November 04, 2005

To ALL Sisters and Brothers who come to this Blog.

This is proof that Petitions, Faxes and letters work! Don't call or email Congress about impeachment and other issues. Pray for them reaching the RIGHT people and SENT a FLOOD of paper to Washington and other capitols.

The angels and enlightened ones are asking us to leave a PAPER TRAIL.


HURRICANE IMPEACHMENT IS
A CATEGORY 5 STORM!


Dear Virginia ,

We are pleased to report that FEMA has extended the aid application deadline to January 11th, 2006 for all victims of hurricanes Katrina and Rita in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas.

Thank you to the 10,000 people who took action and made the Extend the Deadline campaign a success!

Extending the deadline is a crucial victory, but it is just one battle in a much larger struggle that hundreds of thousands of Americans are facing as they pull their lives back together in the wake of Katrina and Rita.

Today we want to share stories from three members of the ACORN Katrina Survivors Association. To listen to their experiences in their own words, click here.

Katie Neason worked as a telephone operator in the New Orleans' D.A.'s Office until Hurricane Katrina took her job and her home. She was evacuated to Dallas and filed for FEMA assistance just days after the hurricane but still hasn't received help. Why? Because FEMA inexplicably sent a check to her ruined home in New Orleans. Hear Katie's Story .

Dorothy Stukes tells of four brutal days and nights she spent in the Superdome. It is a harrowing account. What's worse is that she is still not getting the help she needs from the federal government to pay her medical bills. Hear Dorothy's Story .

Diana Hill had a home in the 9th Ward, one of the New Orleans' neighborhoods hit hardest by the hurricane. She tells of the chicken and egg problem of getting help from FEMA and her insurance company – each is pointing the finger the other way. Hear Diana's Story .

Our campaign partner, ACORN, has been on the ground in the Gulf Coast helping Katie, Dorothy, Diana, and thousands of other people rebuild their lives. ACORN is hosting a Community Forum on rebuilding New Orleans in Baton Rouge on November 7th and 8th. This event will also be Webcast on ACORN's Website, so please click here to participate online.

Once again, while we are pleased to announce that FEMA has finally extended the deadline, more disturbing news about FEMA's handling of hurricanes Katrina and Rita continues to surface. Yesterday, several emails written by former FEMA director Michael Brown were released to the public. These emails, written during the worst of the destruction, showed startling indifference toward those who were suffering. Click here to read more about this story.

Thank you for your support,Brian Komar for the entire American Progress Action Fund team
The American Progress Action Fund is the sister advocacy organization of the Center for American Progress. The Action Fund transforms progressive ideas into policy through rapid response communications, legislative action, grassroots organizing and advocacy, and partnerships with other progressive leaders throughout the country and the world. The Action Fund is also the home of the Progress Report. To learn more, visit http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M7121003510410561420688865.

ACORN, the Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now, is the nation's largest community organization of low- and moderate-income families, working together for social justice and stronger communities. Since 1970, ACORN has grown to more than 175,000 member families, organized in 850 neighborhood chapters in 75 cities across the U.S. and in cities in Canada, Mexico, and Peru. ACORN has been on the ground helping Katrina and Rita victims put their lives back together.To learn more, visit http://www.kintera.org/TR.asp?ID=M7121003710410561420688865.

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