi and Alabama who need help, too.
Here's an example of what drives me to the edge of sanity...the Fairmont Hotel in Dallas sent several buses to New Orleans to evacuate people in the New Orleans Fairmont back to Dallas. Despite big challenges and hardships, they succeeded, today. Why can the U.S. Government not do the same for the people at the New Orleans Convention Center?
The gangs with guns in New Orleans are insane...possibly exacerbated by lack of water and assistance, of course...and they should be dealt with in whatever way necessary to allow government and volunteers to get to those who need it.
America, at least part of America, has become a Third World Country. Maybe we can learn from those who have had this experience for years and years.
Last night, I sent my email list a plea for donations to help. I make that plea again. Give anything you can to any organization that can help. Be careful, though, of making donations to the U.S. government; it's not to be trusted. Pick a charitable organization. Offer a place for refugees to live.
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