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Katrina conference calls December actions
By
LeiLani Dowell
Beaufort, S.C.
Published Oct 8, 2005 11:15 PM
A conference of
Hurricane Katrina survivors and their allies from across the country was held
here the weekend of Sept. 30. The meeting, convened by the People’s
Hurricane Relief Fund and Community Labor United, brought together about 100
people, including activists, community leaders and residents of the Gulf Coast.
Organizations present included Black Workers for Justice, Malcolm X
Grassroots Movement, the Troops Out Now Coalition, the Million Worker March
Movement, Friends and Family of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children,
INCITE! Women of Color Against Violence and others.
Survivors expressed
the horrors they had undergone as a result of government neglect of the
region—before, during and after the hurricane. A pressing concern
expressed at the meeting was finding the survivors who have been scattered
across the country.
A significant outcome of the meeting was the creation
of a National Solidarity Committee for Gulf Coast Hurricane Survivors, which
will provide support to survivors and organizers in the Gulf Coast. In addition,
plans were made for a Dec. 9 summit of hurricane survivors to take place in the
Gulf region, as well as a Dec. 10 march on New Orleans on International Human
Rights Day. The march is to denounce the crimes against humanity committed by
the U.S. government in the region, and to demand the right of return for all
survivors.
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