[Antiracism] Two years after Katrina: A Gathering to Reconnect and Contribute

[Sam Stegeman]

Dear anti-racism list members,
See the invitation below, and email me if you are interested in attending- I
can send you the evite, and you can find out more.  Should be a great event.
-- 
Sam Stegeman
413-369-6010
Conway, MA

Two years after Katrina: A Gathering to Reconnect and Contribute
Host:     Leslie Goldstein and Anna Hendricks
Location:     49 South Valley Rd., Pelham, MA US
When:     Sunday, August 26, 3:00PM
Phone:     413 253-0205
Come join us for this gathering to raise awareness and funds for the amazing
organizing still very much alive and needed in the Gulf South two
years after Hurricane Katrina

Sunday Aug 26, 3-5:30, presentation at 4

* -Hear about the state of the Gulf South two years after Katrina and what
people are doing to reclaim their homes and communities
* -Learn about and participate in a nation wide effort to support equitable
rebuilding of the Gulf South
* -View segments from Spike Lee's new film "When the Levees Broke"
* -Eat and drink yummy goodies in the company of some very lovely people

Bring: your heart, your mind, your friends and your checkbook!

Please rsvp by evite or phone to Leslie at 413 253-0205 or Anna at 857
719-6982

*Directions and parking information to follow.

*If you cannot come and want to make a donation:
Make checks out to: the 21st Century Foundation and write GSAF/RG in the
memo line. Mail checks to Leslie Goldstein, 49 South Valley Rd, Pelham, MA
01002
THANK YOU! 

More Information:

It's been two years since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita hit the Gulf South and
shocked the world with our government's racist negligence.
In those two years thousands of people have mobilized to take back and
re-build their communities in the face of major displacement, closed
schools, shut down housing developments, unavailable public resources, and
the transformation of many formerly culturally vibrant neighborhoods into
commercial developments.

In those two years over 500 people (including Leslie and Anna) from around
the nation have come together under the name "Gulf South Allied Funders" to
raise $1million/year from 2006-2008 to support the just and equitable
rebuilding of the Gulf South. We partnered with the 21st Century Foundation
who has the knowledge, experience and capacity to distribute the funds we
raise with an eye towards addressing the root causes of the problems in the
Gulf South. The 21st Century Foundation, the leading black foundation doing
hurricane relief work, has now distributed over $1.48 million to 144
organizations including; Citizens United for Economic Equity, The Lower
Ninth Ward Neighborhood Empowerment Network Association, Coastal Women for
Change, Turkey Creek Community Initiatives, Artists for Life, and Focusing
Our Community Upon Sustainability.

Please come share food and drink with us, view segments of Spike Lee's film,
"When the Levees Broke" and hear from two founding members of the
Gulf South Allied Funders, the work of the 21st Century Foundation and the
amazing groups they support, and stories about what has happened in the Gulf
South since Hurricane Katrina.

We hope to see you there!

for more information about the 21st Century Foundation:
www.21cf.org/programs/katrina.php
for more information about the Gulf South Allied Funders:
http://sitemaker.umich.edu/gsaf/home

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