The Roosevelt Institution

Roosevelt Relief: Hurricane Katrina

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Roosevelt Relief 




This semester, the Michigan Chapter has developed a new, semester project titled Roosevelt Relief: Hurricane Katrina. In addition to working hard on individual projects, our centers will join in an effort to produce policy that seeks to provide aid and innovative solutions to a community in need. Hurricane Katrina struck the U.S. coast in August of 2005, bringing the sixth-strongest Atlantic storm ever to American soil and causing $81.2 billion dollars in damage. Now, over a year later, local, state and national leaders are calling for new legislation to attack unanswered problems in the region. Therefore, we  want to produce civil liberties, economic, healthcare, environmental, education, and international policy that will address and hopefully solve the issues faced by post-Katrina communities. Through the upcoming months, we will hold events on campus to help educate and involve our student body.  In addition, we will work to collect donations and raise money. At the end of the semester, we plan on being able to present a book of policy and a significant donation to charities dedicated to implementing our ideas and helping the victims of Hurricane Katrina. Get excited! This is finally an opportunity to make a positive and effective change through policy.

 Roosevelt Relief Policy Publication

 
 
Updates:
 
Roosevelt Institution and Roosevelt Relief in the Michigan Daily

Gulf Coast Civics Works Project

 

IMPORTANT LINKS:
Info on Post Katrina Education in New Orleans
CNN Special Report: Hurricane Katrina
Hurricane Recovery Government Page
A New Construction: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Special Report
Health Care In New Orleans Before And After Hurricane Katrina
Panel discussion on 'Hurricane Katrina and Its Public Health Aftermath 
Health Care in the Aftermath of Hurricane Katrina
Mental Health Implications of Public Health Emergencies  

WHAT THE EXPERTS SAY:
The Katrina Index: Tracking Recovery of New Orleans & The Metro Area
[The Brookings Institution]
Chemical and Microbiological Parameters in New Orleans Floodwater Following Hurricane Katrina
[Louisiana State University]
The Future of Public Education in New Orleans
[The Urban Institute]
Citywide Strategic Recovery and Rebuilding Plan
[The Unified New Orleans Plan]
Building a Safety Net for the New New Orleans
[The Urban Institute]

News Clips:
Mostly Black Mardi Gras Event Shows a City in Pain
New Orleans considers $14 billion plan for recovery after Hurricane Katrina
Bill Cosby says state should step up help for New Orleans schools
Senate Studies Katrina Rebuilding
Rental Road Home gets rolling

 

Group members:
Kayla N Arslanian
Virginia C Bailey
Mallory A Bressler
Kenneth Chen
Jane Coaston
Hilary A Doe
Shweta Jayaprakash
Shahryar F Minhas
Naamah B Paley
Andrew J Pritchard
Stefanos N Roulakis
Stephanie A Somerman
Leah A Woodall