by Beth | Sep 3, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
Extending its prayers to all residents of states devastated by Hurricane Katrina, St. John’s University has launched an effort to assist those students the Hurricane has displaced from Gulf Coast colleges and universities. The University invites New York students who...
by Beth | Sep 3, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
This just in from Nicky Mercado reporting to the Ladies of Charity in Austin Texas Dear Ladies of Charity of Austin, Just to give you the good news. I have been trying to get information about our beloved Sister Blanche McDonell, also about the LOC-Mobile, Alabama,...
by Beth | Sep 2, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
Two-page Fact sheet/bulletin on Impact of Hurricane Katrina on People in Poverty. When we see many of the faces of the people stranded in New Orleans, we are seeing the faces of poverty in the richest country in the world. The latest U.S. Census Report indicates that...
by Beth | Sep 2, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
Every time there is a disaster, scam artists crawl out of the woodwork. [See http://tinyurl.com/96c2t] The United States Federal Trade Commission has a free article on how to avoid becoming a victim of charity fraud: Federal Trade...
by Beth | Sep 1, 2005 | Disasters and Responses, News
In an amazing demonstration of the power of Wikipedia this open source encyclopedia already has an article on Katrina and its aftermath that is amazing in its depth and synthesis. (It is still constantly evolving.)1 Storm history 1.1 Storm development 1.2 Tornadoes...
