|
|
|
|
Save Edit |
Cancel | More actions | |
When Disaster Strikes...Communities of Color and the Next Katrina (Room C202)
Preparing for disasters requires a special focus on the needs of people in low-income communities and communities of color. When disaster strikes, these communities are hit hardest and receive the least support. This panel proposes tactics for achieving racial and economic equity that can save lives and entire communities when, not if, disaster arrives.
Moderator - Mildred Thompson, PolicyLink
Gail Christopher, Health Policy Institute, Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies Manuel Pastor, Univ. of California Santa Cruz,
Center for Justice, Tolerance and Community
RosAna Cruz, National Immigration Law Center
Danielle Mahones, Center for Third World Organizing
Notes:
Katrina--the national guinea pig for disaster
-Principles to Achieve Racial Equality
1. Transportation access is critical
2. Attention to language + culture barriers
3. Environmental hazards- health assessment
4. Invest in infrastructure strengthening
5. Develop fair and equitable rebuilding guidelines
-51 percent of homes flooded were inhabited by whites
-57 percent by blacks
-However, majority of black people in the super dome, those without access
to transportation
-Katrina was no surprise for ppl working in the fields; small Katrina's have happened for years
-criminalization of ppl of color in wake of Katrina used to dodge accusations
Resources:
|
Document Saved Successfully
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
