#hurricane katrina
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That was super nice of them.
And now I’m mad that nobody told us we were given cows. Cause that’s really f*cking nice and nobody mentioned it at all.
American media tends to disregard that anyone donates to the US. And then Amurricans complain about money going abroad because “nobody helped the US in our disasters.”
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Also, do you know how much a cow costs? O.O
It isn’t just a matter of how much a cow costs, its a matter of considering that Masai life is based around their cattle. Its their wealth, their food, and a significant part of their religion. Here’s a quote from Wikipedia:
“Traditional Maasai lifestyle centres around their cattle which constitute their primary source of food. The measure of a man’s wealth is in terms of cattle and children. A herd of 50 cattle is respectable, and the more children the better. A man who has plenty of one but not the other is considered to be poor.[37] A Maasai religious belief relates that God gave them all the cattle on earth, leading to the belief that rustling cattle from other tribes is a matter of taking back what is rightfully theirs, a practice that has become much less common.[38]”
So its not just “they gave us 14 cows”, its that they gave us something that is very important and significant to them, it is more than just a kind gesture that definitely deserves to be known and its a genuine shame that more people don’t know about it.
Wait, you guys DON’T KNOW that we offer help to the US when you have disasters???????
Shit, down here in Brazil we not only offered to send tracking units and doctors to help in 9/11 but we wanted to send a whole lot of donations to help with Katrina (we have experience with floods down here so we knew what kind of medicine to send to prevent outbreaks).
We alone had like 2 army airplanes full of medicine and non-perishables like baby formula, diapers, bottled water, mosquito nets and other stuff that’s needed to fight opportunistic diseases that hit flooded areas, enough to assist a good few thousand people at least, ready to go the day after it hit, but your government refused the donations.
The same thing happened to the Canadians and Europeans who offered help, the US embassies around the world told us all to give money to Red Cross.
And so we did, we all gave hundreds of millions of dollars to them, and then this happened:
Red Cross scandals tarnish relief efforts
‘Breathtaking’ Waste and Fraud in Hurricane Aid
So please, don’t you go spreading misinformation and prejudice against the rest of the world, WE DID OFFER HELP AND ORGANIZED IT EVEN FASTER THAN BUSH DID, BUT Y’ALL REFUSED IT.
Oh wow I had no idea this happened it’s really not talked about in media at all wow this is something good to know about wow
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As Hurricane Katrina slammed the city of New Orleans in 2005, reporters and producers at WWL Radio kept their station on air and helped keep their listeners alive
“A former home in New Orleans’ St Claude neighbourhood is slowly reclaimed by nature” Photograph: Seph Lawless, The Guardian, 2015.
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Katrina Destroyed ‘The Yellow House’ — But Inequality Eroded Its Foundation
Sarah M. Broom’s extraordinary memoir about the New Orleans home she grew up in describes decades of life lived – as well as the systemic racism that ultimately contributed to the house’s destruction.
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Filmmaker Ava DuVernay created the exclusive film August 28: A Day in the Life of A People. The film revolves around six historic events within the African American experience that changed the world, all occurring on August 28th. Through poetry, narrative, and visual elements, audiences are teleported to these moments—some painful, some hopeful.
Photo: Filmmaker Ava DuVernay (center) with actor André Holland and actress Angela Bassett on set for the film “August 28th: A Day in the Life of a People.”
Abolition of Slavery in the British Empire (1833)
Photo: Gift from the Liljenquist Family Collection, Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
The Slavery Abolition Act was passed by the British Parliament in 1833, effectively freeing 800,000 enslaved people in the British Caribbean, South Africa, and Canada. At the time, most enslaved Africans in the United States were still subjected to the laws of the American government which had not abolished slavery. Still, the passage of the act increased pressure for other colonial powers to outlaw slavery and laid the foundation for the Emancipation Proclamation which would come to pass 30 years later.
The Beginning of Motown (1961)
With an $800 loan from his family, former boxer and record store owner, Barry Gordy Jr. formed Motown Records. The iconic record company that provided a soundtrack to pivotal decades in U.S. history, and produced enduring Black musical acts such as Smokey Robinson,The Jackson 5,Diana Ross,Marvin Gaye,The Temptations,The Commodores,The Four Tops, and Stevie Wonder. On August 28, 1961, Motown released its first hit, “Please Mr. Postman” by the Marvellettes.
The Murder of Emmett Till (1955)
While visiting relatives in Money, Mississippi during August 1955, 14-year-old Emmett Till was murdered at the hands of two white men. Till’s offense was flirting with a white woman, an act that violated the social codes that controlled contact between Black men and white women in the South. Till’s body was brutalized beyond recognition, and his mother, Mamie Till, was adamant that the world know what happened to her son. Till’s murder exposed the inhumanity of racism and helped ignite the Civil Rights Movement.
March on Washington (1963)
Photo: Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton, Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
TheMarch on Washington for Jobs and Freedomwas the largest demonstration the Nation’s Capital had ever seen and was organized by Bayard Rustin, an openly gay civil rights activist. The gathering of 250,000 people, all from diverse backgrounds, was the result of efforts put forth by Civil Rights leaders Roy Wilkins,Whitney Young,John Lewis, A. Philip Randolph, and Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., among others. The march highlighted the centennial of the Emancipation Proclamation which reminded Americans of the nation’s long pursuit to fulfill its founding principles of liberty and equality for all. The March ended with Dr. Martin Luther King delivering his ‘I Have A Dream’ speech at the Lincoln Memorial.
Hurricane Katrina (2005)
In late August 2005, Hurricane Katrinastruck the United States Gulf Coast, making landfall in Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana. The impact of Hurricane Katrina was catastrophic. In New Orleans, failed levee systems gave way to an enormous quantity of water that flooded the city in a matter of hours. In total, Katrina claimed 2,000 lives and caused about $100 billion in damage. The devastation was captured on both national and international newscasts and many Americans believed that the federal government failed to meet the needs of the most vulnerable. Today, New Orleans and other communities are still rebuilding.
Barack Obama Accepts Nomination as Democratic Candidate for US President (2008)
Photo: Pinback button from the 2008 Obama campaign, Gift of M. Denise Dennis, Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture.
On August 28, 2008, Illinois SenatorBarack Obama accepted the Democratic nomination for President of the United States. Since he had announced his candidacy in February that year, Obama had run on a campaign of change and hope for a brighter tomorrow. By June, Obama had won enough votes to secure the Democratic party nomination—becoming the first African American major party candidate. On November 4th, Obama was elected president of the United States, a victory with profound meaning for African Americans.
OurCommunity Day commemorates these historic events, which all occurred on August 28th, and their impact on African American daily life.
Some of the biggest moments and movements in modern human history have been (or are being) carefully documented by independent artists working in film, theatre, VR, music, and beyond.
ForPreservation Week, we’ve highlighted a selection of Sundance-supported stories told by extraordinary artists during extraordinary times that must be seen and remembered. Read the full blog post Preserving the Record: Why Storytelling Is So Vital in Times Like These.
1.Trouble the Water film still. Courtesy Trouble the Water.
2. Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistancefilm still. Courtesy of Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance.
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