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Community Power Map: Hurricane Zeta Relief
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New Orleans: Find a station near you to charge your devices while your power is out — or sign up to host one for your neighbors.

Hurricane Zeta Relief Fund
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Those most impacted by hurricanes deserve a voice in what disaster relief looks like. Donate to The Hurricane Zeta Relief Fund to support both immediate needs and longterm recovery in the wake of Hurricane Zeta.

Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta: Relief & Recovery Fund
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Those most impacted by hurricanes deserve a voice in what disaster relief looks like. Donate to The Hurricane Laura and Hurricane Delta: Relief & Recovery Fund to support both immediate needs and longterm recovery in Southwest Louisiana.

Hurricane Laura Emergency Cash Program
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The Hurricane Laura Emergency Cash Program is a one-time cash payment for evacuated individuals in New Orleans to use for emergency assistance.

Mutual Aid Response Network
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Mutual aid is the act of helping a community member and expecting nothing in return. It is deeply and historically rooted in Black organizing strategies, and it works toward larger systemic change. Learn more about our networks in New Orleans or Houma, Louisiana.

COVID-19 Guide to Hurricane Season
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A COVID-19 Guide to Hurricane Season, along with STORM PREP CHECKLISTS and special considerations for queer, transgender, nonbinary, and two-spirit individuals. Created by New Orleans locals and disaster prep professionals.

Water News + Preparing for Hurricane Season
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While COVID-19 is new to us, both natural and manmade disasters are not. And as Kathleen Tierney reminds us, we have seventy years of social science research to lead the way.

How a Warming Climate and the Bonnet Carré Spillway threaten Coastal Fishermen + Climate and COVID-19
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Fishermen have been left to “wonder how much longer their businesses can survive. Even before the coronavirus pandemic brought the nation’s economy to a screeching halt, last year’s spillway openings followed a string of disasters — notably Hurricane Katrina in 2005 and the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010 — that only allowed for brief windows of recovery.”

Trans Clippers Project
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Hair clippers for transgender, nonbinary, and two-spirit individuals experiencing dysphoria or unsafe conditions during COVID-19.

Free Resources for Coronavirus Response + What Does This Mean for Climate Justice?
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In response to the coronavirus pandemic, we’re focusing this month’s WaterMark on mutual aid. Below you’ll find a list of resources (including a sample Public Health Emergency Plan) to aid employers, workers, freelancers, artists, and educators in preparing and responding to COVID-19.