Humanist Disaster Recovery Drive
Produce a rapid-release documentary for people vulnerable to the climate crisis
Hurricane season is here. Help get vulnerable communities ready with a quick-release documentary helping them organize! Recently, we were contacted by our friend Robin Harris, an organizer with volunteer teams Central Florida Mutual Aid and Orlando Oasis, which provide food relief and disaster recovery in poor communities. Robin is also an activist for Black, LGBTQIA,…
Read MoreWhat to Keep In Your Car in Case of Hurricane
Here’s a list of items you should consider including in an emergency kit for your car to be prepared for a hurricane:
Read MoreAre Hurricanes to Blame for Massive Destruction in Black and Brown Neighborhoods?
NOLA! The place of culture, color, and festivities! Magical ambience on almost every corner! Your one stop destination for treating your palette to every flavor imaginable! Unfortunately, New Orleans was completely destroyed in more ways than one back in 2005.
Read MoreOur response to Hurricanes Fiona and Ian
Atlantic Hurricane Season started late, but it’s making up for lost time.
Read MoreHurricane Fiona Hits Puerto Rico
After several quiet months, hurricane season has arrived.
Read MoreDonate to respond to the Jackson, MI water crisis
In Jackson, Mississippi, access to clean, safe water has been an ongoing nightmare. In a city that is nearly 85% Black, a legacy of environmental racism has left the city’s water infrastructure unfunded and woefully inadequate. Now, record flooding across the Deep South has overwhelmed Jackson’s water treatment facilities, indefinitely leaving 150,000 residents without clean…
Read More“You have that look of a homeless person.”
Zephyr-Rose Poe is a queer, disabled, unhoused person who has recently moved cross-country to the Orlando-area. Zephyr has previously written and published two books: A Butterfly’s Wings, a book of poetry centered around feminism, queerness, and mental health, as well as The Adventure of It All, a two-part memoir about traveling around the world in…
Read MoreI Never Thought I’d be Unhoused
I never thought that I’d be unhoused. When you are disabled, you are presented with a series of hoops to jump through. Applications for social security benefits, SNAP (food stamps), and Medicaid. Section 8 lists are closed in most places—they aren’t even accepting new applicants. When I first started jumping through hoops, I was lucky…
Read MoreResist Putin’s Famine!
Vladmir Putin is using famine as a weapon of war. He hopes western nations will stop supporting Ukraine when they see millions threatened with starvation. Right now, Russian blockades and nationalistic export bans are causing extreme food crises, with the poorest countries faring worst.
Read MoreClimate Disaster Response: Dangerous Heat Jeopardizing Vulnerable Communities
Throughout the month of June, cities all over the U.S. have been hitting record temperatures, with more rounds of intense heat predicted through July and August. The consequences are deadly: on average, more people in the U.S. die from extreme heat than any other severe weather event, including tornadoes, hurricanes, and flooding combined, with poor…
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