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  Small practical solutions - no matter where you are in the world...
Please join
http://www.myspace.com/longterm
This is a forum where people can post their needs and others can post what they
can give. Please join and post your needs and/or what you can offer. If you
could send an email or letter telling people you know about this initiative this
is already help.
Long term/short term solutions:
Most important is to contact - one on one - local people displaced to define
their needs which in the immediate are relatively small demands: sums of cash,
musical instruments, vehicles etc. Perhaps others want to move and start new and
for this it would be great to have a posting of housing availabilities and job
availabilities - but most want to stay and rebuild their local communities.
FEMA (Federal Emergency Management Agency) is
overwhelmed and it will be months before everyone’s needs get attended to. So
Henry Turner Jr. is a local musician and is currently helping out people. He is
aware of peoples needs and can be contacted directly at
henryturner@juno.com.
He is organizing benefit tours as well as practically aiding people locally with
shelter and material support for friends and family. He says that what people
need most is cash. They have homes that they need to get to but no $ to pay for
gas. They have cars that may be in poor repair.
Musicians lost their instruments - they have gigs but no equipment. Small
donations of cash and materials - for example starting with instruments can help
a lot.
This is Henry's Contact information.
Respect and Oneness Raw # 741
Henry Turner Jr. and Flavor
PO Box 64895 Baton Rouge La. 70896
henryturner@juno.com 225-952-0784
www.HenryTurnerjr.com;
www.Flavor.ballardsbytes.com &
www.myspace.com/henryturnerjrandflavor
Please post exactly what you need and a way to contact you.
Those wanting to give - say what you have and a way to contact you.
Example of a real need:
Cheryl from Higher Heights Reggae Band needs a keyboard.
Please contact Henry if you have one to send to her.
henryturner@juno.com
Example of a real offer:
700$ 2 bed – apartment, 1/3 rent sponsored –access to rehearsal room and musical
instruments. But would require a move to Oakland California. Please contact
Renee if you are interested:
renee@asteriarecords.info.
Links to relief organizations: Louisiana-based:
ACORN's Hurricane Recovery and Rebuilding
Fund (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now).
Baton Rouge Area Foundation:
This group is working with the New Greater Orleans Area Foundation.
whose headquarters were severely damaged.
New Orleans Musicians Clinic (NOMC). Send donations to NOMC Emergency Fund.
Funds will be distributed by:
http://www.swlahec.com
Louisiana Society for the Prevention of
Cruelty to Animals
National non-profits:
Hurricane Housing
America’s Second Harvest
Music Maker Foundation
Jazz Foundation of America
MusiCares
National Voluntary Organizations Active in
Disaster
American Red Cross
Faith-based:
Catholic Charities USA
Episcopal Relief & Development.
United Methodist Committee
Presbyterian Disaster Assistance.
United Way Hurricane Katrina
Response Fund.
Mercy Corps's Katrina Fund
Salvation Army
Other Hurricane Katrina stories:
Emergency National Housing Drive for Hurricane Katrina Victims
WorldBeat Cultural Center Plans Hurricane Aid Caravan
Houston
Musicians Form Safe Harbor for Our New Orleans Friends
Healing
the Nation, Reggae Aid for the Gulf Coast
ReAct Now: Music & Relief to Air Saturday, September
10 from 8pm-11pm ET/PT
Black
Entertainment Television Presents S.O.S (Saving Ourselves) Telethon on September
9 for Hurricane Katrina Victims
DeltaAid: Hurricane Relief Concert
New
Orleans Jazz Emergency Relief Fund
MusiCares Creates a Hurricane Relief Fund
World Music Community Fundraises for Katrina
Hard
Rock International Announces Fundraising Activities For Hurricane Relief Effort
New
Orleans Music Club Looted
Benefit Concert for New Orleans Hurricane Victims in Toronto
Music TV Channels Announce Hurricane Katrina Relief Campaign
Relief Information to Help Victims of Hurricane Katrina (Editorial)
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