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Welcome to WaterMark, your monthly briefing on water programs and policies in Louisiana brought to you by Propeller and Water Works. This summer’s flooding events…

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Happy Holidays from ours to yours! Imagine Water Works is officially offline now through Kings Day, January 6th, when we welcome the start of Carnival Season, king cakes, and a new year of being in relationship with yall and with the land ❤️💚

*This vid was taken last night by Klie, whose family’s tradition is to have lit bonfires with their neighbors along the Mississippi River levee every Christmas Eve for hundreds of years in St. James Parish. The story is that it helps Papa Noel find us in our rural towns upriver from New Orleans. Each fire is across from the family’s house who built it, where we gather for food and music throughout the night.
🎄We’re back at it🎄 One more chance for FREE, full size Christmas trees! Tomorrow (Sunday 12/22) from 12-3pm BEHIND Harold’s Plants.

Drive down Montegut and take a right onto Marais behind the plant store. Please get in line behind other cars and someone will greet you: Do not enter or park in the store’s front lot. We have about 50 more trees left and will be there until we run out.

Also still offering new puzzles as supplies last and copies of the New Orleans Community Resource Guide for Resistance & Renewal. Happy holidays from @haroldsplants and @imaginewaterworks! ❤️💚
GET YOUR TICKETS NOW to * Imagine Winter Wonders: cool nights hot gayze * at qrco.de/CNHG (link in bio)

12/6 @ The Imagination Farm
2718 Painters Street

* fire pit * photo booth * zine making * mutual aid seed swap * merch * cornhole * communal altar * dancing * new orleans community resource guide for resistance and renewal * beverages * beats * eats by @southernsfood *

Join us for Imagine Water Works’ winter fundraiser and celebration, honoring the turn of seasons, our beloved community, and YOU! Let’s celebrate all that we did over the last year... and get ready for all that will come in 2025 and beyond. We also know how important it is to be with our people right now. Everyone is welcome, and we’ll especially be celebrating the beauty, power, joy, and endless creativity of our queer and trans community.

This is a space to relax and unwind together, with good vibes under the stars – and it’s also our first-ever fundraiser event! Tickets are suggested donation $10-100, no one turned away for lack of funds. Text TICKETS to 504-858-0200 to get on the list at no cost.
TOMORROW: 12-6pm at The Imagination Farm (2718 Painters Street)

We’ll be distributing DampRid to help soak up the water, nutritional shakes for older kids, and cooling gel bandanas to help with the heat. 

Please note that this distribution is a chill one. We will be hanging out at the farm and are hoping to talk with folks and build community, too. Distribution is *while supplies last* and we have received very limited donations, so we do expect to run out. We’ll update this post when that happens!

We are also accepting supplies donations at the farm during this time (individual items and pallets). Please only bring items that you feel would be helpful in a power outage or flood cleanup situation. If you are looking to purchase items to donate, we recommend more DampRid, other cleaning supplies, and fans. We will not be able to accept clothing or food that has been opened.

DM us with questions or text 504-858-0200.

To support this work DONATE to donorbox.org/francine or VENMO @imaginewaterworks.
DONATE to the Hurricane Francine Fund at donorbox.org/francine or Venmo @imaginewaterworks to support our work.

*Our power is going in and out now, so please spread the word if we happen to be offline soon.*

So far, for Hurricane Francine specifically, we have:
🔹Kept folks updated and prepared with informed storm tips
🔹Launched 24/7 Q&As to share knowledge together
🔹Facilitated the Imagine Mutual Aid group
🔹Prepared to launch the Community Power Map
🔹Organized extensively behind the scenes
🔹Distributed emergency supplies out of The Imagination Farm
🔹Assembled and delivered emergency kits in English and Spanish to neighbors in Gretna, New Orleans East, Upper 9th Ward, Black Pearl, Central City, and Carrollton

We do this work because this is our home. We were here long before Francine and know that we’ll be here long after. We also know the path to dignity through climate crisis is one that requires intention, investment, and diligent work beyond bandaids. As you look to boost efforts, please consider supporting long term, Native-led, grassroots organizing that resources folks AND builds reliable, local networks of safety and solidarity at the same time. 

See yall on the other side of the storm. ❤️✊
FRANCINE UPDATE: Here’s what we specifically encourage New Orleanians to do *tonight* to prepare for the storm. (Ahem, you finished the list from earlier today, right? 😉)

1. Park your car on higher ground: Parking restrictions have been lifted, which means you can park on the neutral ground. It will soon be unsafe to drive, as winds are rolling in and some red lights are already not working.
2. Charge devices: Phones, computers, radios, battery packs, etc. Typically, we plug our stuff into a surge protector now and leave it plugged in.
3. Fill water containers: This can include jugs, cups (put them in your freezer!), pots.
4. Shower and fill tub with water: This water can be used later to flush your toilet, take a sponge bath, and keep cool.
5. Locate candles and flashlights: Make sure you have a lighter handy!
6. Sign up for emergency alerts: Text NOLAREADY to 77295.
7. Chill: Cook a nice meal, put on music or your favorite show, have a beverage, send your bestie TikToks.

PLEASE NOTE: We are still not recommending evacuation for most people. It is nearing time to stay put. DO NOT plan on driving around tomorrow. However, there is still a significant possibility that this storm will leave us without power. If you are caring for anyone (including yourself!) who extreme heat may be particularly dangerous for, you may want to consider evacuating, but please note that we recommend doing so within the next few hours. It will be unsafe if you wait.
FRANCINE UPDATE: Storm prep doesn’t have to be scary or overwhelming. Here’s what we specifically encourage New Orleanians to do *today* to prepare for the storm. If you know that your home floods during rain events, also add sandbag prep to this list. We’ll update you again later with what to do tonight.

PLEASE NOTE: We are not recommending evacuation for most people. However, there is a significant possibility that this storm will leave us without power. If you are caring for anyone (including yourself!) who extreme heat may be particularly dangerous for, you may want to consider evacuating. If you are worried that the heat may be dangerous for you or someone in your household, and you cannot evacuate, DM us ASAP or email klie@imaginewaterworks.org.
Our Storm Prep Q&A for Francine is live in our Instagram Story! Here’s how it works: (1) You ask us a question (2) We either answer with what we already know, or we find the answer for you (3) We share your question anonymously, and our answer, so we can learn together.

No question is wrong! It can be logistical, about the storm itself, about how to do a specific prep step, evacuation decisions, or just about how we’re feeling.

All of our responses are fact checked and combine lived with trained experience on storms in Louisiana, as well as Indigenous ways of knowing this land and advice from our Maw Maws and Paw Paws.
That’s it. That’s the post.

[A photo of a flower, with text that reads: “We aren’t going to post anything scary or triggering about Hurricane Beryl. Y’all know the threats we are facing. We plan to continue sharing resources and reminding you that we have each other, as always.”]
APPLY BY JUNE 30: We are thrilled to announce the launch of the New Orleans Community Urban Agriculture Micro-grant fund! This fund will award micro-grants of $500 to $10,000 each (for a total of $500,000) to local growers and is meant to support the development of New Orleans area agriculture, make infrastructure investments in traditionally underserved producers, and generally connect farmers to the services that our new USDA Urban Service Center offers. Applications open this coming Wednesday and are due June 30th.

This is a great opportunity for farmers who are interested in expanding the growth of their farm in Orleans, Jefferson, St. Bernard and Plaquemines parishes.

Imagine Water Works is grateful to have helped build this effort as part of the funding committee, and we’re excited to see the positive impact it will have on our local farming community. Thank you, @sproutnola, for leading the way!

For more information check out Sprout’s website or see the link in our bio.