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Hurricane HUD


If you could stop another hurricane from hitting New Orleans, you would, wouldn't you?


This week, Hurricane H.U.D. is on it's way to New Orleans to demolish over 5000 units of low-income housing. If they get going by December 18 they get a tax incentive. It's going to take a levee of human proportions to stop it. Housing is a human right! We should be fighting to improve housing for the all the people of New Orleans - there are 50,000 families still living in FEMA trailers this holiday season. We should NOT be demolishing what little low-income housing remains!



Ruckus was asked to support the Stop the Demolition Coalition, a group of local partners who have banded together in this effort. We've responded as big as possible,  with an action team of folks to provide nonviolent direct action training and action support to the local action team. Our crew includes Indigenous People's Power Project (IP3) Director Marty Aranyado, Ruckus Project Director Sharon Lungo, and IP3 board member, Robert Chanate.

It is absolutely critical that you support the work in New Orleans this week. When we speak about climate justice, it is this type of work we mean - this is the frontline of our environmental efforts and it's up to YOU to strengthen the demands of the low income communities of New Orleans, who have been disproportionately affected by natural disasters.

There are a multitude of ways to stand in solidarity:

  • Drop everything and go to New Orleans! (If you aren't from New Orleans, you are invited with love to come and support, not be a decisionmaker! More information is below.) We've posted the original call to action on our website, so please check out the solidarity pledge there and pack your bags!
  • Drop everything and go do a solidarity action at a Department of Housing and Urban Development office near you! (Bay folk, read BELOW)
  • Drop everything you can in the form of a donation! We only need $2000 to support gear for actions and travel for the action team - so little will do so much! Please donate to Ruckus -  we will immediately apply every dollar!
  • To support ongoing work and actions, or if you think you can head down this week, please email action@peopleshurricane.org !

For Bay Area vs. HUD Solidarity Actions Click Here

 Click here for more information and on the ground updates: 
 http://www.peopleshurricane.org/ 

For more information please email Katrinasolidarity@gmail.com