What Can you do to help Katrina Victims

Here are a few things you can do. This is from my homey Vina and was sent out to his email list for his weekly party at Lukas Taproom in Oakland. Please pass around via email and repost as needed. I'm going down to the Grand Lake in Oakland after work to drop off clothes and personal hygine stuff.

////Congresswoman Barbara Lee will be collecting both cash and material donations for the hurricane victims (aka victims of large scale governmental neglect ) at Grand Lake Movie Theater today (Wednesday the 7th) from 8 a.m . to 8 p.m. Accepted donations: children and adult clothing in good condition, school supplies, non-perishable food, children's sleeping items: sleeping bags, clothing, personal hygiene.

/////Other things to do, especially if you are looking for avenues other than the Red Cross (courtesy of www.gameforlife.com):
NAACP Disaster Relief Efforts
The NAACP is setting up command centers in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama as part of its disaster relief efforts.
NAACP units across the nation have begun collecting resources that will be placed on trucks and sent directly into the disaster areas.
Also, the NAACP has established a disaster relief fund to accept monetary donations to aid in the relief effort.

Checks can be sent to the NAACP payable to
NAACP Hurricane Katrina Relief Fund
4805 Mt. Hope Drive
Baltimore, MD 21215

Donations can also be made online at
www.naacp.org/disaster/contribute.php

You can mail or ship non perishable items to these following locations, which we have confirmed
are REALLY delivering services to folks in need....

Center for LIFE Outreach Center
121 Saint Landry Street
Lafayette, LA 70506
atten.: Minister Pamela Robinson
337-504-5374

Mohammad Mosque 65
2600 Plank Road
Baton Rouge, LA 70805
atten.: Minister Andrew Muhammad
225-923-1400
225-357-3079

Lewis Temple CME Church
272 Medgar Evers Street
Grambling, LA 71245
atten.: Rev. Dr. Ricky Helton
318-247-3793

St. Luke Community United Methodist Church
c/o Hurricane Katrina Victims
5710 East R.L. Thornton Freeway
Dallas, TX 75223
atten.: Pastor Tom Waitschies
214-821-2970
S.H.A.P.E. Community Center
3815 Live Oak
Houston, Texas 77004
atten.: Deloyd Parker
713-521-0641

/////Alternative media outlets where you can get a more accurate and balanced presentation of the New Orleans catastrophe....
www.diversityinc.com , www.alternet.org, www.blackelectorate.com, www.npr.org, www.daveyd.com , www.slate.com, www.allhiphop.com, www.democracynow.org, www.blackamericaweb.com