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Fwd: Support Gulf Coast residents
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Jason Schulman
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Aug 31, 2007 11:38 PDT
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Dear Friends,
Tomorrow marks the two year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, and
still there are tens of thousands of families without homes. 30,000
families are scattered across the country in FEMA apartments, 13,000
are in trailers, and hardly any of the 77,000 rental units destroyed
in New Orleans have been rebuilt. To share some of these people's
stories, we have put together a short film, "When the Saints Go
Marching In."
During the making of this video, we heard the heartbreaking stories of
good people unable to return home. We have heard the story of the
Aguilar family who lost their home to the storm and only received
$4,000 in payments from their insurance company. We have met Mr.
Washington, an 87-year-old man and former carpenter, who owned three
homes prior to the storm. He is still living in a FEMA trailer today.
And we've met Julie, who could have returned to her job and normal
life, if the government had opened up the public housing units that
she had lived in prior to the storm. You can watch their stories
here:
Watch the video: http://whenthesaints.org/
There is something very specific you can do to help. Sign the
petition urging the Senate to pass the Gulf Coast Recovery Bill of
2007 (S1668). The bill is expected to come to a vote after Labor Day.
Its passage will be an important step toward rebuilding the
infrastructure in the Gulf Coast region.
Sign the petition: http://whenthesaints.org/
Please pass the video on and encourage people to sign the petition.
It's important we all support the Gulf Coast region's right to return
home and put the needed resources toward rebuilding these families'
lives.
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