Katrina Anniversary
The anniversary of Hurricane Katrina is a day to commemorate and honor the people and communities who suffered and perished, to celebrate those who have survived and rebuilt, and to push for justice. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita were devastating. But the tragic loss of life and property sustained by the Gulf Coast in 2005 was as much a product of institutionalized racism, economic prejudice, and corporate greed as it was of natural forces. In the years that have passed since the disaster, racism and political corruption have continued to blight the Gulf Coast's recovery.
"Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans area early morning August 29, 2005. The storm surge breached the city's levees at multiple points, leaving 80 percent of the city submerged, tens of thousands of victims clinging to rooftops, and hundreds of thousands scattered to shelters around the country. Three weeks later, Hurricane Rita reflooded much of the area. The devastation to the Gulf Coast by these two hurricanes has been called the greatest disaster in our nation's history."
—Everything New Orleans
Resources / Action
New Orleans Rebirth Volunteer Center
Katrina-Ritaville Express—Learn how you can bring the FEMA trailer tour to your community.
More actions to come as date approaches . . .
Unitarian Universalist Association History
Unitarian Universalist Association (UUA) / Unitarian Universalist Service Committee (UUSC) Response to Hurricane Katrina
UUA Social Justice Gulf Coast Webpages
Unitarian Church of Baton Rouge Hurricane Recovery Efforts Build Right Relationships
Greater New Orleans Unitarian Universalists
For more information contact la_racialjustice @ uua.org.
Last updated on Monday, June 23, 2008.
