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Spike Lee is releasing “When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts,” his four-hour documentary on HBO this month.
The New York Times reviewed it today. Here’s a quote that got me:
‘“Levees” started out as a two-hour, $1 million film. HBO executives looking for a Hurricane Katrina project snapped it up. Mr. Lee […]
For all of you who visit the Clearinghouse regularly, have donated goods and services, have received help, and perhaps even more important, have found here some words of support, this is for you:
The Been There Clearinghouse is a finalist in the “Best of Blogs” Awards as one of the Most Inspirational Blogs of the Year! […]
Here’s an article that ran today in the Pittsburgh Herald about the Clearinghouse, and all that’s going on for the 400 people who’ve moved to Pittsburgh after Katrina forced them from their homes. Wait til you read about some of the imaginative ways that Pittsburghers are welcoming and taking care of their new arrivals!
Here’s an email that landed in our mailbox today, written in response to one of the comments on the site. Cooper and I found it incredibly moving, in that it brought home both the sense of loss and of hope felt by people who lost their homes in New Orleans.
When I read your post it […]
Cooper and I don’t always know what is going on behind the scenes here in the Clearinghouse because people in need contact donors directly, so it is particularly heart-warming to read a comment like this one that came in today. Please think of this note as a personal thank you to every one of you […]
We have just reorganized the site, so we’d like to give you a tour of the many supplies and offers listed here.
If you are relocating because of Katrina or Rita, or if you are helping coordinate housing for people displaced by the hurricanes, and you are in need of supplies, please click on the tabs […]
Many of you have expressed an interest in “adopting” a Katrina family for a period of time to provide some of what they need, by way of supplies, to help them get back on their feet.
As we heard from Mary: “My husband is the Pastor of two small rural United Methodist Churches in Central Ohio. […]
Through the Been There clearinghouse, people across the country and around the world have offered to donate thousands of things to the victims of Katrina. From diapers to children’s clothes, to interview outfits for adults, the generosity has been enormous. The amount and variety of donations has been amazing.
With that in mind, we thought it […]
Please note: While this story is very moving, we are hearing from others about significant logistical complications related to doing something like this on one’s own.
Jane Ellen Boothe is with the Louisiana Methodist Children’s Home in Ruston, Louisiana and last night she said to me, “This little parish has tripled in size in three days. We’ve taken in 36 children, ages 9-17 from New Orleans and many of them don’t know what’s happened to their families. The staff from a […]
As we thought about all the Americans across the country who are offering their homes to the people of Louisiana and Mississippi who’ve lost theirs, we realized that all these families are going to need supplies when they get to their new, temporary residences. Toys for the kids, clothes for themselves and the kids, diapers, […]
To support Blog for Relief Day for Katrina, Been There has selected Habitat for Humanity. Please join us in contributing to this amazing organization!
If you have a blog and want to join Blog for Relief, go to Truth Laid Bear (http://www.truthlaidbear.com/).
Also, Moxie is asking people to PLEASE contact Carnival Cruise Lines and BEG […]
The devastation from Katrina is really unfathonable. Here are some pictures I came across:
The bridge to Biloxi
Makeshift shoes
Homes no more Travelling through dangerous, snake-infested waters
How sad is the news coming out of Louisiana and Mississippi? Not only have all these people lost family members and homes, but the ones remaining are having to deal with flood waters as deep as 20 feet and full of dangerous critters like poisonous snakes and water rats, not to mention all the […]