350 Wenatchee Climate Conversations NCW

Jeanne,

On August 29, 2005, we remember the impacts of Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast and say a prayer for the more than 1,800 lives lost along with the tens of thousands of people still displaced from their homes and communities.

Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath is one example of the impacts of the global climate crisis on frontline communities. The climate crisis is the threat of our time, affecting every aspect of our lives: the water our lives depend on, the land we live on and the energy we use. We know that Black, Indigenous, people of color and poor communities are hit the hardest, despite contributing the least to the root causes of climate change.

The Gulf Coast Center for Law & Policy started out of Hurricane Katrina, offering free legal advice out of a FEMA trailer. From that moment, we were identifying that this disaster was about migration and immigration, voting rights and civic participation, racial justice, economic justice, and the climate crisis. We’ve lost a lot, and yet our communities continue to resist and harness our Southern power to build the reality that takes care of our people and our home. We know that we need community and frontline-led solutions.

Join us in amplifying the message that #WeRemember.

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Sample Posts:

Today, August 29, 2021 join us in prayer and reflection as #WeRemember and honor the lives of the over 1,800 people that died and the over one million people displaced in the catastrophic aftermath of #HurricaneKatrina #Katrina16 #GulfSouth4GND

The climate crisis is here. It has been here. 16yrs later, #WeRemember Hurricane Katrina as a testimony to the suffering of Southern frontline communities due to systemic racism, economic exploitation, government neglect, and environmental degradation. #Katrina16 #GulfSouth4GND

We reject the notion of resilience that was weaponized against Southern people in the aftermath of Katrina. As #WeRemember and reflect on the last 16 years of recovery, we center and honor Southern resistance. #Katrina16 #GulfSouth4GND

For too many, disaster struck twice in the aftermath of Katrina. First on August 29, 2005 and again during the response and recovery. #WeRemember Hurricane Katrina as a testimony to the suffering of Southern frontline communities due to systemic racism, economic exploitation, government neglect, and environmental degradation and the need for equitable, inclusive, and frontline led change. As the climate crisis worsens, we know more storms are coming. We can stop more suffering and loss of lives by taking bold and transformative action now. #Katrina16 #GulfSouth4GND